# Joshua Meng (Joshua Meteora)

> Joshua Meng (Joshua Meteora) is the founder of Natural Selection Labs and RSS3, a protocol enhancing information exchange on the Open Web.

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- Created: 2023-11-10T07:49:33.000Z
- Last updated: 2024-02-04T18:34:49.058Z
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**Joshua Meng** (Joshua Meteora) is the founder of Natural Selection Labs and [RSS3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/rss3), a protocol designed to create an Open Information Layer, aiming to enhance the exchange of information on the Open Web. Meng's [RSS3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/rss3) attracted investments from notable entities including GG, [Coinbase](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase), Dragonfly, Fabric, Sky9, and [Hashkey](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hashkey-exchange).[\[1\]](#cite-id-dkt6awvqe55)[\[2\]](#cite-id-bk3zgjvrnuc)  
  
  
# Education  
  
Joshua Meng finished his undergraduate studies at UC San Diego, obtaining a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Cognitive Science. He completed this program from September 2014 to December 2016.[\[1\]](#cite-id-dkt6awvqe55)[\[3\]](#cite-id-0iot78ayoxqb)  
  
# Career  
  
Meng entered the technology sector by developing a social media application in 2018. In 2021, he founded Natural Selection Labs, an organization with a focus on research and a commitment to exploring the dissemination of decentralized information for societal benefit. Since March 2021, Meng has served as the founder of [RSS3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/rss3). During this period, [RSS3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/rss3) has evolved into a significant open information layer, recording over 1.4 billion requests in 2022.[\[1\]](#cite-id-dkt6awvqe55)[\[3\]](#cite-id-0iot78ayoxqb) Under his leadership, [RSS3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/rss3) attracted investments from notable entities including GG, [Coinbase](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase), Dragonfly, Fabric, Sky9, and [Hashkey](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hashkey-exchange).[\[1\]](#cite-id-dkt6awvqe55)[\[2\]](#cite-id-bk3zgjvrnuc)