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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Shahbaz
Shahbaz founded Zurons, an AI robotics lab building autonomous security robots for residential and commercial spaces. Prior to that, he worked at Apple, NASA and EA Sports.
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.
Nicole
Neuropsyhologist, increasing QOL
Susannah
Susannah works in operations for SPC. Previously, she was a technical recruiter. Prior to that, she competed on the varsity swim team at Dartmouth College.
Palash
Building an AI co-pilot for playable ads to help mobile gaming teams. Studied CSE at IIT Bombay. Spent 2 years at Samsung HQ, Korea as a software engineer. Worked at CRED ($6B fintech) in product. Built AI-driven personal growth products as part of an early stage startup—learnt a lot, but wouldn’t recommend it as a business.
Jonathan
Jon is a founder and design leader with 15 years of experience building products and managing teams. He has led design at Facebook, Cruise, and Patreon. He co-founded Harvard's design conference and is currently a design advisor to several seed-stage co's.
Olivia
Currently building something in the generative AI space. Previously a data leader at Stitch Fix and Uber creating customer growth and marketplace technology.
Nick
Joined by the former CTO and founding engineer of Doctor on Demand, Nick is working to provide greater transparency to patients and providers. Starting with billing for his mother's practice in Washington DC, they are live nationwide and looking for smart and ambitious folks who want to help drive innovation in healthcare
Evan
Tinkerer with a background in AI and Education, interested in building tools for better pedagogy and tools for thinking. Currently thinking about how to build a better online reading experience. Let's chat about LLMs, Jose Luis Borges, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Michael
I spent four years enlisted in the Navy, where I worked as a mechanic on F-18s. After the Navy, I attended Harvard and graduated in 2024 with a degree in physics and math. I'm now working on LLM safety and interpretability at TAPP Security.

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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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