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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Keshav
Currently thinking about how people learn with AI; previously studied causal inference and machine learning at Stanford. Hacker at heart. Learning how to play squash and piano.
Ben
Ben is Head of Product for Enterprise Solutions at Scale AI, previously co-founder and CEO of Stelo Labs and Rume (YC S20). He began his career as a PM at Google, working on ML ranking and Android system UI.
Veer
Veer is a CS major from MIT specializing in AI and distributed systems. He's currently building Inflight, a platform that democratizes access to expert feedback, enabling teams to build better products. Previously, Veer built Airchat for two years.
Shahvir
Designer. Human Computer Lab
Yusuf
I like to build time machines! I'm a software engineer with experience computer vision research and developer tools. I'm currently founding NatML, building cross-platform machine learning and media tools for developing interactive software.
Michael
Four years enlisted in the Navy as a mechanic on F-18s. Harvard class of 2024 with a degree in physics and math. Working on AI interpretability.
Vivek
Vivek is the co-founder and CEO of Gameramp, helping games and consumer apps scale with capital and infrastructure support. Previously led new product efforts at EA and Big Viking Games.
Feng
Do crabs think fish can fly? I’m Yan (go by my last name), just moved to SF post-Duke CS. Building weirdly fun stuff, training for triathlons, and dreaming of octopus-level sensing. Let’s jam on wild ideas—ideally mid-run, ride, bball, or dance break?
Will
Will is the co-founder of Syndicate Protocol, a decentralized investing platform.
Joe
Joe is building the co-pilot for in-app monetization. Previously, he led product at Epic!, world's #1 reading app for kids. He was the first employee at Toppr.com and led product from inception to acquisition.

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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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