Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship

Brown Students Connect with Tech Innovators in San Francisco

In late October, twelve students from the Brown University Entrepreneurship Program (EP) traveled to San Francisco for an immersive exploration of innovation, emergent technology, and entrepreneurship. Led by Serena Saxena ’27 and Anum Azhar ’27, the group visited OpenAI, Pear VC, Cursor (Anysphere), and Adobe, and connected with teams from GitHub and Autodesk.

“ At Brown and in the Nelson Center, we talk a lot about entrepreneurship and what it takes to be a successful founder. Going to SF made that feel real, like something we could actually do—not just read about. Definitely a highlight of my year! ”

Anum Azhar '27
A huge thank you to our Bay Area alumni for their incredible support — we’re excited to continue building bridges and collaborations across the country! 
 
Special thanks to everyone who met with students during the trip: