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]
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 to 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]
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]
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]
