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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Sudeep
Co-founder / CEO @ Autonomi AI | Ex-ML Engineering Lead @ToyotaResearch | CS PhD @MIT | #girldad
Sahil
Sahil is a customer-focused engineer with an extensive background in AI, recommender systems, and marketplaces. He has served an engineer and an eng leader at Facebook and Uber, working on News Feed, Video Growth, as well as Uber’s Dispatching Algorithms.
Victor
Prev. cofounder/CEO @Astorian (proptech contractor marketplace aqc). Cognitive science nerd, jiu jitsu enthusiast, storytelling fanatic. Curious about web3 (DAOs++), SaaS, data infrastructure, and productivity hacking.
Michael
Michael is the co-founder and CTO at Column Tax, building software to make taxes radically simpler. Previously worked on simulation systems for self-driving cars at Waymo, Uber ATG, and Aurora.
Alex
Currently exploring new areas. Formerly first PM and first of many other roles at Cresta going from 0 -> unicorn and prior to Cresta, PM @ Google on Photos, Lens, and Search.
Scott
Software Engineer with experience in Autonomous Driving, VR/AR and On-Device Machine Learning. North Carolina -> SF Bay Area.
Satish
ex-CEO @Polymorph (acquired by @Walmart ) • MS @Berkeley • Double majors in Electrical & Mechanical Engg • 30 Under30 award from India's #1 private university.
Tinghui
Tinghui is Senior Engineering Manager at Roblox, leading teams building 3D foundation models. Previously co-founded Sway, an AI video synthesis startup acquired by Roblox, and was a researcher at UC Berkeley and Google. He has a PhD in computer science and a deep focus on generative media and AI systems.
Bjarni
Founder of Globalized Health. Raised in the Faroe Islands, based in New York. Passionate about the outdoors and anything health/fitness. Trying to make a dent in the world.
Apurv
Apurv Mehra is a Computer Engineer and Researcher. Past Microsoft Research and IIITD

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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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