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// WHY CARAVAN'26?

Don't just learn about the US market. Experience it.

Building is easier than ever. Understanding the market you're building for isn't. Spend a week working on your company, immersed in the market, conversations, and people you're building for.

Now in its fifth edition — four years of taking ambitious India-origin founders into the heart of the US ecosystem.

// WHAT YOU'LL DO
Build · Distribute · Connect
Build

Make better product decisions

Pressure-test your product, positioning, and pricing in founder workshops and hands-on working sessions.

Distribute

Win customers, not just attention

Work through distribution challenges, refine your messaging, and sharpen your path to the US market.

Connect

Build relationships that compound

Every workshop, cohort, and conversation is designed to move your company — and your network — forward.

// PREVIOUS SPEAKERS

Learn from founders who've cracked the US, year after year

Meet some of the founders, operators, investors, and builders who've joined us in previous years. We're carefully curating this year's lineup.

David Politis
David Politis
// Co-founder
Not Another CEO
John Chambers
John Chambers
// Chairman Emeritus, Cisco / CEO, JC2 Ventures
Kanav Hasija
Kanav Hasija
// Co-founder & CEO
MeltPlan
Marc Manara
Marc Manara
// Head of Startups
OpenAI
Nick Mehta
Nick Mehta
// Former CEO
Gainsight
Selin Kocalar
Selin Kocalar
// Co-founder & COO
Delve
Tanay Kothari
Tanay Kothari
// Co-founder & CEO
Wispr Flow
Udi Ledergor
Udi Ledergor
// Chief Evangelist & former CMO
Gong
+
2026 Speaker announcements coming soon
// AGENDA

Five days in the Bay Area. Built to compound.

Every edition taught us something. Caravan '26 brings four years of those lessons together, so that you can make real progress.

Day 1
Arrive

Settle in, meet everyone, and find your cohort. Align on your biggest product, positioning, and distribution challenges, and set the direction for the days ahead.

Day 2
Build

Sharpen what you're building through founder workshops, live product teardowns, hands-on working sessions, and candid feedback from founders solving similar problems.

Day 3
Distribute

Turn your GTM into an action plan. Work through messaging, positioning, customer conversations, and distribution workshops designed to help you reach the right customers.

Day 4
Connect

Meet founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem leaders through VCBridge, Unconference sessions, and conversations that build relationships lasting long after the week.

Day 5
Reflect

Commit to what comes next, close out loose threads with your cohort, and celebrate the week over cricket, great food, and the friendships you've built along the way.

Throughout
Founder WorkshopsLive TeardownsOffice HoursFounder CohortsMealsCricketHikesLate-night Brainstorming
* Agenda subject to change. Full session-by-session detail drops closer to the event.
// PASSES

Choose how you want to experience Caravan '26

For founders

Founder Pass

For founders building AI companies for the US market with an early product, encouraging signals, and serious ambition.

The full Caravan experience
Curated networking initiatives
Conversations over meals
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// PREVIOUS EDITIONS
Four years. 500+ founders.
Caravan 2023
Edition 012023

Caravan 2023

Building a strong India-US SaaS corridor

Caravan 2024
Edition 022024

Caravan 2024

Learning to build and scale in the US

Caravan 2025
Edition 032025

Caravan 2025

From India-first to U.S.-ready

// VOLUNTEERS

The people who make Caravan happen

Abhilasha Juneja
Abhilasha Juneja
// Founder & CEO
FlairX
Ankit Kumar
Ankit Kumar
// AI Product Manager | Strategist
Distyl AI
Arjun Pillai
Arjun Pillai
// Co-Founder & CEO
Docket.ai
Arvind Parthiban
Arvind Parthiban
// Co-Founder & CEO
Superops.ai
Avinash Raghava
Avinash Raghava
// CEO & Founding Volunteer
AIBoomi
Jitesh Luthra
Jitesh Luthra
// Recruiting, Ops, GTM
Composio
Kalyan Varma
Kalyan Varma
// Co-Founder & CEO
Almabase
Keerthi Madhu
Keerthi Madhu
// COO
AIBoomi
Kiran Sattiraju
Kiran Sattiraju
// Founder
Juvorix
Manjot Pahwa
Manjot Pahwa
// Head of Early Stage Technology Investments
Premji Invest
Maruthi Medisetty
Maruthi Medisetty
// Co-Founder
Nevara
Niraj Ranjan Rout
Niraj Ranjan Rout
// Founder & CEO
Hiver
Radhika Chugh
Radhika Chugh
// Fractional Marketer (Project)
Tagalys
Sandeep Todi
Sandeep Todi
// Lead Volunteer – US Chapter
AIBoomi
Tejas Pandit
Tejas Pandit
// Co-Founder & CEO
MeshDefend
Vinod Muthukrishnan
Vinod Muthukrishnan
// VP / GM Webex Customer Experience
Cisco
// PARTNER WITH US

Help shape the next generation of AI-native companies

Caravan is where ambitious AI founders come together to make better product, distribution, and company-building decisions. If your organisation believes in strengthening the ecosystem around them, let's build something meaningful together.

Become a Sponsor →

Backed by the ecosystem

Platinum
AccelPeak XV PartnersWestBridge Capital
Gold
Avataar VenturesDC AdvisoryEight RoadsLightspeedStripe
Financing Partner
Efficient Capital Labs
Silver
BatteryB Capital GroupIdeaspring CapitalZ47
// COMMONLY ASKED

Some things you'd like to know

Caravan is designed for founders building AI-native or AI-powered companies with an early product and encouraging signals. If you're actively building for the U.S. market, or preparing to enter it, and are looking to sharpen your product, distribution, and company-building decisions, you'll get the most value from the week.
Yes. Every application is reviewed individually. We're intentional about building a cohort where founders can genuinely learn from one another, challenge each other's thinking, and build meaningful relationships throughout the week. It's less about the company stage alone and more about ambition, relevance, and the value each founder brings to the room.
You can, but Caravan is designed for founders who are ready to act, not just explore. If you're still validating ideas or deciding whether the U.S. is the right market, you may find the experience less relevant. The week is built around founders already making product, positioning, and distribution decisions for the U.S. market.
Caravan is designed to encourage open, honest conversations, so sessions won't be recorded. Where speakers are happy to share their presentation materials, we'll make them available to attendees after the event. Some workshops and discussions are intentionally kept off the record to preserve the quality of conversations.
Yes. If you require an invitation letter to support your U.S. visa application, we're happy to help. Just write to sradha@aiboomi.org and cc keerthi@aiboomi.org with your request, and our team will guide you through the process.
If you're staying near the event, public transport (including Caltrain and BART) covers most routes comfortably. If you're planning to explore the Bay Area, meet customers, or travel beyond the main hubs, renting a car will give you the most flexibility.
We'll create a dedicated WhatsApp community closer to the event so founders can introduce themselves, connect ahead of time, coordinate plans, and start building relationships before Caravan begins.

If the US is next, start here

Come with a product. Leave with more certainty.

Register for Caravan →
22–26 September · San Francisco Bay Area · AIBoomi