# Wei Zheng

> Wei Zheng is the CEO and founder of Adot (a.xyz), a decentralized AI search network built for the Web3 era. A former founding member of Google's mobile search ads team, Wei brings 17-20 years of deep expertise in search engine technology and artificial intelligence to his mission of building a blockchain-powered alternative to Big Tech search. Since founding Adot in 2022, he has raised $6 million from top-tier Web3 investors including Hash Global, gumi Cryptos Capital, and Aptos, and grown the company to ~140 employees. Adot indexes both traditional web content and on-chain data — smart contracts, NFT metadata, decentralized storage — combining AI-powered relevance with a 'Search to Earn' model that gives users ownership of their search contributions.

- **Role:** CEO and Founder at Adot (a.xyz)
- **Organizations:** Adot (a.xyz), Google (former)
- **Nationality:** Chinese-American
- **Education:** Unknown, Unknown
- **Known for:** Founding member of Google's mobile search ads team - helped build the mobile advertising ecosystem from zero, Built search infrastructure serving hundreds of millions of mobile devices globally, Founded Adot (a.xyz) in 2022 and scaled it to ~140 employees

## Career timeline

- **Early 2000s** — Joined Google as a founding member of the mobile search ads team
- **2000s-2010s** — Built Google's mobile advertising ecosystem from the ground up; team made significant contributions to Google's revenue
- **2010s** — Led multiple startups delivering search services to hundreds of millions of mobile devices globally
- **2022** — Founded Adot (a.xyz), a decentralized AI search network for Web3
- **2022-10** — Closed $1M seed funding round for Adot
- **2023-02** — Closed $2M extended seed round for Adot
- **2024-04** — Closed $3M Pre-A round led by Hash Global, co-led by gCC and Xin Family; total raised reaches $6M
- **2024-08** — Secured strategic investment from Aptos to drive AI search solutions in Web3
- **2024** — Launched 'Search to Earn' feature, grew Adot to ~140 employees

## Achievements

- Founding member of Google's mobile search ads team - helped build the mobile advertising ecosystem from zero
- Built search infrastructure serving hundreds of millions of mobile devices globally
- Founded Adot (a.xyz) in 2022 and scaled it to ~140 employees
- Raised $6M in total funding from top Web3 investors including Hash Global, gCC, SevenX Ventures, Mask Network, and Aptos
- Pioneered 'Search to Earn' model - rewarding users for contributing to a decentralized search network
- Created the first unified search engine indexing both Web2 and Web3 data (blockchain transactions, NFT metadata, decentralized storage)

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Adot secured strategic investment from Aptos to drive AI-powered search solutions in Web3
- **2024-04** — Adot closed $3M Pre-A funding round, bringing total raised to $6M
- **2024** — Launched 'Search to Earn' feature, enabling users to earn rewards through daily search activity
- **2024** — Adot grew to approximately 140 employees across San Francisco operations

## Links

- Website: https://a.xyz
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/wei-z-684457336

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Last updated: 2026-05-14