Vivek
AI Researcher at Meta, now Lead Researcher behind Med-PaLM and Med-PaLM 2 at Google.
Vivek
AI Researcher at Meta, now Lead Researcher behind Med-PaLM and Med-PaLM 2 at Google.
Great ideas rarely
emerge from isolation
SPC is a community of technologists ideating and validating what to build next. 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.
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.
Chris
Co-founder and former CTO of Planet Labs, previously Space Mission Architect at NASA Ames.
Chris
Co-founder and former CTO of Planet Labs, previously Space Mission Architect at NASA Ames.
Nikhil
Director of AI Research at Salesforce, now Research Scientist at Meta.
Nikhil
Director of AI Research at Salesforce, now Research Scientist at Meta.
Malcolm
Senior engineer at Google on Android team, first employee at Asana, now Managing Partner at Strong Atomics.
Malcolm
Senior engineer at Google on Android team, first employee at Asana, now Managing Partner at Strong Atomics.
Jie
Early engineer at Dropbox, Member of OpenAI Research Team since 2016.
Jie
Early engineer at Dropbox, Member of OpenAI Research Team since 2016.
Trisha
Early engineer and PM at Affirm, now CEO of Unit21.
Trisha
Early engineer and PM at Affirm, now CEO of Unit21.
Ola
Early engineer at Facebook, contributor to civic tech efforts through U.S. Digital Response, now Technical Staff at OpenAI.
Ola
Early engineer at Facebook, contributor to civic tech efforts through U.S. Digital Response, now Technical Staff at OpenAI.
Howard
Product leader at Facebook, Pinterest. Founded Betty Labs, makers of consumer social apps for die-hard fans.
Howard
Product leader at Facebook, Pinterest. Founded Betty Labs, makers of consumer social apps for die-hard fans.
Yaroslav
Software Engineer at Google Brain and early Research Engineer at OpenAI.
Yaroslav
Software Engineer at Google Brain and early Research Engineer at OpenAI.
Kanjun
Chief of Staff at Dropbox, founding member of SPC, now Co-founder CEO of Imbue.
Kanjun
Chief of Staff at Dropbox, founding member of SPC, now Co-founder CEO of Imbue.
Our Spaces
Member Residency
ApplyAbout Member Residency
-1 to 0 isn’t a side project. It’s a full time endeavor. Member residents spend 6 months at SPC ideating, validating new areas, finding collaborators, and building conviction in what they want to work on. Most are pursuing founding endeavors, but 30% are doing independent research or building outside the startup track entirely. We’ve had high-agency individuals of all kinds, from academic researchers to Olympians, join SPC to work alongside one another on new projects. Like any hard thing, it’s better done together.
Programming
Day to day programming includes peer accountability groups, learning forums, and workshops on the latest technological frontiers. We also facilitate roundtables and conversations with industry heavyweights such as Satya Nadella, Vinod Khosla, Fei-Fei Li, and more. The greatest value of the member residency is the community of talented peers it embeds you in. Figuring out where to dedicate the next stage of your life is best done in the most talent-dense environment possible. Our primary product is talent curation.
Residency vs. Fellowship
Member Residency and the Founder Fellowship are both paths to joining SPC. The Founder Fellowship supports technologists who know they want to start a company and are ready for funding to help. Member Residency is open to technologists who may or may not know they want to start a company and are not yet ready for funding. If you’re planning to fundraise soon, we may instead ask you to apply for our Founder Fellowship.
Next Steps
We accept new members on a rolling basis and will start processing your application whenever you apply. We go through every application and you’ll generally hear from us within 1-3 weeks. If we’re moving forward, we’ll invite you to an interview to learn more about you.