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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Faraz
Faraz is a tech entrepreneur who previously founded two companies, including Screenhero, which sold to Slack. He's currently really into robotics.
Praty
Co-founder @ Dashworks
Rui
Engineer and Researcher. Cofounder/CTO of Expedock - Forbes Under 30. Working on something new.
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.
Aaron
Aaron co-founded Matrix Operations, a high-frequency trading firm operating in NYC and London. He designed the software infrastructure and am responsible for realtime performance of the trading systems.
Naman
Engineer. Curious. Recently did my 5K run, soon 10K. Vipaasna practitioner. code, books, paint & fun. Recently cofounded and was CEO of DoWhileAI (Sequoia Surge9). ex-Coinbase, Goldman and Walmart. IIT Roorkee 2017. ICPC Regionals. Explore hardware. Want to explore acting!
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
Luke
SPC Founder Fellow - ex-ML Engineer exploring professional networking saas
Will
Will is the co-founder of Syndicate Protocol, a decentralized investing platform.
Michael
Four years enlisted in the Navy as a mechanic on F-18s. Harvard class of 2024 with a degree in physics and math. Working on AI interpretability.

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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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380 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
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