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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Michael
I'm working with Bao Van to build a future of work startup, tackling skilled talent shortages. You can find me at a Barry's class or the newest trending TikTok restaurant.
Tarin
I am working on tackling robotics and AI by throwing out almost all of the existing paradigms. Instead, I want to develop and refine ideas around artificial life, virtual biology, etc. This will draw heavily on simulations, and biological principles. Furthermore, I am seeking to stand up a new type of organization to do this, a cross between a venture-studio, research-lab, and a traditional start-up. Bio: Angel investor and technologist, 20+ years of experience, Apple (Autonomous Vehicles), CTO @ Voyage (Autonomous Vehicles, acquired by Cruise), Director R&D @ CTRL-Labs, (Brain Machine Interfaces, acquired by Meta), US Army Research Labs / Naval Underwater Warfare Center / RADAR/SONAR imaging and autonomous systems / Neurosys computational neuroscience. (BSEE @ GMU 2004 / MSEE @ George Washington University 2007)
Jonny
Jonny is the CEO of Muon Space, leading a team building climate-focused satellite technology. Previously held senior engineering roles at Lyft (Level 5 autonomy), Google, and Terra Bella (formerly Skybox Imaging), where he led the design and launch of multiple Earth observation satellites.
Dan
Previously engineering @ startups such as Airtable and Heap. More recently founded a failed YC startup. Now exploring on-chain data infrastructure and analytics for web3 companies.
Yuran
Worked on the desktop client at Dropbox for a few years. Before that, co-founder of ZeroMailer, acquired by Dropbox. Before that, professional gambler. Now working on building System2.
Varun
I'm part of the FF4 -- previously worked at Transferwise and Instacart. Exploring new ideas and always excited to meet new people so please reach out!
Emad
Tech founder and CTO
Hamza
Working on potrerolabs.xyz, a start-up to empower creators and their communities. Previously engineering at Facebook. Love to go skiing, camping and do other outdoor shenanigans.
Fangchang
Founder and CEO at Nuance Labs. Previously research scientist and manager at Apple. PhD in Robotics and ML from MIT.
Herrick
Interested in broadening access to impactful technology. Previously built things at Affirm, Supermove, and Qualified.

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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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