AIBoomi Caravan ‘25

// ABOUT

The U.S. is the big league. But launching there takes more than intent. It needs context, conviction, community, and a personal network. And when thinking about AI, it means getting on the inside of how Silicon Valley is building today.

Over the past 3 editions, Caravan has helped 500+ startups explore the U.S. opportunity – enabling them to launch, find early traction, find their first U.S. customers, and future teams.

For many, this was the spark that started it all. From zero to one. From India-first to U.S.-ready.

Caravan gives you that soft landing, a founder community, and the network to get you started.

// WHAT TO EXPECT

Thought leadership from prolific voices in the Valley – talking about AI and GTM.

Workshop-style sessions – led by founders and operators who’ve been in the trenches.

Experience small, curated cohorts – deepen insights and bond with fellow founders.

VCBridge – Learn what U.S. investors look for. 1:1 meetings with the best.

Deep Learning – Modules designed to deliver deep impact and provide actionable insights.

Weekends at Caravan – mixers, games, food, camaraderie, maybe some cricket, hiking.

Caravan 2025 — Full Impact Report

Attendee outcomes, community data, and what founders said about the day.

78.1 %

Learning Metric

82

NPS

35+

Speakers

// SPEAKERS

Abishek Viswanathan

Founder

Stealth Startup (ex CPO Apollo, Qualtrics)

Advith Chelikani

Co-founder

Pylon

Alan D’Souza

Founder & CEO

Zapmail

Amrut Rajkarne

Vice President

Nexus Venture Partners

Aniket Kumar

Managing Partner

Scava Capital

Anil Advani

Founder & Managing Partner

Inventus Law

Arjun Pillai

CEO & Co-founder

Docket

Armando Mann

Founder & CEO

Evas

Aviansh Harsh

CEO

Wizerr AI

David Politis

Co-founder

Not Another CEO

Hitesh A

Founder

Breakout

Jim Sturm

President

Capillary Technologies

Kanav Hasija

Co-founder & CEO

MeltPlan

Kanishka Thakur

Co-founder & CEO

Nudge

Madhavan Ramunujam

General Partner

49 Palms Ventures

Marc Manara

Head of Startups

OpenAI

Mario Moscatiello

Head of Growth

Airbyte

Mehak Aggarwal

Co-founder

Sybill

Mohan Kumar

Founder

Avataar Ventures

Mohit Garg

CEO & Co-founder

Oloid AI

Nick Mehta

Former CEO

Gainsight

Niraj Ranjan Rout

Founder & CEO

Hiver

Nishant Malhotra

Managing Director

DC Advisory

Nithya Lakshmanan

SVP

Outreach

Pradeep Gupta

Vice President

Industries Solutions Architecture, NVIDIA

Pranay Yadav

Founder & CEO

Iden

Prateek Sharma

Managing Partner

Ahead VC

Rajan Sheth

CMO

Together AI

Rajoshi Ghosh

Co-founder

PromptQL

Rishi Bhargava

Co-founder & CEO

Descope

Sachin Gupta

Founder

Breakout

Selin Kocalar

Co-founder & COO

Delve

Sethu Meenakshisundaram

Co-founder

Zluri

Soham Ganatra

Founder

Composio

Srikrishnan Ganesan

Co-Founder

Rocketlane

Srinath Sridhar

Co-founder & CEO

Regie.ai

Swapnil Jain

Co-founder & CEO

Observe

Tanay Kothari

Co-founder & CEO

Wispr Flow

Udi Ledergor

Chief Evangelist & former CMO

Gong

// AGENDA

Day 1

October 6

Welcome Note and Orientation Session

Structured Networking Activities

VCBridge Briefing

VCBridge

Day 2

October 7

8 Things I F’ed Up & Would Do Different

David Politis

Base Camp: Networking Kickoff

The Future of Retention – 13 Lessons in 13 years of CS

Nick Mehta

Monetizing and Scaling AI

Madhavan Ramunujam

The Unconventional US Playbook: Lessons from Capillary’s Journey

Mohan Kumar, Jim Sturm

From Tinkering to 100,000 Developers: How Composio Built the Action Layer for AI

Soham Ganatra

Courageous Marketing

Udi Ledergor

The India US Corridor

Vinod Muthukrishnan Vinod Muthukrishnan

Day 3

October 8

Introduction to Early Problem Discovery and GTM Module

Sethu Meenakshisundaram

The AI Validation Playbook: How to Test Your Startup Idea Before You Build

Sachin Gupta

The Outbound Playbook: How We Scaled to $10M ARR in 12 Months

Alan D’Souza

Founder-Led GTM: How to Be Your Company’s Best Sales Asset

Selin Kocalar

Reinventing in the Age of AI

Rajoshi Ghosh

Fireside Chat with Tanay Kothari, Wispr Flow

Tanay Kothari, Nivedha Venkatesh

Introduction to Product Building Module

Arjun Pillai

Building Agentic Experiences in Product

Mehak Aggarwal

Building Compound Products Lessons from Apollo & Qualtrics

Abishek Viswanathan

Lessons from Building in Generative AI from Day Zero

Srinath Sridhar

M&A Unconference – Go Big, Go Home or Find a Home

Aniket Kumar, Nishant Malhotra, Prateek Sharma

Getting your 1st 10 US Customers – Crossing the MVP Chasm

Hitesh A, Arjun Pillai, Kanishka Thakur, Avinash Harsh

Day 4

October 9

Overview of Day 2

Building AI-Native Products Competing with Incumbents

Advith Chelikani

The Journey from SaaS to AI-Native

Nithya Lakshmanan

3 mistakes Indian founders make building for US

Kanav Hasija

Zero to One Growth For Founders

Mario Moscatiello

Introduction to Organization Building & Scaling Module

Mohit Garg, Rajan Sheth, Sachin Gupta

Setting Foundation For Growing Sales

Armando Mann

Pricing & Packaging To Win In The AI Era

Arjun Pillai

Fundraising – Prepping for Series A

Swapnil Jain, Amrut Rajkarne

0 – 5 – 3 – 36 : Lessons from scaling Rocketlane’s GTM team in US

Srikrishnan Ganesan

Engines of Innovation: Building Research-First Companies from India to the World

Sudarshan Kamath

Structuring Incorporation Across Jurisdictions

Pranay Yadav, Niraj Ranjan Rout, Anil Advani

Day 5

October 10

OpenAI Product Deep Dive

Marc Manara

AI Ecosystem and Adoption with Enterprise – Past, Present and Future

Pradeep Gupta

NVIDIA HQ, EBC Tour

Growth Founders Dinner (Invite Only)

Day 6

October 10

Outdoor activities – Hike /Cricket/ Golf

Closing Socials

// WHAT PEOPLE SAID

Every session felt laser-targeted to my exact challenges. The volunteers have built something selflessly beautiful here. I wish I'd found this movement years earlier.

Rajiv Menon

Co-founder, VARANK Tech

Caravan's magic isn't the content—it's the curation, authenticity, and depth of relationships. This DNA makes it irreplaceable in the founder journey.

Aditya Pandranki

Co-founder, Doafy

Curation of speakers, fellow founders, relevant topics, deep discussions, focus on US-India corridor. It felt like every word coming out of anyone was like bull's eye targeted towards me/us. Operations was awesome, from food to venue, was very precisely planned.

Aditya Agrawal

Founder, superU

A big thank you to all the volunteers and the entire community. I feel truly grateful to be surrounded by so many talented and driven individuals — it's all thanks to SaaSBoomi.