Ian Daily
Building infrastructure, operating systems, and connective tissue for industries in transition.
Active Projects
Currently shippingSentinel Automata
Hardware for the machines that come next.
Sentinel Automata
Parent operating company for three frontier robotics programs running in parallel — actuators (ISAP), symbolic-regression compute (PAS-EML), and an open humanoid-accessory interop standard (URC) — unified by Sentinel Forge, the platform layer that ties hardware, compute, and standard into one stack. Vertically integrated, US-sourced, designed for ITAR compliance from day one — the supply layer the humanoid-robotics era needs before proprietary foreign-controlled interfaces lock in.
Mutagenic Labs
The product company. Six operating systems for industries mid-transition — small-business compliance (LegiOS), verifiable invention records (LeoLog), wholesale cannabis (LeafIQ), solo & small law firms (Casebound), the agent-native OS (MagenticOS), and a macro research desk (MacroSavant). A product company, not an agency — designed, shipped, and operated in-house.
The law is rarely black or white.
Daily.Legal
Daily.Legal
Business counsel for California small businesses and ventures — formation, contracts, fractional general counsel, and deals. Flat-fee, with scope, price, and turnaround stated up front. The practice also runs on Casebound as design partner #0.
Top Seed
California cannabis sales and consulting, built and run by operators. 70+ brands taken to market, $150M+ in sales since 2014. Sales coverage, key account placement, business development, distribution operations, events, and consulting — under one roof.
Writing
Medium · MacroSavant SubstackPrior Ventures & Roles
TombstonesKeizoku AI
AI-driven platform for cross-border SME M&A in Japan. Built to preserve SME legacies in a $1T succession market.
Kiyomi Estates
Boutique akiya acquisition, renovation, and short-term-rental management across the Atami-Izu region.
Antler Japan
Built AI/ML for cross-border M&A focused on Japan's SME succession crisis.
VINSA Law · Altaris Law
Transactional law for high-growth emerging industries — cryptocurrency and regulated cannabis. M&A, financing, regulatory compliance.
VINSA Consulting
Financial strategy and BD across CPG distribution. $100M+ wholesale revenue, 130+ retail accounts.
Potter Handy, LLP
Lead attorney on dispositive motions. 150+ default judgments, $1M+ recovered for ADA clients across Federal and California state courts.
Metavision
Organized SUPERMINT — LA's first large-scale NFT conference (1,000+ attendees, 30+ sponsors). Financial ops for 10+ mixed-reality events.
GreenLit
Financial strategy and legal operations for a SaaS startup serving CPG brands and retailers with consumer-retention and supply-chain data.
United States Marine Corps
Oversight of $25M+ in tactical vehicle maintenance. Led training and readiness programs for up to 250 Marines.
UCLA School of Law
Transactional law, M&A, and regulatory practice for high-growth emerging industries.
University of Southern California
Undergraduate study in political science before law school.