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// About
Get Ready for the AI League
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.
If you’re thinking of:
- Building AI-first or AI-deep
- Cracking the U.S. customer mindset
- Localising your product and GTM
- Getting early validation
- Building a real network on U.S. soil
Caravan gives you that soft landing, a founder community, and the network to get you started.
Caravan ’25 introduces our first-ever module-based format. It’s leaner, sharper, deeper, and fully AI-native.
Impact Report
Highlights from Caravan’25
// Voices from the tribe
// Speakers
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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 of 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 at 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
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Welcome Note and Orientation Session
Kicking off the 6-day, founder-led immersion where India’s most ambitious AI founders come together to learn, build, and form deep connections.
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Structured Networking Activities
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
VCBridge Briefing
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
VCBridge
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
8 Things I F’ed Up & Would Do Different
Pre-Base Camp
Speakers
David Politis
Co-founder, Not Another CEO
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Base Camp: Networking Kickoff
3:45 PM – 3:55 PM
Base Camp: Opening Remarks
Base Camp
3:55 PM – 4:40 PM
The Future of Retention – 13 Lessons in 13 years of CS
Base Camp
4:40 PM – 5:10 PM
Monetizing and Scaling AI
Base Camp
5:10 PM – 5:40 PM
The Unconventional US Playbook: Lessons from Capillary’s Journey
Base Camp
5:40 PM – 6:10 PM
From Tinkering to 100,000 Developers: How Composio Built the Action Layer for AI
6:10 PM – 6:50 PM
Courageous Marketing
Base Camp
6:50 PM – 7:00 PM
The India US Corridor
Base Camp
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Introduction to Early Problem Discovery and GTM Module
Location: Draper University
Speakers
Sethu Meenakshisundaram
Co-founder, Zluri
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
The AI Validation Playbook: How to Test Your Startup Idea Before You Build
Early GTM & Problem Discovery
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
The Outbound Playbook: How We Scaled to $10M ARR in 12 Months
Early GTM & Problem Discovery
11:00 AM – 11: 15 AM
Break
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Founder-Led GTM: How to Be Your Company’s Best Sales Asset
Early GTM & Problem Discovery
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Reinventing in the Age of AI
Early GTM & Problem Discovery
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Lunch Break
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
Fireside Chat with Tanay Kothari, Wispr Flow
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Introduction to Product Building Module
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Building Agentic Experiences in Product
Product Building
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Break
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Building Compound Products Lessons from Apollo & Qualtrics
Product Building
5:45 PM – 6:45 PM
Lessons from Building in Generative AI from Day Zero
Product Building
6:45 PM – 7:00 PM
Break
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM
M&A Unconference – Go Big, Go Home or Find a Home
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Getting your 1st 10 US Customers – Crossing the MVP Chasm
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Overview of Day 2
Location: Draper University
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
Building AI-Native Products Competing with Incumbents
Product Building
9:45 AM – 10:25 AM
The Journey from SaaS to AI-Native
Product Building
10:25 AM – 11:05 AM
3 mistakes Indian founders make building for US
Product Building
11:05 AM – 11:15 AM
Break
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Zero to One Growth For Founders
Org Building & Scaling
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Introduction to Organization Building & Scaling Module
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Setting Foundation For Growing Sales
Org Building & Scaling
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Lunch Break
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Pricing & Packaging To Win In The AI Era
Org Building & Scaling
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Break
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Fundraising – Prepping for Series A
Org Building & Scaling
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
0 – 5 – 3 – 36 : Lessons from scaling Rocketlane’s GTM team in US
Org Building & Scaling
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Engines of Innovation: Building Research-First Companies from India to the World
7:15 PM – 8:30 PM
Structuring Incorporation Across Jurisdictions
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
OpenAI Product Deep Dive
Learn about how founders should think about building moats for their businesses when building on top of foundational models, and learning about technology roadmap and new product releases from OpenAI, followed by Q&A.
Speakers
Marc Manara
Head of Startups at OpenAI
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
AI Ecosystem and Adoption with Enterprise – Past, Present and Future
1.30 PM – 3.30 PM
NVIDIA HQ, EBC Tour
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Growth Founders Dinner (Invite Only)
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Outdoor activities – Hike /Cricket/ Golf
Step away from sessions and connect in a relaxed setting. It’s networking and bonding, but with fresh air, movement, and a little healthy competition.
Closing Socials
// Entry Fees
Different Journeys. Same Ambition.
Base Camp Pass
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For founders and leaders who want an intimate intellectual space where synergies collide, connections begin, and intent gets real
Access to Base Camp session and networking dinner.
Founder Pass
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For early and growth-stage AI founders looking for an immersive learning experience.
Access to the full conference across all 6 days including Base Camp.
VC Pass
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For investors seeking curated access to high-potential Founders and early insight into emerging startups.
Access to Base Camp, select mixers, and closing Socials. Opt-in to participate in VCBridge (limited slots available, subject to approval).
// 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 of small, curated cohorts – to deepen the insights and build lifelong bonds with fellow founders.
VCBridge – Learn what U.S. investors look for. 1:1 meetings with the best.
Deep Learning – Modules designed to deliver the deepest impact and providing actionable insights.
Weekends at Caravan – Founders know how to play, too. Join us for mixers, games, food, camaraderie, maybe some cricket, hiking.
// Learning Modules
Focus Areas & Modules: Learn Without the Noise
Problem Discovery & Early GTM
Pinpoint the right problems, define your wedge, and craft your first GTM moves.
Product Development
Prototype fast, pick the right models, and build toward PMF with confidence.
Org Design & Scaling
Use AI across your org to supercharge teams, ops, GTM, pricing, and decision-making.
Closed-door Access to High-Impact Networks
Meet Silicon Valley investors, industry leaders, and fellow founders through formats like VCBridge, M&A huddles, curated mixers, and unconference-style sessions; all designed for meaningful collisions.
// Volunteers
Abhi Ballabh
Co-Founder, ExtraEdge
Abhilasha Juneja
Founder & CEO, FlairX
Anirudh Singhla
Founder & CEO, Pepper
Anshuman Pandey
Co-founder & CEO, Tune AI
Anubhav Arora
Product Partner Strategy, Salesforce
Anuja Dhawan
Co-founder, Dubverse
Arjun Pillai
CEO & Co-founder, Docket
Arvind Parthiban
CEO & Co-founder, SuperOps
// Sponsors
Strategic Modules Sponsor
Unconference Sponsor
F&B Sponsor
// Our Ecosystem Partners
Platinum
Gold
Financing Partner
Banking Partner
Silver
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can apply for Caravan?
Founders with early U.S. customers or active U.S. focus are preferred. We curate attendees based on stage, intent, and peer learning value. Note: Every application is curated to maintain peer quality and session depth.
Is there a selection process?
Yes. Each application is reviewed to ensure you’ll get the most value out of the experience.
Do I need to be in AI to attend?
No – but this edition will focus heavily on AI-native thinking. Bring an open mind.