Lang Mei
Founder · Inventor · Angel investor
I am Lang Mei, a founder, inventor and angel investor. At 21 I cofounded Informu and coinvented Mu Tag, a loss prevention device driven by AI that sold in more than 69 countries. The patent behind it, which names me as an inventor, was later asserted against Apple over AirTag, and 7 of Apple's own patents cite it. I then cofounded AirDAO and, as CEO, grew its token to a market cap of more than $100 million before handing the network to a council its community elects. Today I am building Ponyo, the matchmaker inside your AI assistant, and the technology behind Tao IP, an AI native patent law firm.
Source: CU BoulderSource: NasdaqSource: Patent recordSource: Court docketSource: taoip.ai
In numbers
- 69+countries where Mu Tag soldSource: LinkedIn
- 7Apple patents that cite my patentSource: Google Patents
- 40+outlets that covered Informu. 19 pieces are linked on the media pageSource: Media page
- $100M+market cap AirDAO reached while I led itSource: CU Boulder
- $11M+raised for AirDAO, $9.5 million of it from DWF LabsSource: DWF LabsSource: Financial Post
- $250Kraised by Informu on Kickstarter and IndiegogoSource: CU Boulder
Writing
- ChatGPT sent five of our seven leadsI expected our first clients at Tao IP to come from friends and founders I know. Five of our first seven leads came from ChatGPT, and I did nothing to make that happen.
- Why I priced a patent at $4,000Our full patent package was around $20,000. One call with a biotech founder, and one memory of being a student with no money, brought it to $4,000 for solo inventors and students.
- Nobody used the free patent checkI built a free AI patent check for inventors. Nobody used it. They wanted to talk to a human before they shared a single detail.
Building now
- PonyoThe matchmaker inside your AI assistant. Tell Claude or ChatGPT who you want to meet, and Ponyo makes one real introduction.Source: ponyo.io
- Tao IPAn AI native patent law firm. I build the product and the platform as technology cofounder, and I am not a lawyer.Source: taoip.ai
Tinkering
Ideas I am exploring. Not companies yet.
- Chiller SpaceThe thermal layer for orbital compute: cooling for data centers in space.Source: chiller.space
In the press
Off hours
- Creative
- Standup comedy and improv
- Physical
- Boxing, tai chi and the gym
- Social
- Salsa
- Learning
- Spanish, reading, flying and sailing