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.
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
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
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.