AIBoomi Bootcamp ’26 | Chennai

A two-day residential bootcamp for AI-first founders who want to build companies, not just products. You've built the product. Now, are you building the right company around it? It has never been easier to build an AI product. Turning one into a company that customers will pay for, trust, and keep using is a different challenge. Many founders are still carrying forward the habits of the SaaS era, with AI added somewhere in the stack. But building an AI-first company demands more than new features. It changes how products are architected, how customers are onboarded, how value is delivered, and ultimately, how the business scales. AIBoomi Bootcamp '26 | Chennai is a two-day residential bootcamp for founders building AI-first companies. Led by Ashwini Asokan and Anand Chandrasekaran, Co-founders of Mad Street Den, the bootcamp brings together 25 carefully selected startups for two days of working sessions, founder conversations, mentor time, and live product teardowns. A room built for builders. We’d like to begin with a promise. There will be no keynote speeches to sit through, no endless slide decks, or one-way spectatorship in this bootcamp. Just 25 startups spending two days with founders and operators who've built, shipped, sold, and deployed AI systems in the real world. Together, we'll unpack the decisions that shape AI companies, from product architecture and deployment to GTM, customer trust, and commercialisation. Led by builders who've done the work Ashwini AsokanCo-founder, Mad Street Den Ashwini has spent years building applied AI systems across retail, BFSI, healthcare, government, and enterprise. Her experience comes from taking AI beyond prototypes and making it work reliably in complex customer environments. Anand ChandrasekaranCo-founder, Mad Street Den Anand has built AI systems across the stack, from models and infrastructure to deployment and commercialisation. Across the bootcamp, he'll unpack the decisions, trade-offs, and failure points that often appear between a promising product and a scalable company. Alongside them, a small group of experienced founders will join the room to share honest lessons on winning customers, building repeatability, and navigating the challenges every AI startup eventually encounters. What to expect Who should apply? This bootcamp is designed for founders who are: Bootcamp details Dates: 28–29 August 2026 Venue: Chennai Arrival: 28 August by 10:00 AM Departure: 29 August by 6:00 PM Participants: 25 startups, with up to two attendees each — founders, or a founder plus a product lead.Fee: ₹15,000 + GST per startup (includes accommodation, all meals, and the complete residential experience. Built by founders. Proven by founders. Our previous bootcamp brought together AI founders from across India for two days of honest conversations and practical working sessions. The experience spoke for itself. Apply now!This is a paid programme — and approval on Luma does not serve as final confirmation; once approved, you'll receive an email to complete payment, with registration confirmed only after payment is received.