Name: UNDSCVRD Entrepreneur Summit
Start: 2026-09-29T18:30:00.000-07:00
End: 2026-09-29T21:30:00.000-07:00
Location: Brave New Spaces

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UNDSCVRD SF

 brings together a curated group of Filipino entrepreneurs, founders, creatives, and community leaders across industries for an evening of connection, conversation, and collective visioning.

 celebrates 10 years of supporting entrepreneurs and building economic opportunity in SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District, we’re entering a new chapter. In the years ahead, our work will expand beyond the boundaries of the Filipino Cultural District to support entrepreneurs across San Francisco and, eventually, beyond — while building on our roots in the Filipino community and extending what we’ve learned to other Black, Indigenous Entrepreneurs of Color.

We don’t want to shape that next chapter alone.

April Gubatina, SOMA/Excelsior Project Manager with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development will be joining us to talk about City Support for the small businesses.

The Summit is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to help inform where we go next. Following networking and a short presentation on the state of small business, economic development, and our vision for the Filipino Cultural District, attendees will take part in facilitated conversations around three key areas:

, Kultivate Labs’ new AI learning initiative, and help us shape how it can best serve entrepreneurs. We’ll explore how you’re using AI today, where the biggest gaps and opportunities are, and what kinds of tools, training, and hands-on support would help you put AI to work in your business.

Help us review emerging concepts for the next evolution of 

and explore how entrepreneurship, commerce, and opportunity can be integrated into the space.

✦Growing the Filipino Business Ecosystem

What do Filipino-owned businesses need to thrive, and how can we better support existing entrepreneurs while attracting new businesses to the district?

Come connect with fellow entrepreneurs, exchange ideas, and help shape the next 10 years of Kultivate Labs and the future of our entrepreneurial ecosystem.