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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Thomas
Previously was at Ramp, ready to build!
Drishan
I work on applications of machine learning to natural language. I am currently working on RL alignment techniques for LLMs + information retrieval.
Priya
Aspiring Founder. I want to make things better using technology, typography, and color. ex-Apple.
Josh
Josh is a Member of the Technical Staff at OpenAI, where he leads research on agentic products. Previously co-founded Gantry to help teams improve ML products with human feedback, and has held research and teaching roles at OpenAI and UC Berkeley. He also co-organizes Full Stack Deep Learning.
James
James is a co-founder of Gamma, building a new format for modern business storytelling. Previously spent nearly eight years at Optimizely as a senior engineering leader.
Henrik
Impact focused product leader with a passion for design and technology. During my career I've built companies and products from zero to one as well as been through scaling as an operator and executive.
Apurv
Apurv Mehra is a Computer Engineer and Researcher. Past Microsoft Research and IIITD
Wenda
AI + Robotics, Ex Apple, CMU
Ayush
Focused on AI-augmented reading tools and modeling human behavior. Did a PhD in Computer Science (Machine learning and Recommendation Systems) at Stanford, Masters in Economics; undergrad at IIT Bombay Computer Science. Previously co-founded MoveUp AI and worked at Google. Always open to connecting — reach out to discuss mutual interests!
Vinai
Product engineer who loves taking real products to market. Interested in fintech, crypto, and robotics. Formerly at Ramp.

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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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380 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
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