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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Jameson
I build companies that make complex things simple. I'm the Co-Founder of Strut Motors and former founder of Fantasmo, acquired by TIER Mobility. I love the intersection of emerging technologies, applied research and consumer.
Deepak
I am an Assistant Professor in CS at UIUC. I research AI-driven networking spanning Earth and space. Currently exploring the AI startup space.
Amjad
Amjad Masad is the CEO and co-founder of Replit, an online coding platform that aims to make coding more accessible and social.
Ben
Ben is the co-founder and CTO at Bevel. Previously he was a background in systems engineering and pricing infrastructure at Opendoor. Studied Networked & Social Systems Engineering at UPenn and is passionate about building data-informed, user-first products.
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!
Michael
Founder of Plato. Build internal tools without coding.
Marci
(aka "Marci") Was an Instructor on Udemy for topics on Python, ML, and AI. Now exploring GenAI for a new company for children's media.
Maksim
Curious about healthcare, biotech, and prop-tech. Ex engineering manager & mobile engineer at Instacart. Volunteer at NovaUkraine.org
Colin
Colin is building Clerk, which allows you to add beautiful sign-up, sign-in, and user profiles to your application in minutes. He previously worked on products in financial services and travel.
Ben
Co-founder & CTO of Mesa. Prev: YC S24, Census, Microsoft

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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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