Caravan ’23

Building a strong India-US SaaS corridor

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About

A 7 day trip where SaaS companies will open their playbooks on how to build and scale in the US

Venue & Date

8 – 15 Sep, Bay Area

Schedule

For a detailed agenda & schedule

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The India-US SaaS Story

Over the past few years, we have witnessed a meteoric rise in companies adopting SaaS as a business model. Indian SaaS companies are increasingly cementing their position in the global landscape, inspiring more founders to build for the world.

Though market valuations are cooling off, we believe that SaaS is a secular trend, and India has the potential to touch $1 trillion inmarket cap by 2030. The Indian SaaS playbook has come of age. Now is the time for us to accelerate our learning from global peers, starting with those in the biggest enterprise software market, the US.

The US GTM field trip has six tracks

Tactical learning workshop-style

The US GTM playbooks – from brand-building and selling to finding PMF and AI adoption, we have 20 hours devoted to tactical learning workshop-style on the 7-day Caravan. Deep-diving into relevant topics with experts and practitioners is one of the most valued SaaSBoomi activities.

Market-making

VC Connect, M&A Connect, and Enterprise Connect aim to match-make founders and key stakeholders of the SaaS ecosystem. It could be a Fortune 500 company who wants to assess a participating founder’s product, or a VC partner or potential acquirer who aligns with the startup’s North Star.

Braindates

Intimate networking sessions to facilitate knowledge-sharing among SaaS leaders who share common interests. The sessions will be designed for one-on-one interactions or small group discussions. The objectives are to foster learning, mentorship, partnership, and the exchange of strategies among participants.

Showcase/Group commerce

This aims to give founders opportunities to find their first customers, early adopters, or sounding boards, and get great feedback. It showcases a newly developed product or service from a startup. Live demonstrations, visual aids, and interactive elements demo the unique features, benefits, and value proposition of the product.

Inspiration & Thought Leadership

We are driven by stories. They move, inspire, and touch us in ways nothing else can. We’re organizing candid talks from leaders who have been there, done that. These will stay with founders through their entrepreneurship journeys. They will feature on the last day with a SaaSBoomi summit on the rise of India SaaS.

Camaraderie

At the end of the day, you need a peer community, a friends’ circle, with whom you connect deeply and can share the ups and downs of life and your startup journey. So we will create a safe space and a conducive environment where founders build strong bonds. Cricket, golf, mixers, hikes, networking dinners – we’re planning a variety of fun activities.

The US GTM field trip has six tracks

Tactical learning workshop-style

The US GTM playbooks – from brand-building and selling to finding PMF and AI adoption, we have 20 hours devoted to tactical learning workshop-style on the 7-day Caravan. Deep-diving into relevant topics with experts and practitioners is one of the most valued SaaSBoomi activities.

Market-making

VC Connect, M&A Connect, and Enterprise Connect aim to match-make founders and key stakeholders of the SaaS ecosystem. It could be a Fortune 500 company who wants to assess a participating founder’s product, or a VC partner or potential acquirer who aligns with the startup’s North Star.

Braindates

VC Connect, M&A Connect, and Enterprise Connect aim to match-make founders and key stakeholders of the SaaS ecosystem. It could be a Fortune 500 company who wants to assess a participating founder’s product, or a VC partner or potential acquirer who aligns with the startup’s North Star.

Braindates

VC Connect, M&A Connect, and Enterprise Connect aim to match-make founders and key stakeholders of the SaaS ecosystem. It could be a Fortune 500 company who wants to assess a participating founder’s product, or a VC partner or potential acquirer who aligns with the startup’s North Star.

Braindates

VC Connect, M&A Connect, and Enterprise Connect aim to match-make founders and key stakeholders of the SaaS ecosystem. It could be a Fortune 500 company who wants to assess a participating founder’s product, or a VC partner or potential acquirer who aligns with the startup’s North Star.

Braindates

VC Connect, M&A Connect, and Enterprise Connect aim to match-make founders and key stakeholders of the SaaS ecosystem. It could be a Fortune 500 company who wants to assess a participating founder’s product, or a VC partner or potential acquirer who aligns with the startup’s North Star.

Agenda (Subject to change)

8th September, Friday

Welcome Mixer
Dinner

9th September, Saturday

Workshops
Hands-on deep-dive sessions

10th September, Sunday

SPL
SaaSBoomi Premier League

11th September, Monday

Workshops
Hands-on deep-dive sessions

12th September, Tuesday

Workshops
Hands-on deep-dive sessions

13th September, Wednesday

Workshops
Hands-on deep-dive sessions

14th September, Thursday

Workshops
Hands-on deep-dive sessions

15th September, Friday

Summit
The Rise of India SaaS

Highlights from Caravan ’22

Nilesh Gudhe

Founder at Bynry
Attended Caravan ’22
If you are the looking to expand in the US, looking to build your network, buddies in Bay Area, you want to meet VC, you want to get insights from top Bay Area CMOS, CTO, Engineering heads, you want to learn building and scaling in the US, within 2 weeks, then you must be at SaaSBoomi Caravan.

Kanika Bhalla

Chief Growth Officer at Increff
In our day-to-day lives, it is very hard to find time to meet other SaaS founders, let alone collaborate with or learn from them. SaaSBoomi Caravan ensured we not only meet the best of folks in the ecosystem but also form real relationships that can ensure continued learning and support even when we’re all back to base.

Kuldeep Dhankar

Co-founder, Last9 Inc
Attended Caravan ’22
The US can feel like a far away and lonely place during the go to market phase. You will never think that again after you meet the awesome people at SaaSBoomi.

Anirudh Murali

CEO & Co-founder at Economize.Cloud
Attended Caravan ’22
This is more than an event or a conference. It got us users, investors, mentors and most importantly friendships. We’re fortunate to have such a close-knit community primarily focused on SaaS. If I were to start my company tomorrow, I’d sign-up for SaaSBoomi events, watch all the recordings and then start building the company.

Core Team

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Bharat Moro

Product Management Consultant, Freelancer

Girish Mathrubootham

CEO & Founder, Freshworks

Manav Garg

Founder & CEO, Eka Software

Priya Ramachandran

Founding & Managing Partner, Foster Ventures

Shreesha Ramdas

CEO & Co-Founder, Strikedeck Medallia

Vinod Muthukrishnan

Founder & CEO, Cloudcherry (acq by Cisco)

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