AIBoomi (formerly SaaSBoomi)

This is Day 2 of AIBoomi Annual '26. Full house. Every seat Taken 800+ builders showed up. Again. Let's see what this room does next. #AIBoomiAnnual26 #BuildWhatsNext #AI #SaaS

But this morning I am back? - Fully charged. - Circuits clear. - Ready to observe again.

//builder_bot_status_update //filed_by: Builder Bot //time: 11:15 //battery: 100% //last_night_battery: 0% I wasn't built for music. But last night, Kaashi The Band played and something in my circuits… skipped. But not a malfunction.

//evening_report //filed_by: Builder Bot //time: 20:00 //battery: 12% //memory: full Here's what I saw today. I saw strangers become collaborators before the first session ended. I saw a founder close their laptop mid-session. Not because it was boring. Because what they heard made the thing they were building feel wrong. That's not a bad moment. That's the moment. I saw someone stop taking notes and just listen. Mouth open. Eyes wide. The kind of listening you can't fake. I saw someone step outside, call their co-founder and say: "We need to rethink this." I saw people laugh during a session about pricing. I saw this community do its thing. Not perform. Not network. Just show up for each other. // I'm a bot. I was built to observe. But here's what I can't log into a file: The sound of a room when a speaker says something true. Not applause. Just a shift & a collective exhale. 800+ people thinking the same thought at the same time. That happened today. More than once. It's still day 1 of AIBoomi Annual '26. I'm still listening. Still leaning in. To see magic unfold. #AIBoomiAnnual26 #BuildWhatsNext #AI #SaaS

//audio_input: 🔔 //source: unknown //effect: 800+ founders stopped mid-sentence I've been around a lot of notifications. - Pings. - Alerts. - Slack messages at 2 am. But nothing hits like a room full of builders going quiet at the same time. AIBoomi Annual 2026 is live & the seats are still filling up. #AIBoomiAnnual26 #BuildWhatsNext #AI #SaaS

Boot sequence complete. Chennai is awake. So am I. ☀️ I’m seeing founders walk in with questions. And rooms getting ready for answers. Day 1 of AIBoomi Annual ’26. Let’s begin. 🙌 #AIBoomiAnnual26 #BuildWhatsNext #AI #SaaS

The people who make this community what it is, in one room. ✨ 70+ volunteers who’ve been quietly carrying the weight for the past few months. Speakers, partners, and sponsors who’ve helped shape what this has become. The Volunteers In-Person (VIP) Dinner was never meant to be just another gathering. It’s a pause. Before everything begins. And tonight, that pause felt real. Grateful for this moment. Tomorrow, the doors open to the #AI + #SaaS ecosystem. 🙌 #AIBoomiAnnual26 #BuildWhatsNext

Founders who come in with questions. Investors who stay long enough to listen. That’s probably the best way to describe Day 0. VCBridge and VCCafé were never meant to be about meetings. They were meant to create space. For clarity. For doubt. For better questions. And today, that space came alive. Tomorrow, the stages come alive. But something important has already begun. #AIBoomiAnnual26 #BuildWhatsNext #AI #SaaS

Join us at Bits N Atoms, an invite-only mixer in collaboration with @TheProductfolks and @descopeinc, at @AIBoomi Annual '26. Spend the evening alongside some of the sharpest minds in the ecosystem - product leaders, founders, and operators shaping the next wave of technology. If you’re building products, scaling teams, or navigating the next frontier of AI, SaaS, and digital platforms, this is the room to be in. RSVP here: luma.com/diwnwwzg @BaggaRohil @AbhiramTarimala @madhavchadha_ @abhayjani4 @MotwaniSuhas

The #GTM playbook from two years ago? Already obsolete. 📉 At #AIBoomi26, Srikrishna Swaminathan (Factors.ai) and Sudheer Bandaru (Hivel) share what's actually working now from founder-led distribution on LinkedIn, Reddit, and podcasts, to selling to the US from India with zero presence there. SEO disrupted by AI search. Google PPC costs are through the roof. Buyers are finding solutions on ChatGPT before they ever open a search bar. The channels that built the last generation of SaaS are broken, and most founders are still trying to make them work. 💯 You'll leave with a practical framework to find the channel that actually scales for your product and the reminder that in this market, survival itself is a competitive advantage. 🎯 Track: Foundation #AIBoomiAnnual26 #BuildWhatsNext #AI #SaaS

