super{set} Moves to New Global HQ in Downtown San Francisco
Super{set} Moves to New Global HQ in Downtown San Francisco
Read the coverage in the San Francisco Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle, featuring quotes from super{set} Founding General Partner Tom Chavez:
Tom Chavez, founding general partner at super{set}, said his company was growing and needed more space, which it found at an attractive price at 140 New Montgomery. He said the layout and details promote fruitful teamwork.
Chavez said that sort of ferment is essential for super{set}, which was previously located not far away in the 100 block of Geary Street and which has launched 14 companies, one of which sold for about $200 million.
“With the exposed brick and the natural flow of the space we’re in, it promotes a lot of connecting and colliding,” said Chavez, who moved into his company’s new offices four months ago. “It sounds a little elusive, but the space really creates the soil conditions for superb collaboration to happen.”
Chavez said it’s good for his business to be downtown with so much artificial-intelligence activity happening in the area. He also said he has loved San Francisco since becoming a resident nearly 30 years ago, and he is glad to be part of the local “renaissance” he sees underway.
“We believe in San Francisco,” Chavez said. “We know it’s on the rise, and I know that there will be a lot of other companies and people coming here to this area very, very soon. I already see them on the street.”
Read the San Francisco Examiner Coverage
“Being in the heart of downtown San Francisco is evidence not just of our growth but also of our deep love for this city. As our employees shake off the doldrums of the pandemic and we double down on our commitment to building successful startups centered on data and AI, 140 New Montgomery provides a superb environment for deep collaboration, knowledge sharing, and community engagement,” Tom Chavez, Founding General Partner at super{set}, said in a statement.
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