​📅 May 18–20, 2026
📍 Bay Area, California
🕒 3 focused half-day sessions

​The Shift

​AI is reshaping product strategy, distribution, customer expectations, and what software defensibility even means.

​You don't need another panel on "the future of AI." You need to know how to build core competency with foundational models, what AI investors are actually funding right now, and how to defend your moat when the rules change every week.

​Not Another Demo Day

​AIBoomi Bootcamp is a curated gathering of founders, operators, and AI practitioners navigating these shifts in real time.

​Over 3 focused half-day sessions in the Bay Area, founders will learn directly from scaled operators, OpenAI teams, and fellow builders working across enterprise AI, agents, copilots, infrastructure, and AI-native workflows.

​This is not a demo day.
Not another AI hype conference.
And not a passive networking event.

​It’s a practical, high-signal room for founders building what comes next.

​Hear from those who've been in your shoes ...

​👉 Detailed agenda & speakers here.

​Built for Working Founders

​We know founders are already overloaded with events, panels, and networking calendars.

​That’s why AIBoomi Bootcamp is intentionally designed as 3 compact half-day sessions across 3 days - allowing founders to participate deeply while still managing customers, teams, and company priorities.

​Each session is focused on practical learning, tactical discussions, and meaningful peer interaction without requiring a full-day conference commitment.

​What You’ll Get

​Learn how AI-native companies are actually being built

• ​Product strategy in the age of agents and copilots

• ​AI-native workflows and orchestration patterns

• ​Defensibility beyond wrappers

• ​GTM shifts in the AI era

• ​Customer adoption and pricing lessons

• ​What scaled AI teams are learning in real time

• ​What works and what doesn't in fundraising

• ​Uncomfortable truths about scaling an AI startup

​How it unfolds

​Day 1 - Founder & Operator Sessions
Building AI companies - life after early traction

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​Focused sessions with founders, operators, and GTM leaders covering:

• ​AI product strategy

• ​Enterprise adoption

• ​Distribution and GTM

• ​Building moats in AI

• ​Customer workflow transformation

• ​Scaling lessons from AI-native startups

​🕒 Half-day format

​Day 2 (OpenAI Codex Bootcamp)

​Inside the ecosystem with experts from OpenAI. Less theory, more “do this, not that.”

​🕒 Half-day format

​Detailed agenda in "OpenAI Codex Bootcamp" section ...

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​Day 3 - Founder Working Sessions & Peer Interaction
Real conversations. Real problems. Real operator learning.

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• ​Real talk about building AI startups beyond the initial success

• ​How fundraising for AI products is fundamentally different

• ​Unconference session to learn from fellow founders

• ​End the conference with networking and happy hours.

​🕒 Half-day format

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OpenAI Codex Bootcamp (Day 2)

​A curated, in-person experience with OpenAI designed for founders building the next generation of AI-native companies, followed by evening reception and networking with OpenAI teams.

​What to expect

• ​OpenAI’s latest technology previews

• ​Founder-led AMA with technical and GTM perspectives

• ​Codex deep-dive and hands-on workshops using OpenAI tools

• ​Direct access to OpenAI U.S. & India teams and fellow builders

​Zooming in on

• ​Real-world architectures and trade-offs

• ​Scaling usage and adoption

​Who this is for

• ​Founders building AI-native products

• ​Option to nominate Head of Engineering / CTO for OpenAI Codex Day

​An OpenAI-hosted experience

​Please note: Your AIBoomi ticket covers all programming on Days 1 and 3, including the networking dinner. As part of OpenAI’s support for founders, Day 2 is fully sponsored by OpenAI and free for all attendees.

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​Who Should Apply

​This bootcamp is designed for:

• ​Founders building AI-native products

• ​Early-stage AI startups actively shipping

• ​Teams working on enterprise AI, agents, copilots, infra, or workflows

• ​Product and technical founders adapting to foundational model shifts

• ​Builders looking to sharpen product, GTM, and positioning in the AI era

​If you’re still figuring out where AI fits into a traditional SaaS model, this may not be the right room.

​Why Attend

​Because AI is changing faster than most startup playbooks can adapt.

​The founders who thrive over the next few years won’t just be the ones with access to models - but the ones who best understand:

• ​customer workflows

• ​orchestration

• ​usability

• ​trust

• ​speed of learning

• ​product leverage

• ​AI-native distribution

​AIBoomi Bootcamp is designed to help founders think more clearly about those shifts - alongside others building through the same transition.

​Event Details

​📅 May 18–20, 2026
📍 Bay Area, California
🕒 3 focused half-day sessions
👥 Curated founder cohort
🎟 Application-only participation

​Apply to Join

​We’re intentionally keeping the cohort focused and high-signal to ensure meaningful conversations and strong peer learning across the room.

​Designed for founders actively building who're not just exploring, but building AI-native products.

​👉 See the full agenda, speakers & updates here.