Our mission

HAL’s mission is to democratize access to blockchains enabling anybody to connect them with centralized technologies, in a few clicks, no code needed.

We're hiring

We are growing fast and we are looking for blockchain enthusiasts. Exciting challenges lie ahead!

Meet the Builders

Marco De Rossi

President & Cofounder

Marco is the author of the Gluing Manifesto, envisioning how smart contracts will scale to mass adoption. He has a background in Economics and Arts and worked as a programmer, as a digital marketing consultant and as a journalist. He is also the founder of WeSchool, a leading EdTech company.

Manlio Poltronieri

CTO and Cofounder

Manlio has a background in philosophy and computer science, and worked as a software engineer at The Guardian and other London startups before joining the blockchain cause

Matteo Scurati

Chief Product Officer

Matteo has a background in computer science, philosophy and business. He worked as CTO in one of the most important digital publishing company in italy then he participated in the foundation of multiple startups.

Olivier Galaud

Chief Revenue Officer

Olivier is seasoned tech professional with more than 20 years international experience growing revenues at eBay, BNPParibas, Alibaba, among others. He also organize DeFi events. Dad. Likes judo, kitesurf, piano and chess.

Björn Gunnarsson

Head of Engineering

Bjorn brings 18 years of engineering experience as a leader of application development and DevOps teams that are focused on building and supporting as-a-service offerings. Prior to HAL, Bjorn was 10 years in the financial industry working with algorithmic trading and trading platforms before switching to more entrepreneurial ventures spanning high-end auctions, digital transformations, IIoT as well as blockchain.

Tamas Soos

Lead Frontend Developer

Tamas has a background in computer science and design. He worked at multiple startups before and joined HAL to push the web 3 movement forward. He loves ramen and likes to go climbing.

Prithpal Sooriya

Senior Frontend Developer

Developer with a background in Computer Science and has passion for new technologies. He has worked on mission critical emergency services systems and health/fitness apps.

Aparna Pande

Marketing Manager

Aparna has a background in Physics and Marketing, and has worked with the marketing teams of the Tata Group and some other Indian start ups, including a unicorn.