# Kanav Singla

> Kanav Singla is the founder and CEO of Metadome.ai, formerly Adloid. An IIT Delhi civil engineering alumnus, he launched Adloid in 2016 to develop AR product experiences, later building automotive virtual showrooms and moving into AI-assisted 3D parts commerce and service workflows. His public record includes XR community work, named inventorship on US patents, and customer-focused commentary on enterprise technology.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Metadome.ai
- **Organizations:** Metadome.ai (formerly Adloid), SAP (former XR consultant / technology advisor), VR AR Association, Bangalore chapter (former vice-president)
- **Education:** Civil engineering (alumnus), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Seed Transformation Program (non-degree program), Stanford Graduate School of Business / Stanford Seed
- **Known for:** Named co-inventor on US patents 11,538,217, 12,008,709 and 12,518,467., Led Metadome through its 2024 $6.5 million funding round., Adloid received an investment commitment through IIT Bombay’s 2018 Ten Minute Million competition.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Began working in XR, according to his AWE speaker biography.
- **2016** — Launched Adloid with Mohit Malik using savings and friends-and-family funding.
- **2018** — Adloid secured a ₹16 lakh investment commitment at IIT Bombay’s Ten Minute Million competition.
- **2019** — Company history records its first commercial AR experience for Tata Motors.
- **2021** — Adloid announced a $4 million round and its rebrand to Metadome.
- **2022** — Spoke at AWE USA on automotive, retail and virtual commerce.
- **2023** — Metadome-powered MGverse offered a digital Auto Expo experience.
- **2024** — Metadome raised $6.5 million for expansion and XR/AI development.
- **2026** — Named co-inventor on US patent 12,518,467, granted January 6; company published mechanical-part evaluation research in September.

## Achievements

- Named co-inventor on US patents 11,538,217, 12,008,709 and 12,518,467.
- Led Metadome through its 2024 $6.5 million funding round.
- Adloid received an investment commitment through IIT Bombay’s 2018 Ten Minute Million competition.
- Presented at AWE USA 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Metadome published Scoring the part, not the picture on September 24, describing feature-based evaluation of generated mechanical-part views.
- **2026-02** — Publicly announced Metadome’s participation at the India AI Impact Summit, February 16–20 in New Delhi.
- **2026-01** — US patent 12,518,467 was granted January 6, naming Singla and three colleagues as inventors.

## Links

- Website: https://www.metadome.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanavsingla100/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/metakanav

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Last updated: 2026-10-26