Douglas Coughran
Building the Forward Deployed Engineering function at Loop (AI-native data + payments platform, Series C) | FDE · Applied AI · AI Agents · LLMs | ex-CEO Foxtrot (acq. Descartes) · MIT
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About
I build category-defining AI and data platforms, bridging engineering, product, and GTM at companies in rapid-growth phases. Currently founding the Forward Deployed Engineering function at Loop. Before Loop: nearly a decade as co-founder and CEO of Foxtrot Systems (acquired by Descartes), building from college dropout to a $10B GMV platform serving Fortune 500 customers across 19 countries. MIT engineering — though I had to come back after the exit to actually finish the degree! Citizen of US / Mexico / France; four languages (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese); and most energized at the intersection of AI and operationally-complex industries that haven't yet been touched.
Experience
Mar 2026
Jul 2024 to Feb 2026
Sep 2022 to Jun 2023
Sep 2012 to Apr 2022
Jul 2012 to Aug 2012
Feb 2012 to Jun 2012
Jan 2012 to Feb 2012
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
2011 to 2014
High School, Liberal Arts
2006 to 2010
Elementary & Middle School
1993 to 2006