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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Brent
Brent is an investor and advisor to data startups. Previously he co-founded SafeGraph and helped the company grow to over $20M ARR. Brent was also on the founding team of Siftery (acquired by G2Crowd) and early team of LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP). He holds B.S. in MS&E and M.B.A. from Stanford University.
Kun
Serial Entrepreneur, Autonomy Enthusiast, autonomous driving and robotics background.
Tong
Co-Founder & CEO of hologram.xyz. Previously 0x (Matcha), robotics, Penn, and freelance photography.
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.
Andrew
I'm a VC living in Hawaii. I work with founders investing in the things that make life worth living. My biggest hobbies are running (marathoner aiming to BQ) and surfing. Say hi!
Fangchang
Passionate about computer vision, machine learning, and 3D. Previously leading a research team at Apple. PhD in robotics from MIT.
Stehl
I was employee <10 at Writer.com and most recently spent ~6 years at VaynerX (Gary Vee's holding company). I'm currently building Quinn, a relationship intelligence platform. Econ @Columbia. Hobbies: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, fishing, hosting dinner parties
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.
Geoff
Founder of Apollo GraphQL, MeteorJS, Monument, and others
Jeff
Working at the intersection of 3d simulation and digital fashion. Previously at Snowflake, Cruise, etc.
South Park Commons
380 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
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South Park Commons
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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.