Nicolás A.

Nicolás A. has a diverse range of work experience in the technology industry. Nicolás is currently a Co-Founder of dcSpark.io, a crypto ecosystem building company that provides decentralized solutions to Blockchain-related clients. Prior to that, they served as a Council Member at the Cardano Foundation, where they oversaw and supervised the advancement of Cardano, a decentralized public blockchain.

Nicolás also worked as a Senior Investment Advisor at dlab, a startup accelerator and venture studio focused on decentralization and blockchain technology. Nicolás made investment decisions on behalf of EMURGO and advised portfolio companies on finding product market fit.

Before that, Nicolás held various roles at EMURGO, including Chief Technology Officer, where they were responsible for R&D development, product management, business development, and technical due diligence for Cardano. Nicolás also served as an Entrepreneur In Residence. Additionally, they were the CEO of BRANDMARK, an EMURGO company that offered tailored blockchain solutions for large-scale organizations.

Earlier in their career, Nicolás worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Prefer, a company connecting service professionals and clients, and as a Co-founder at Cotalker, a digital transformation solutions SaaS suite. Nicolás also founded and led Moblox.io, a software development shop specializing in mobile solutions.

Nicolás started their career as an intern and senior project manager at Kedzoh, an enterprise mobile learning platform. Nicolás also worked as a university-paid researcher at UTFSM, where they developed a graduation memory on three-dimensional manipulation through augmented reality.

Overall, Nicolás has demonstrated expertise in blockchain technology, software development, investment advisory, and business development throughout their career.

Nicolás A. attended Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María from 2009 to 2012, where they obtained a degree in Industrial Engineering. Nicolás also attended the same university from 2005 to 2011, during which they earned a degree in Electronic Engineering with a minor in Business. In addition to their degrees, Nicolás obtained a Certificate in Computational Neuroscience from Coursera Verified Certificates in July 2015.