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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Toby
CEO Beem
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.
Lora
Interested in amplifying human agency and personal fulfillment when AI takes over production. Currently building consumer AI that's embedded in real life: fun, safe, and truly personal. Previously did research in interpretability & agents.
Wenda
AI + Robotics, Ex Apple, CMU
Shruti
Former founder excited to start my next company! My strengths are in Product & Ops. Ex-Google, Ex-Stripe.
Arushi
Previously Computer Science @ Stanford University and Infrastructure @ Reddit; interested in AI / ML applications in creative technology and artistic marketplaces, security and infrastructure engineering, improving productivity for builders, composition and sound design
Ross
I’m currently exploring human-in-the-loop AI systems at ROSNIK AI with my longtime friend Nick DiRienzo. In my prior life, I was Head of Product at Observe Inc and a PM at Splunk. In my spare time, you will find me brewing beer, riding my bike, and reading any sci-fi I can get my hands on.
Pete
Pete is the co-founder of Swoop.
Nadia
Co-founder and CEO of CodeYam, with a background in product management at Lyft and product marketing at Kamcord (acquired by Lyft). Harvard graduate and former Division I varsity fencer.
Luke
SPC Founder Fellow - ex-ML Engineer exploring professional networking saas

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What our members do


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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