Great ideas rarely emerge from isolation

South Park Commons is a community of technologists ideating and validating what to build next. We believe this shouldn’t be done alone. Our members range from exited founders and highly-cited researchers to new graduates and first-time entrepreneurs. What unites us is ambition, ability, and a mutual commitment to helping each other navigate -1 to 0.

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OUR Members

A Modern Day Xerox PARC


We focus on highly technical builders in the -1 to 0. Over the last decade, we have had 1,000 members join us to start companies, pursue research, and work on other ambitious projects.

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Ariel
Former Business Dev. Director and McKinsey consultant with a Harvard PhD, was Forbes 30U30 and first hire at a startup that IPO’d in 2022. After working with SEMI clients, she now focuses on solving chip development challenges using AI.
Collin
Ex-Benchling, Ex-Meraki, CMU alum. Enjoys building things, software mostly.
Ian
Ian is the co-founder of Syndicate.
Anirudh
Anirudh is the co-founder of Smithery.
Jean-Denis
Jean-Denis is the co-founder of Town.
Ankit
Ankit is the co-founder of Cure.Fit.
Jingxiang
Brina
Apoorva
Apoorva is the co-founder of Sunrise Health.
Michael
Co-founder of Nyne.ai | Cal CS+DS alum | Former YC ML Eng

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Our members have started 250+ companies, including several unicorns. Others have become core contributors to leading research organizations, open-source software projects, and academic institutions.

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