Loop was founded by web3 veterans Eleni Steinman (CEO) and Shane van Coller (CTO). Eleni and Shane have built and launched crypto projects together successfully for years and focus on building infrastructure that makes web3 more accessible to a broad set of users. They started Loop Crypto in 2021 to solve their own challenge of enabling recurring crypto payments for web3 businesses.

For this particular project, the following team members from Loop Crypto will be involved:

**Shane van Coller (Co-founder & CTO)**
- Education: BA in Information Science from the University of Pretoria
- Experience: 15+ years of software development experience. 7+ years building in crypto & doing smart contract development. Led US Engineering team at bloXroute before becoming CTO at Loop Crypto.
- Skills: Full stack development, Solidity smart contract development, technical infrastructure

**Rocco Panacci (Senior Software Engineer)**
- Education: BS in Computer Science from Trent University
- Experience: 20+ years of software development experience. Serial startup software developer who has spent 10+ years teaching and designing curriculum for software development as well.
- Skills: Full stack development with a focus on front-end solutions (React, Typescript, HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, Node.js, etc.)

**Jeff Cangialosi (Head of Business Operations)**
- Education: BS in Science, Tech, & International Affairs from Georgetown, MBA from Kellogg
- Experience: 10+ years in finance and fintech. Serial startup operator with experience in project management and grant management.
- Skills: GTM Strategy, operations, project management, content marketing, technical documentation