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    Shane Mac

    Professional based in Nashville

    Shane Mac is the Co-founder and CEO of XMTP, the largest open protocol and network for secure web3 messaging.13 Prior to XMTP, he founded Assist, which built the first business messaging for Facebook Messenger, Apple Business Chat, Google Business Messaging, and SMS. Assist was acquired in 2019 for $50 million.4

    In 2017, Shane co-founded and bootstrapped Squared Away, which provides remote executive assistants powered by military spouses. Squared Away recently passed $25M in revenue.1

    Shane has been featured in major publications like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR's All Things Considered, Forbes, and USA Today.4 He currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.2

    Some key facts about Shane Mac:

    • Co-founder & CEO at XMTP Labs, developing the XMTP protocol23
    • Co-founder at Squared Away, a platform connecting military spouses as executive assistants24
    • Previously founded Assist, a business messaging platform acquired for $50 million4
    • Studied Finance and Economics at Western Illinois University2
    • Loves music and the culture of Nashville, which he sees as the next Austin3

    Highlights

    Aug 30 · twitter.com
    Shane Mac on X: "If I would have had this 15 years ago, we would ...
    Oct 18 · cryptonews.com
    Shane Mac, Co-Founder of XMTP, on The Future of Messaging, and ...
    Jul 4 · youtube.com
    Shane Mac, Co-Founder of XMTP, on The Future of Messaging, and ...
    Shane Mac, Co-Founder of XMTP, on The Future of Messaging, and ...

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    Experience

    XMTP, Inc.

    Education

    Western Illinois University

    Location

    Nashville, Tennessee, United States