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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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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Lavanya
Exploring solving operationally complex problems with technology. Previously at Culdesac, as General Manager of the first car-free community built from scratch in the US. Passionate about transportation, health care, and real estate. Expertise in growth, ops, marketing, partnerships
Sandor
ML/AI humanoid robot research engineer from MIT CSAIL, ex-Tesla Optimus. Researched robot learning for locomotion and manipulation. Led and scaled small- to medium-sized engineering teams including the UK’s #1 autonomous racing team comprising 150 members.
Kushal
Exploring GenAI applications and agentic workflows. Former Head of Data and Analytics at Jiocinema and Disney+ Hotstar. Expertise in Data Platforms, Video Engineering, and Infrastructure
James
Founder exploring new ideas in un-sexy spaces.
Scott
I'm currently exploring applications of Generative AI and advising startups on ML. Previously, I led ML at Amplitude and was a founding engineer at ClearBrain.
Arjun
Diving into the post-purchase CX space for hardware companies. Currently, business analyst at McKinsey. Formerly, software and product at Uber, startups. BS, MS in Computer Science from Columbia
Dhawal
Successful entrepreneur with background in eCommerce, AR, & Ad-Tech. Previously, I co-founded a venture backed startup that resulted in a successful exit to Walmart. I can help on go-to-market plans as well as product-market fit problems
Vijit
13+ years in software industry, led various R&D teams in Alexa AI for the past 6+ years. recently relocated back from the US to Bangalore to build something of my own. currently exploring what the next generation of AI-driven interactive entertainment might look like.
Jon
'- Toronto → SF → Beijing → SD → SF → DC - i really loved being a part of early Coursera, and i see so much of that at SPC. glad to be here. - currently exploring NFTs, web3, developer productivity - i'm very deep on frontend engineering (mostly the back of the frontend) as well as developer productivity and engineering culture.
Akash
Geeked over hardware, software and data @ Exponent & Ather. Growth @ Udaan.
South Park Commons
380 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
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South Park Commons
380 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
© 2022 All rights reserved.

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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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South Park Commons
380 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
© 2025 All rights reserved.
South Park Commons
380 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
© 2022 All rights reserved.