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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Ram
You can call me Ram. Built & led teams across Google, Apple & Meta. Expertise in Firmware, OS, Wireless, Android. Early stage engineering experience as well.
Simon
Simon is a founder (technical and GTM) exploring a few ideas in applying AI/LLMs to future-of-work and traveltech. Ex-Peloton (80th employee), Palantir, and Stanford CS. More about him in his Cofounder memo (https://bit.ly/cfmemo)
Amit
Co-founder of Luma AI, building cutting-edge tools at the intersection of computer vision and 3D content. Previously led camera and systems engineering at Apple.
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
Scott
Co-founder @ Limo. Previously led Product Engineering at Rockset. Stanford CS
Tejas
Math/CS guy currently working on AI for insurance. Always open to discussions about AI, crypto(-logy/currency), and anything algebraic!
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!
Jacopo
I do AI, dataOps and MLOps through open source and open science. I was once a founder (Tooso, acquired by TSX:CVO) and will likely be a founder again.
Gustav
Data Scientist going into climate. Swede in California.
Noah
Noah is an applied AI lead at OpenAI, focused on turning frontier models into real-world impact. Previously co-founded Eureka and led product at Forward after starting out as a software engineer. Former South Park Commons fellow.

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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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