Community

The room is the product.

Launchd brings ambitious young builders into rooms where unfinished ideas are welcome and making something is the easiest way to meet.

Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Austin and online—with more rooms taking shape.

Builders together at Launchd
A builder sharing their work
The Launchd community

Programs end. The relationships don't.

A hackathon might create the introduction, but the community grows through late-night demos, honest conversations, shared projects and the next invitation.

Make

Build beside people.

Share

Show unfinished work.

Return

Keep the room alive.

Around the table and online

Some conversations need a smaller room.

Dinners create trust. Livestreams open the room to everyone. Both keep builders close to people doing interesting work.

Fireside chats

Builders talking honestly about the work.

Young founders and operators sharing what it actually takes to build, grow and keep going.

Kishan Sripada

Kishan Sripada

Co-Founder & CTO · Orange Slice (YC W25)

Building AI agents that autonomously find customers who are ready to buy.

Orange Slice (YC W25) logo
Arun Khemani

Arun Khemani

Co-Founder · Crackd

Built the largest SAT/ACT prep platform with 100,000+ users.

Crackd logo
Nikhil Devaraj

Nikhil Devaraj

Co-Founder · Remedy (YC F25)

Revolutionizing consumer health with AI. Previously at Endure Capital.

Remedy (YC F25) logo
Nicholas Khami

Nicholas Khami

Engineering Manager · Mintlify (YC W22)

Founded Trieve (YC W24), which was acquired; now Engineering Manager at Mintlify.

Mintlify (YC W22) logo

Come for the program. Stay for the people.

Meet builders through a Launchd program, or see who is already part of the community.

launchd
launchd
A community for the next generation of builders

Have questions or want to collaborate? Reach out to us directly.

team@thelaunchd.com
© 2026 launchd. All rights reserved.