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Built to spark what moves you forward.
Most AI founders don’t lack access. They lack clarity.
AI is changing the rules fast. What worked even a year ago doesn’t hold the same way anymore.
Too many conversations. Too many frameworks. Not enough signal on what actually works.
Welcome to a three-day, founder-only bootcamp for AI-first companies, designed to help you move forward faster.
Who this is for:
- Founders building AI-native or AI-first products
- Teams past 0→1, now figuring out what actually scales
- Builders navigating GTM, product, and focus in a fast-moving landscape
What you’ll walk away with:
- Clarity on what to do next and what to ignore
- Real GTM, product, and scaling insights from founders in the room
- Practical frameworks you can apply immediately
// Impact report
// Highlights
// Speakers
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Aparna Dhinakaran
Founder & CPO, Arize AI
Arjun Pillai
Co-founder & CEO, Docket
Avinash Raghava
CEO & Founding Volunteer, AIBoomi
Corey Ching
Developer Experience, OpenAI
Kanav Hasija
Co-founder & CEO, MeltPlan
Keerthi Madhu
COO, AIBoomi
Manoj Agarwal
Co-founder & President, DevRev
Marc Manara
Head of Startups, OpenAI
Patrick Salyer
Partner, Mayfield
Prashant Mittal
Applied AI Lead – Startups, OpenAI
Prukalpa Sankar
Founder & Co-CEO, Atlan
Rajoshi Ghosh
Co-founder & Chief Ecosystem Officer, PromptQL
Rishab Kumar
Partner, Cooley LLP
Sandeep Todi
Lead Volunteer – US Chapter, AIBoomi
Sean Kim
Chief Product Officer, HighLevel
Sethu Meenakshisundaram
Co-founder, Zluri
Srikrishnan Ganesan
Co-founder & CEO, Rocketlane
Srinivas Njay
Founder & CEO, interface.ai & BankGPT.ai
Swapnil Jain
Co-founder & CEO, Observe.AI
Vijay Rayapati
CEO, Atomicwork
// Agenda
02:30 PM – 02:45 PM
Arrival & Networking
02:45 PM – 02:52 PM
Welcome
02:52 PM – 03:00 PM
Context Setting
03:00 PM – 03:45 PM
Boring Is Beautiful: Why Vertical AI Beats Horizontal SaaS
03:45 PM – 04:30 PM
From Engineer to GTM: How a Technical Founder Learns to Sell in America
Fireside Chat
04:30 PM – 04:45 PM
Multiplayer AI with PromptQL
Demo
04:45 PM – 05:00 PM
Networking Break
05:00 PM- 05:45 PM
Disrupting Yourself Before the Market Does: The Founder’s Dilemma in the Age of AI Agents
Presentation
05:45 PM – 07:00 PM
The Great Software Rewiring – If platforms own agents, where do startups win
Unconference
07:00 PM Onwards
Networking Dinner
02:30 PM – 03:00 PM
Arrival & Networking
03:00 PM – 03:10 PM
Opening Remarks
03:10 PM – 03:35 PM
AMA
03:35 PM – 04:00 PM
Codex Session + Demo
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM
OpenAI Workshop
05:00 PM – 06:00 PM
Reception & Networking
02:45 PM – 03:00 PM
Welcome, Recap and Context
Speakers
Sandeep Todi
Lead Volunteer – US Chapter, AIBoomi
03:00 PM- 03:40 PM
The Uncomfortable Truths About Building AI-native Products
03:45 PM – 04:15 PM
From Selling Your First 30 Customers to Building Category Leadership
04:15 PM – 04:22 PM
Cooley and the State of the VC Market
04:22 PM – 04:45 PM
Networking Break
04:45 PM – 05:15 PM
Roadkill or Rocket Ship: An Investor’s Framework for AI Startups
05:15 PM – 06:15 PM
Workshop: From the Other Side of the Table: A Founder’s Guide to Fundraising
06:15 PM – 06:30 PM
Closing Session
OpenAI Codex Bootcamp
A curated, in-person experience inside OpenAI’s Mission Bay HQ, designed for founders building the next generation of AI-native companies. This is where product, engineering, and real-world application come together.
// 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 |
// Grounded In
| → | Real-world architectures and trade-offs |
| → | Learning from frontier model experts and builders in the room |
| → | Scaling usage and adoption |
| → | Evening reception and networking with OpenAI teams |
// Who is this 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.
Across the Bootcamp, you’ll work through:
Go-to-Market (GTM) & Distribution
- Closing US enterprise deals beyond the demo
- Designing your GTM stack in the AI era
- Choosing between mid-market and enterprise
Building & Scaling
- What actually works with agentic frameworks in production
- Moving fast on product without breaking security or creating debt
Focus & Strategy
- Deciding what matters when everything feels urgent
- Building moats in a fast-moving AI landscape
Partnerships & Capital
- Building with frontier labs as a growth strategy
- Crafting a fundraising narrative that works in the US
// Sponsorships
Want to help shape the room?
Keeping this intentionally small and high-signal, we’re inviting a small set of aligned partners to join us across Day 1 and Day 3 and add real value to the conversations in the room. Explore Partnerships ›
Supporting Partner
Supporting Partner
Day 2 Partner
Day 3 Partner
// Voices of the Community
// Volunteers
Abhilasha Juneja
Founder & CEO, FlairX
Keshava Murthy
Co-Founder & CEO, Matters.AI
Niraj Ranjan Rout
Founder & CEO, Hiver
Pavan Sonder
Co-founder & CEO, Coreworks AI
Sachin Gupta
Founder & CEO, Breakout
Sethu Meenakshisundaram
Co-founder, Zluri
// Ecosystem Partners
Platinum
Gold
Financing Partner
Silver
