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“I didn’t get any higher degree after college, but now I can proudly add Caravan Batch of 2025 to my profile.”
— Anuj Joshi – Founder & CEO at Channlworks
When Anuj wrote that message the morning after Caravan wrapped, it stopped me in my tracks. Because in those few words lay everything Caravan stood for – learning, belonging, and becoming.
The Making of a Movement
Four months. Twenty-five volunteers. Countless late-night calls, spreadsheets, and tiny decisions that added up to something magical.
Caravan ’25 wasn’t just another event – it was a living, breathing experience built with founders for founders. Every week, our volunteer calls felt like startup stand-ups. Except our product was an experience – one that had to spark learning, touch hearts, and build lifelong connections.
There were times it felt impossible. Juggling time zones, schedule conflicts, venues shuffled, and WhatsApp groups that buzzed past midnight. But every time a founder wrote, “This changed how I think about my journey,” we knew it was worth every bit of it.
An Experience Beyond an Agenda
Over six immersive days, more than 120 founders came together – 85% early-stage, and over 60% building AI-native companies. Many said it felt like compressing six to nine months of GTM learning into a single week.
We built the experience around 15 hours of modular learning, unconferences, deep-dive GTM clinics, and AI immersion sessions with teams from OpenAI and NVIDIA. The energy was unreal. In one session, a founder scribbled furiously, turned to me, and said, “This one slide just saved me two months of figuring it out alone.”
And that’s exactly what Caravan was meant to do – shorten the founder’s lonely journey.
What We Heard
- “I came to Caravan to learn. But I found 2:00 AM friends – people who just get it.”
- “I walked into Caravan as a nervous techie, unsure about GTM. I walked out as a different entrepreneur – confident, connected, and ready.”
- “The selflessness of every volunteer – the ‘who can help?’ attitude – that’s rare. Caravan isn’t just an event. It’s a spirit.”
Those weren’t testimonials; they were love letters from founders who felt seen, supported, and stretched in all the right ways.
The Numbers That Tell a Story
- NPS: 87 – the highest in Caravan history
- 40% said Caravan was “way beyond expectations”
- 120 founders, 25 volunteers, and countless moments of connection
But the real metric? The number of founders who said, “I found my tribe.”
The Spirit of Caravan
Caravan ’25 wasn’t perfect – and that’s what made it beautiful. The small chaos, the laughter, the late-night brainstorms, the hugs at Draper.
When one founder said, “This community truly lives the ‘pay it forward’ spirit,” I felt the entire volunteer team exhale with quiet pride. Because that’s what we built together – a space where generosity became the default setting.
What Comes Next
As I sit back, catching my breath (and a bit of sleep), I realize Caravan isn’t something that ended – it’s something that began.
From here, we take the same heart and hustle to the U.S. – transforming Caravan’s spirit into a year-round movement. With Vinod Muthukrishnan and Arvind Parthiban stepping in as co-chairs of the SaaSBoomi US chapter, the next phase is about building deeper founder immersions, sharper GTM programs, and stronger bridges across the U.S. and India ecosystems.
A new wave of founder-volunteers in the U.S. has already stepped up – passionate builders who believe in giving back, paying it forward, and keeping the Caravan flame alive. Together, they’ll shape a thriving founder community that learns, collaborates, and grows beyond borders.
The spirit of Caravan will keep moving – one founder, one conversation, one spark at a time.
Until Next Time
Caravan ’25 reminded us of something simple yet profound – when founders come together with generosity, magic happens.
And if you ask me what we built, I’d say:
We didn’t just host an event. We built belonging. <3
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