Nicolas Arqueros

Nicolás Arqueros is Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of dcSpark, Senior Investment Advisor at dlab. Formerly, Council Member at Cardano Foundation, Chief Technology Officer at EMURGO. Started coding at 13 years old and trained in college as an Industrial and Electronic Engineer. Spent my early career building a number of companies where I led teams developing software (primarily iOS and Android applications). Fell in love with the technologic and economical principles behind Bitcoin and decentralized finance, so naturally I ended up transitioning into cryptocurrencies, where I've continued to lead and grow technology teams focused on solving cutting-edge problems. Today, I continue to grow as a entrepreneur and executive in leading a new blockchain venture (EMURGO, part of the Cardano blockchain). As the CTO of EMURGO I oversee multiple internal and external initiatives. Inside EMURGO I lead multiple projects like the Brandmark joint venture, where we use blockchain for traceability in the food industry, and advance the cryptocurrency Cardano. Externally, I support the Cardano Foundation by helping to grow an ecosystem of developers. On the side, I am passionate about playing an advisory role to SOSV in a start-up accelerator program to help entrepreneurs grow in the blockchain space.