Caravan '26: The most hands-on edition yet.
📍 San Francisco Bay Area | 22-26 September 2026
Building AI products has never been easier.
Knowing what to build, who to build it for, and how to win in the US market is where the real work begins.
Caravan '26 is a five-day working experience for ambitious AI founders building from India for the US market.
Built for founders who'd rather work on their company than sit through another conference.
Over four editions, Caravan has taken India-origin founders into the heart of the Bay Area ecosystem. This fifth edition brings together everything we've learned to create our most engaging and peer-to-peer experience yet.
Five days, built to compound
Day 1 · Arrive · Meet your cohort and set the product, positioning, and distribution challenges you'll work on all week.
Day 2 · Build · Sharpen your product through founder workshops, live teardowns, and candid feedback.
Day 3 · Distribute · Turn your US GTM into an action plan: messaging, positioning, and customer conversations.
Day 4 · Connect · Meet founders, operators, and investors through VCBridge and Unconference sessions.
Day 5 · Reflect · Commit to your next moves, close out with your cohort, and celebrate over cricket and good food.
Throughout the week: office hours, small founder cohorts, and conversations over meals, coffee, and hikes.
What you’ll leave with
Better product decisions - sharper positioning and pricing, stress-tested by peers.
Customers, not just attention - a clearer path and messaging for the US market.
Relationships that compound - peers, operators, and investors invested in your next move.
Who should apply?
Founders building AI-native or AI-powered companies with an early product and encouraging signals.
If you're actively building for the US market, or preparing to enter it, Caravan is designed for you.
A few things to know
Every application is reviewed individually to curate a high-quality founder cohort.
Sessions are intentionally interactive. Many discussions are kept off the record to encourage honest conversations.
Speaker announcements will roll out over the coming weeks.
New to Caravan or AIBoomi? Get the full picture here.
If the US is next, start here.
Come with a product. Leave with more cert(AI)nty.