Chapter
A dream of inventing
In the 2000s, as a kid, Ray V had one big dream: to become an inventor. He wanted to make things that didn't exist yet.
The long version.
Every turn of the road, from the first dream to today.
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2000s
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Growing up
Setback
The dream fades
Growing up, life pulled in other directions. Little by little, the dream of inventing was put away, and Ray V gave up on it.
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2019
Turning point
Meeting a Zen Master
In 2019, Ray V met a Zen Master who helped him look inward and find his way back to what he had always wanted to do.
The dream he had put away as a kid was still there, waiting.
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2021
Launch
inDawn, the first app
In 2021 the dream finally became real. Ray V released his very first app, inDawn: an Android app that invited people to reflect on their life each day. inDawn has since been retired, but its idea lived on.
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2025
Launch
timono.quest, the first website
In 2025, Ray V launched his first website, timono.quest. It picked up where inDawn left off: inspired by meditative writing, it offers a gentle introduction to meditation before sitting meditation.
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Sep 2025
Chapter
Souptini, a healthy fast-food startup
In September 2025, Ray V stepped beyond software and founded Souptini in Granville, Ohio: a healthy fast-food concept for student-athletes and the campus community. As founder and operator, he is working through market research, pricing and sourcing, and designing the brand and a campus pop-up to test demand before launch.
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Jul 2026
Launch
teesheetgenerator.com
In July 2026 came teesheetgenerator.com, a tool that takes the busywork out of golf outings: tee sheets, caddie assignments, scorecards and cart signs, all in one place.
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Sep 2026
Launch
Five launches in one month
September 2026 was the busiest month yet, with five inventions out the door:
Life With Purpose, a life planner drawn as lines. TinkScreen, which turns plain app screenshots into polished store images. Zen Golf, a calm pre-shot meditation for golfers. Silkbreath, a school of Qigong and Tai Chi in the browser. And Tìm Huyệt, a bilingual 3D atlas of acupressure points.
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Oct 2026
Turning point
RVFoundry finds its purpose
Building Silkbreath and Tìm Huyệt showed what mattered most. In October 2026, RVFoundry took on its purpose: preserving spiritual teachings and traditional healing knowledge, and sharing them freely through apps.
The first new project is an app for the teachings of a living Zen teacher, made with the teacher's blessing.