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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Ryan
15+ years in tech, mostly as a PM at companies like Google (PM for Sheets), Celonis (enterprise SaaS startup), and Pickie (a mobile commerce startup I co-founded). Now diving into AI and its many applications, and exploring where to invest my time next.
Sambhav
SPG@Affirm; avid squash player
Claudio
Creative Technologist working on the intersection of AI, Geographic Information Systems, and Software. Focusing on building spatially aware machine learning models and collaborating with Open Source projects.
Shikhar
Unicorn founder, travel industry expert
Neehar
Professional Dilettantemaxxer. Formerly CTO@Insider.in, SVP@Paytm. Ran product and engg for a 100mn MAU app, built novel ticketing tech behind most of India's sports industry, one time open source JS junkie and most importantly, a failed drummer.
Nina
I am the co-founder of Loopin. Loopin is the Mary Poppins’ bag for fashion girls.
Omar
Web3 FF3 exploring gaming - https://www.omarmezenner.com
Ankit
Builder. - liked to paint as a kid - worked on racecars and did standup comedy as a fresher in IIT - started off joining early YC-backed teams - found love in tinkering with tech to solve problems - failed building a company in final year of undegrad - moved to the Bay during masters at CMU - picked up on AI wave - building B2B SaaS startup with friends from college
Alexendar
I am CEO of Silico Therapeutics. My speciality is in software development for CRISPR target specificity. I hold a Ph.D in computer science. I hold an M.D.
Tyler
Founder of Perfectly Imperfect, Ex-Meta Engineer, College Dropout, Occasional DJ, and Open-Source Developer.

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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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380 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
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