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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Sashank
6+ years of launching games, with experience designing and tuning complex in-game economies. Currently exploring infra to help games & consumer apps scale. Excited to swap learnings around monetizing consumer apps :) (ex-BCG, King, MPL)
Aaron
LA > NY. Serial entrepreneur and product innovator. Founded Felt, a digital mental health company, scaling to 200K+ users and $10M ARR before successful exit. MBA from Kellogg. Expert in organic growth hacking, marketing and brand building. Loves a laugh.
K
Designer, Tinkerer and a Gamer. Currently building games during my sabbatical and exploring ideas to build a business around gaming,.
Adam
I'm excited about manufacturing (CAD, robotics, etc), and new ways of building backend services. Previously at Facebook, Oculus, and a startup building radiology software. Lives with my wife and 3 kids in Piedmont, CA.
Vijit
13+ years in software industry, led various R&D teams in Alexa AI for the past 6+ years. recently relocated back from the US to Bangalore to build something of my own. currently exploring what the next generation of AI-driven interactive entertainment might look like.
Landon
former head of research @ character.ai now building in consumer ai
Mike
Founded Skip (YC W18) now working on something new. Terrestrial and Internet Explorer.
Omar
Web3 FF3 exploring gaming - https://www.omarmezenner.com
Devang
I'm a tinkerer with interested in transforming complex challenges across hardware, software, AI in different domains. I have built products around different domains including finance, HR and databases - and lead talented engineers, designers and data scientists in creating impactful solutions. I thrive at the bleeding edge—converting research breakthroughs into practical innovations. My passion lies in building technically ambitious products that reshape industries. Always seeking like-minded collaborators ready to create meaningful impact through technology.
Suraj
Los Angeles. CS at Dartmouth, Engineering at Thayer. AngelList (Venture) -> now

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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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