# South Park Commons

> South Park Commons is a technologist community and venture firm helping founders and researchers decide what to build before company launch. It combines a free, equity-free six-month Member Residency with a funded Founder Fellowship and venture investments, operating physical hubs in San Francisco, New York and Bengaluru.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Ruchi Sanghvi (Founder and General Partner)
- **Products:** Member Residency, Founder Fellowship, Venture investments, Community programming and founder support, Uncapped-SAFE exploration experiment
- **Notable:** Expanded from San Francisco to New York and Bengaluru., SPC says Baseten, Gamma, Render, Goodfire, Luma and Profound began within its community., Announced $575 million Fund IV and $2 billion in assets under management in August 2026; both are fund-management figures.

## Products & services

- **Member Residency** — Six months of full-time exploration with peers, offices and programming; no membership fee, equity or investment rights. Admission is selective and rolling.
- **Founder Fellowship** — $400,000 upfront for 7% via a SAFE, plus $600,000 guaranteed in the next external funding round. An eight-week in-person bootcamp is followed by an open-ended fellow residency.
- **Venture investments** — Initial investments advertised at $1 million to $10 million, including pre-idea, pre-seed and seed, with support beyond launch.
- **Community programming and founder support** — Peer groups, research discussions, workshops, demo events, customer discovery, storytelling and fundraising support.
- **Uncapped-SAFE exploration experiment** — An October 2026 experiment offering selected people $200,000 on an uncapped SAFE and $500,000 in credits for unusually ambitious ideas; explicitly described as not a formal program.

## Achievements

- Expanded from San Francisco to New York and Bengaluru.
- SPC says Baseten, Gamma, Render, Goodfire, Luma and Profound began within its community.
- Announced $575 million Fund IV and $2 billion in assets under management in August 2026; both are fund-management figures.
- Marked its tenth anniversary in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 14: announced an experiment providing $200,000 on an uncapped SAFE plus $500,000 in credits to selected people exploring unusually ambitious ideas.
- **2026-10** — October 22: published a Minus One conversation with Physical Intelligence co-founder Sergey Levine.
- **2026-08** — August 5: announced $575 million Fund IV and reported $2 billion in assets under management.
- **2026-07** — July 8: announced the Fall 2026 Founder Fellowship; the August 2 application deadline has passed.

## Links

- Website: https://www.southparkcommons.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/spc
- GitHub: https://github.com/southparkcommons
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMR-rPSUI34DRQXUkvFuIUQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/southparkcommons/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/southpkcommons

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Last updated: 2026-10-25