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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Yogesh
I'm a repeat founder (15+ yrs, 4 ventures) now building an AI-powered passive investing platform. Deep in wealthtech, GTM, and automation. Always up to jam on ideas, collaborate, or sanity-check bold bets—let’s connect.
Kalvin
I’m a software engineer interesting in applying SV’s optimism and maker mindset to an especially challenging question: can we build software that helps people feel like they have enough and are enough, instead of amplifying and exploiting our fears of never enough?
Bryson
Bryson is a builder that is excited about creating software and AI systems that interact with the physical world.
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
Guglielmo
Co-founder of the robotics simulation and software infrastructure company Adjoint, Inc. Previously, a mission planning visiting researcher at NASA/JPL, and Ph.D. candidate in aerospace engineering at Polytechnic of Turin.
Devang
I'm a tinkerer with interested in transforming complex challenges across hardware, software, AI in different domains. I have built products around different domains including finance, HR and databases - and lead talented engineers, designers and data scientists in creating impactful solutions. I thrive at the bleeding edge—converting research breakthroughs into practical innovations. My passion lies in building technically ambitious products that reshape industries. Always seeking like-minded collaborators ready to create meaningful impact through technology.
Scott
Co-founder @ Limo. Previously led Product Engineering at Rockset. Stanford CS
Apurv
Apurv Mehra is a Computer Engineer and Researcher. Past Microsoft Research and IIITD
Yuguang
A serial entrepreneur in robotics building diverse innovations with top 5% teams for 10+ years
Ashu
Ashu is a product guy with a technical bent. Earlier, he started a wellness startup called 12 labs before joining LinkedIn as a growth product manager. While tinkering on the sides, he found his way into Web3. Currently, working on Helix3 - trying to make the life easier for Solana developers

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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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