The launchpad for the next generation.

the space for students who want to build. experiment, collaborate, and ship fast.

The barrier fell. The mindset didn't.

AI has democratized building, but age still holds people back. launchd exists to change that. it is a melting pot where student builders come together to experiment, collaborate, and ship fast, in a supportive environment that genuinely backs each other.

run by Jaswanth and Anish, together we bring strong networks across India and the US to support what we're building.

Backed by Clerk

authentication and user management for modern web apps.

clerk.com

What We Do

we host fun events for the ones who didn't plan to build today, but will anyway.

Buildathons

build something simple, show what you made, get feedback, and keep improving with the community.

Fireside Chats

We host closed-door sessions with young, cracked founders.

It is an interactive, raw Q&A where you can learn directly from those who are actively winning in the space.

Vibe Coding Sessions

it's a calm, focused space where being around other builders makes it easier to keep going.

a glimpse from our first offline event in Bangalore, India.

Previously Hosted

Arcade - IRL event in Bangalore, India

arcade took over a three-story penthouse in Bangalore

over 140+ people packed into one venue: hardware startups demoed live products, AI cinema screenings ran in-house, LLM Wars had the crowd betting on which model would win, and an open stage let anyone step up and pitch their startup to the room.

huge thanks to Aquin, The Residency Bangalore, and Zo House for making this event possible.

AI Build Sprint - IRL event in Austin, Texas

launchd brought together builders in Austin for a focused 4-hour AI build sprint. people came in with ideas they had been sitting on and used the session to actually build and ship.

builders explored ideas like making agents production-ready with Kubernetes-style runtimes, creating better interfaces to manage multiple agents visually like git for agents, reducing LLM costs by optimizing token usage, and more.

we partnered with Clerk, The Residency, and Threatvisor. we had $300 in cash prizes, and top builders were fast-tracked for applications to the Residency house in San Francisco.

hosted at De-AI, 1705 Guadalupe St, near UT Austin. featured in the HackAI Newsletter, April 2026.