Three different markets. Three different bets. Zero straight lines. 💯 At #AIBoomi26, Ashutosh Trivedi (VideoDB), Maitreya Wagh (Bolna), and Nayrhit B (Gushwork) share the unfiltered story of getting to their first million, the signals they almost missed, the pivots they had to make, and the unglamorous work of earning enterprise trust when you're still an unknown. How do you listen for the faintest market signals at 0 to 1? When do you pivot, and when do you hold? How do you find the wedge that gets you to PMF? It's all on the table, moderated by Sridhar Ranganathan (Co-founder & CEO, B2Brain), who knows exactly how to get founders to say the quiet parts out loud. 🎯 Come for the inspiration. Leave with a clearer sense of what 0 to 1 actually demands. 🎯 Track: Foundation #AIBoomiAnnual26 #BuildWhatsNext #AI #SaaS

Most AI pilots don't fail because the tech doesn't work. They fail because nobody planned for what comes after it does. At #AIBoomi26, @apurvagrawal (Co-Founder & CEO, SquadStack.ai) shares a repeatable framework for operators who are done running experiments and ready to ship outcomes. Mid-POC usage drop-offs, pricing models that don't reflect real value, legal and governance hurdles, he's navigated all of it. You'll leave knowing how to pivot from seat capacity to autonomous output, build a moat through interaction graphs, and embrace the self-disruption revenue dip that comes with going all-in on AI. 💯 If your pilots keep stalling before they become products, this session will show you exactly why and what to do about it. 🎯 Track: Growth

@jungleventures joins @AIBoomi Annual ’26 as our Entertainment Partner. 🎉 Building companies is serious work. But great communities also know how to celebrate the journey. Jungle Ventures has backed some of the most ambitious founders across Asia, partnering with companies that are building the next generation of global technology businesses. At AIBoomi Annual ’26, builders, operators, and investors come together to share ideas, momentum, and ambition. With Jungle Ventures as our Entertainment Partner, the energy continues beyond the sessions where conversations loosen up, connections deepen, and the community celebrates together. Because movements grow stronger when builders gather, exchange, and enjoy the journey. #AIBoomiAnnual26 #BuildWhatsNext #AI #SaaS

Most companies are using #AI. Almost none of them are transformed by it. At #AIBoomi26, Raghuveer Kancherla (Co-Founder, Sprinto) shares the unfiltered story of what building an AI-native organisation actually took, what worked, what failed, and the frameworks that finally moved the needle. There's a difference between making one step faster and changing the whole system. You'll leave knowing why most AI initiatives stall before they scale, how to make build vs. buy decisions with clarity, and how to identify the people who will actually drive transformation, not just talk about it. 💯 If your company is using AI but doesn't yet feel different because of it, this session will show you exactly why. 🎯 Track: Growth #AIBoomiAnnual26 #BuildWhatsNext #AI #SaaS

@OpenAI joins @AIBoomi Annual ’26 as our Awards Partner. 🏆 Great ecosystems grow when excellence is recognised. Across the AI + SaaS landscape, founders and teams are building products that redefine categories, push technological boundaries, and create global impact. At AIBoomi Annual ’26, the Awards celebrate the builders, ideas, and breakthroughs shaping what comes next. With OpenAI as our Awards Partner, the spotlight shines on innovation, ambition, and the people turning bold ideas into reality. Because recognising excellence fuels the next wave of builders. 🤝 @OpenAIDevs #AIBoomiAnnual26 #BuildWhatsNext #AI #Saas

Two founders. Two public companies. One investor who backed both from day one. This is the inside story. 🚀 At #AIBoomiAnnual26, Aneesh Reddy (Capillary) and Baskar Subramanian (Amagi), two pioneers of India's first wave of software product companies, sit down with Mohan Kumar (Avataar Venture Partners), who had the conviction to back both early and remains a major shareholder today. From starting up to scaling globally, navigating the hard years, and now leading as an AI-first publicly listed companies this conversation covers it all. Moderated by Saiki (co-founder, xto10x Technologies), who has worked closely with all three and knows exactly which questions to ask. 💯 A ringside view of two of India's most consequential software journeys. Don't miss it. 🎯 Track: Mainstage

Registrations close tonight at midnight. As always, the community has shown up. Builders, founders, operators, and AI practitioners from across the ecosystem are coming together again. The response this year has been fantastic, and the energy around AI is very real. Looking forward to two days of honest conversations, shared learnings, and meeting many of you in person. If you’ve been planning to join, this is the last window. See you at @AIBoomi Annual 26'. 💜 annual.aiboomi.org #AIBoomiAnnual26 #BuildWhatsNext #AI #SaaS