Ming Kong

Ming Kong is a London-based entrepreneur and hardware innovator who co-founded TG0 with the ambition of fundamentally reimagining how humans interact with physical products. Drawing on a background in industrial design and product development, Ming recognised early that the convergence of AI and advanced materials could unlock a new generation of touch-sensitive interfaces that were both cheaper and more flexible than conventional electronic sensor assemblies.

The genesis of TG0 came when Ming met Dr Liucheng Guo, whose AI and signal processing expertise provided the technical foundation for the company's proprietary sensing platform. Together they founded TG0 and took it through incubation at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London, giving the company a rare combination of design-led thinking and deep technical rigour. Ming has led the company's commercial strategy and global partnerships since its founding in 2015.

As CEO and Co-Founder of TG0, Ming oversees a platform that transforms any physical surface into a smart touch, pressure, and gesture sensor through a single flexible material layer augmented by proprietary AI algorithms. Under his leadership, TG0 has secured strategic partnerships with automotive suppliers including Novares and Italdesign, VR hardware maker Somnium Space, and cycling performance platform Zwift Ride, cementing the company's position across multiple high-value verticals.

TG0 has been selected for the UK's prestigious Future Fifty programme and was invited to 10 Downing Street to showcase its technology. In 2024 Ming led two funding rounds totalling £6.5M, both led by NetMind.AI with WP Health participating, to accelerate the company's AI-hardware development and global team expansion. The company is also developing a medical-grade smart prosthetic liner in collaboration with clinicians, targeting the £10M annual NHS cost from prosthetic device abandonment.