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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Guglielmo
Co-founder of Adjoint, Inc. Previously working on system-level autonomy at NASA/JPL, and got my Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Polytechnic of Turin.
Evgeny
Founder of NeoSplice Therapeutics
Matt
Matt is working full-time on starting a climate-tech company. Previously, he was Head of Engineering at Studio and an ML Scientist at Tesla Autopilot. He spends his free time playing music, skateboarding, and nerding out about space travel and TTRPGs.
Brian
Brian is a software engineer at Stainless, previously at Anthropic where he helped launch Claude.ai and unify API infrastructure. He previously co-founded Kenchi and led key product lines at Stripe, including Stripe Connect.
Rebecca
I’ve lived inside the finance function my entire career - from ex-big 4er to in-house finance leader. I’ve built finance teams and systems from the ground up, led complex migrations, and battled the broken workflows that define today’s finance tech stack. I’ve seen the pain from every angle: as a service provider, a builder, and a user. Founders chase product-market fit. I am the validation of the problem, and the founder-market fit. I'm not just building software; I’m rebuilding the infrastructure I wish I had. As an ex-accountant turned founder, I’m on a mission to modernize the back office and deliver an all-in-one AI finance platform that replaces fragmentation with clarity, speed, and automation.
William
Technical founder who builds from -1→0->1. Created ML-powered document platforms at AngelList, architected loan trading systems at ORSNN, and led engineering teams at Amazon. Solves complex challenges with Go, AWS, and AI to deliver market-ready solutions.
Drishan
I work on applications of machine learning to natural language. I am currently working on RL alignment techniques for LLMs + information retrieval.
Jonathan
Jonathan is the Head of Design at Eigen Labs and co-founder of VectorDAO, working at the intersection of crypto, design, and product. Previously led design teams at Coinbase.
Dhruv
Dhruv is an ex-Googler with experience working on Machine Learning problems involving language and privacy. He likes thinking about big problems from first principles, appreciates thoughtful design in tech, and enjoys writing.
Akshay
Lifelong builder, just switched to Consumer from deep tech. Previously built Log9 ($13M Annual Rev, raised $50M+) Passionate about user experience and delight. Always up for a Trek, Gym Sesh or supporting climate initiatives.

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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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