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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Vineet
Entrepreneur. Previously co-founded IDfy, CredRight and Gaboli. Looking forward to my -1 to 0 journey with SPC.
Lakshman
I'm one of those true believers in crypto you might've read about. Building a 10 year career in the space. Currently focused on building out Ethereum 2.0 at the Ethereum Foundation. I write here: https://www.lakshmansankar.com/#/
Cinjon
I have a PhD in machine learning focusing on vision. I also have a deep understanding and experience in crypto. And I run a circus studio in Dumbo. Go to cinjon.com for writings.
Remi
Remi is currently a web3 founder fellow at SPC. Previously, Remi worked as a software engineer at Google and Microsoft, was the founding member of a Defi protocol (Parallel Finance - raised seed and Series A), and has a complementary background in product management and venture capital.
Franck
Engineering leader with deep expertise in Web3 and large scale infrastructure. - VP of eng. at a DeFi crypto startup (Origin Protocol). Built smart contracts handling hundreds of millions of dollars. - Built search infra from ground up at Dropbox pre-IPO as tech lead. - Founded and managed the team that built the first Content ID system at YouTube pre Google acquisition. - Early engineer at PayPal, TLM for the Merchant facing engineering team
Priya
Aspiring Founder. I want to make things better using technology, typography, and color. ex-Apple.
Alex
Former head of go-to-market at Zoox (self-driving startup acquired by Amazon), and ex-management consultant. Interested in the future of mobility, AI/ML, meditation, and book recommendations. Studied Math & CS at Harvey Mudd.
Henrik
Impact focused product leader with a passion for design and technology. During my career I've built companies and products from zero to one as well as been through scaling as an operator and executive.
Tiantian
Deeply care about Alzheimer's, prevention, and clinical research. Formerly product at Verily/Google. Built world's first ever mosquito factory.
Hailun
Helen led product design teams at Facebook and Cruise and specialized in designing consumer and business products. She is exploring new ideas with her co-founder.

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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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