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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Yash
15+ years of experience working at companies like D.E.Shaw, inMobi, Zenefits, Square and Stripe. Started redscope.ai before. Now building Kinzy - AI parent buddy for parents, and curiosity platform for kids to unleash their creativity
Shikhar
Unicorn founder, travel industry expert
Jason
JJ is the co-founder and COO of Tezi AI, building an autonomous recruiting agent powered by AI. Previously led product and design at Instacart, Thumbtack, and Earnest, with deep expertise in consumer experiences and team building. He brings 15+ years of design leadership across fintech, marketplaces, and productivity platforms.
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!
Josh
CTO at Generally Intelligent, an AI research company focused building human-like intelligent systems. Angel investor. Always happy to help or chat about AI, ML, or anything I've worked on previously (crypto, VR, finance, manufacturing, gaming, etc)
Wenda
AI + Robotics, Ex Apple, CMU
Liam
Grew up in Canada and moved to SF immediately after graduation. Worked with an investor briefly and then spent 5 years growing Meter, working across product, operations, and sales. I'm now in NY and interested in a variety of fields like computing infrastructure and healthcare.
Apurv
Apurv Mehra is a Computer Engineer and Researcher. Past Microsoft Research and IIITD
Jayanth
Co-Founder, CTO @ Riverline
Andrea
Andy leads the design of tools for devs and creatives, all through the lens of play. She started her career in 2010 as a filmmaker and game designer, which gave her a sharp eye for storytelling, and 10 years ago delved into product design and game design. She was the first transmedia filmmaker in Central America and cofounded the first Interaction Design school in the area. In the past she has worked at ConsenSys, MongoDB, and Roblox. Working on www.gethottake.com and www.beepboop.world

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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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380 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
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South Park Commons
380 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
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