# Nico del Pino

> Nico del Pino is the co-founder and CEO of Ola Guild Games (OLA GG), the largest web3 gaming community in the Hispanic world. A subDAO of Yield Guild Games, OLA GG sets out to turn play into financial inclusion for the 500-million-plus Spanish-speaking market across Latin America and beyond. A crypto and fintech operator for more than a decade, del Pino co-founded Liquid Meta (the first publicly traded liquidity-mining company), ran fintech at Endeavor, and led sales at NASDAQ-listed dLocal before betting his career on the idea that owning your in-game economy could change a household's bottom line.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Ola Guild Games
- **Organizations:** Ola Guild Games (OLA GG), Liquid Meta Capital Holdings, dLocal, Endeavor Global, Bitex.la, Yield Guild Games (partner)
- **Nationality:** Argentine
- **Education:** Entrepreneurship / Entrepreneurial Studies, Stanford University (Stanford-Endeavor Innovation and Growth Program)
- **Known for:** Built OLA GG into the largest web3 gaming community in the Hispanic markets, Co-founded Liquid Meta, the first publicly traded liquidity-mining company in the world, Raised $8M seed for OLA GG from 19+ investors including Galaxy Interactive, BITKRAFT, Arca, Polygon and Crypto.com Capital

## Career timeline

- **~2014** — Begins building in crypto and emerging-markets fintech
- **—** — Partner at Bitex.la, one of Latin America's main crypto exchanges
- **—** — VP of Sales at dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO)
- **—** — Director of Fintech at Endeavor Global
- **2017** — Completes Stanford-Endeavor Innovation and Growth Program
- **2021** — Co-founds Ola Guild Games with Clara Bullrich, in partnership with Yield Guild Games
- **2022** — OLA GG raises $8M seed round led by Galaxy Interactive, BITKRAFT and Arca
- **—** — Co-founds Liquid Meta, the first publicly traded liquidity-mining operation
- **2025** — Runs Ola Cup on Arbitrum, partners with UNICEF on social impact in Sao Paulo, develops in-house games

## Achievements

- Built OLA GG into the largest web3 gaming community in the Hispanic markets
- Co-founded Liquid Meta, the first publicly traded liquidity-mining company in the world
- Raised $8M seed for OLA GG from 19+ investors including Galaxy Interactive, BITKRAFT, Arca, Polygon and Crypto.com Capital
- Scaled financial-inclusion access through gaming across Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil
- Partnered with UNICEF on social-impact work in Sao Paulo
- Launched the Ola Cup esports series on Arbitrum

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Featured in OpenSea's blog discussing OLA GG's story, the future of work and education in Latam, and sustainable web3 gaming
- **2025** — OLA GG developing its own games, expanding the Ola Cup esports series on Arbitrum, and collaborating with UNICEF on social impact in Sao Paulo

## Links

- Website: https://olagg.io
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nico-del-pino-87362523
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nicolapepino

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Last updated: 2026-06-21