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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Brandon
I’m the co-founder and CEO of Vori, a modern operating system for the grocery industry that is transforming the inventory management process for retailers and suppliers through user-friendly technology. Prior to Vori, I started Greo, a YC-backed startup that facilitated troll-free dialogue about social issues. Before that I worked at the White House and attended Stanford, where I was the student body Vice President.
Vaibhav
Co-founder at SurgeGrowth, developing a monetization co-pilot for subscription-based softwares. Formerly a Product Manager at Epic, the world's largest digital reading platform for kids.
Samantha
Samantha is a software engineer with previous experience in fintech & AI. She is currently working on projects in the crypto space.
Aaron
LA > NY. Serial entrepreneur and product innovator. Founded Felt, a digital mental health company, scaling to 200K+ users and $10M ARR before successful exit. MBA from Kellogg. Growth hacking, marketing and brand building. Loves a laugh.
Christian
deep tech designer
Sashank
Language Modeling Scientist @ Apple; Previously studied at Georgia Tech & IIT Bombay. Love to go deep on food, coffee, & AI.
Dheemanth
building the foundational models which understand how it's said - capturing the emotion, tone, and intent that hold the real meaning and having conversations for voice first economies.
Will
Will is the co-founder of Syndicate Protocol, a decentralized investing platform.
Shukan
Currently exploring the future of RPA / workflow automation in the new AI age. Prev Senior-SWE at Doppel / Brex / Level, working across search, payments, & agentic cybersecurity. Love the outdoors and staying active via dance, running, & basketball.
Jarret
Building something fun and funky to disrupt a super stale market. Previously held senior roles at companies big and small, including mktg, product, operations, biz strat/analytics, partnerships, and customer success.

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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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