Our Story
It all started with COVID-19…

In the beginning...
In late 2020, while navigating the pandemic in Taipei, Matt brought together a group of passionate young innovators to help university researchers commercialize groundbreaking ideas aimed at combating COVID-19.

Early win
Our efforts quickly gained recognition and secured funding from the Taiwanese government.

team "BlockSmith" was born

The era of metaverse
In Sept 2021, we took on the challenge of charting a commercialiation strategy for Oomii's groundbreaking direct retina projection AR/VR display technology.

LexNovia Venture Studio officially launched in Taipei
In Spring, 2022, four of us (Matt and his venture building team Chris, Angela and Winnie) decided to take the startup plunge ourselves and officially launched LexNovia Venture Studio as a startup studio to carry out the mission of helping innovators to turn IP into market-ready ventures.

Successfully licensed our first IP venture CTPrimes to Philips
After one year of hardwork, our first IP commercialization project, CTPrimes with a portfolio of CT image analysis patents was successfully licensed to Philips.

Our advisee Dr. Paul Lee's lab won National Innovation Award and the Edison Award

Studio collaborated with AIT on SelectUSA
Began collaborating with AIT on the SelectUSA event to help Taiwanese companies to come to the US.

Signed MOU with Dah-Ye University to collaborate on N9 Spaces

Started the N9 Spaces project and coined the new Chinese term "諾碼客" for Digital Nomads
Matt was invited to the 2023 International Green Party Sustainability Forum, where he introduced the N9 Spaces project and coined the new Chinese term "諾碼客" for "Digital Nomads".

Co-Founded LiBeyond Energy, a project supported by ARPA-e
Together with Prof. Yao, and Dr. Liang, Matt co-founded LiBeyond Energy, Inc. to commercialize next gen non-lithium batteries, a project sponsored by ARPA-E grant (photo at ARPA-E Summit 2024).

2025 New Beginning!
Now, we are seeking global partners to join us in unlocking the immense, untapped potential of university technologies. Let’s shape the future—together.