Nix Nolledo

Nico Jose “Nix” Nolledo is a Filipino digital entrepreneur and co-founder of Xurpas, a mobile content provider company.^[1][2] He also worked for Rappler, the Founding Director of the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of Philippines and Digital Commerce Association of Philippines (IMAAPDCP). ^[3] He is currently the chief executive officer of Open Data Exchange (ODX) Pte. Ltd & the chairman of Xurpas, Inc.^[4][5][6]

Nico Jose “Nix” Nolledo
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, Investor, Speaker
Known for	Member of Rappler Chairman of Xurpas, CEO of ODX Pte. Ltd.

Early life

Nolledo has a degree of Bachelor of Science in Management from Ateneo de Manila University.^[7][8] Initially, he worked as an Assistant Branch Manager in a Philippine branch of KFC.^{[9] [10]}

Business ventures

In 1999, Nolledo established PinoyExchange.com with the help of his brother in 1999 as an online community where people can connect and discuss on the basis of their area of interest.^[11][10] In 2001, he founded Xurpas in 2001 bring opportunities for mobile content developers.^[11][12] The company's IPO of P1.36 billion was the most successful and only consumer tech listing in South East Asia at that time. ^[13][14][15]

Investments

Nolledo is an angel investor in various technology companies^[16] and has served on the boards of companies such as Rappler.com, Gurango Software, PurpleClick, Pawnhero and MyRegalo.com.^[16][3]

Awards and recognitions

Nolledo was recognized as EY's Philippine Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015, ^[3][14][17] Endeavor Entrepreneur in 2015, and was chosen as the Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) in the Philippines for 2015.^[6][18][19]

References

1. Balea, Jum. "8 lessons from Filipino tech billionaire and angel investor Nix Nolledo". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
2. "This Is the Man Who Went From Ex-KFC Worker to Tech Tycoon". Entrepreneur.com.ph. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
3. "Nix Nolledo, Founder of Xurpas, Named EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the Philippines - Endeavor". Endeavor. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
4. "Nix Nolledo Stepping Down as CEO of Xurpas to Focus on 'Revolutionary' Blockchain Technology". Entrepreneur.com.ph. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
5. "ODX and YouDeal Team Up to Deliver Free Internet Access to Emerging Markets". TechWorm. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
6. 엘민미디어. "[BOF 피플] 닉스 놀레도 - 서파스". TokenPost (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-19.
7. Dumlao, Doris C. (2014-11-23). "Former KFC worker winds up becoming a billionaire in IT". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
8. Dumlao-Abadilla, Doris (2016-11-04). "PH's new breed of tycoons". inquirer.net. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
9. Puhm, Christopher (March 23, 2017). "This Is the Man Who Went From Ex-KFC Worker to Billionaire Tech Tycoon". esquiremag.ph. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
10. "I try to evangelise the opportunities in the Philippines: Xurpas CEO Nix Nolledo". e27. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
11. "This Is the Man Who Went From Ex-KFC Worker to Billionaire Tech Tycoon". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
12. Dumlao, Doris C. "Former KFC worker winds up becoming a billionaire in IT". Retrieved 2018-09-19.
13. "2014-2016 Board of Directors". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
14. "Game changer: Xurpas founder Nix Nolledo | Adobo Magazine Online | Creativity, Advertising, Design, Media, Digital, Marketing, PR, Asia News". adobomagazine.com. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
15. "Nix Nolledo".
16. Hynes, Casey. "The Filipino Startup Disrupting The Pawn Shop Industry". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
17. Dumlao-Abadilla, Doris. "PH's new breed of tycoons". Retrieved 2018-09-19.
18. "Xurpas chief recognized as Endeavor Entrepreneur | Philstar.com". philstar.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
19. . 2017-09-11. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2021-10-31.