About Ola GG

OlaGG

Description:
A SubDAO of Yield Guild Games, Ola GG is bringing financial inclusion  to Spanish-speaking Latin American markets as well as Spain and US Hispanic markets through gaming and gamified experiences, including through acquisition and loan of NFT assets, encouraging involvement in the play-to-earn economy.

Differentiator:

Ola GG leverages local player data and feedback to take advantage of relevant opportunities. As community is a foundational pillar of the business, the Ola GG team frequently interacts with the community to gain localized insights and uncover desired improvements to the platform to best suit users' needs.


Opportunity:
Latin American markets have the highest inflation rate forecast of 11% globally. Additionally, 50% of the population has no access to banking or financial products. Out of the 560 million individuals living in Latin America, 230 million are active monthly gamers. Ola GG gives citizens an opportunity to earn money, participate in a community, and have a chance to keep up financially.
 
Customers:
Ola GG’s customers are a blend of students, job seekers, professionals, and investors seeking opportunities in gaming and gamified experiences in web3. The majority of OLA GG’s scholars are aged 23-29. This group is primarily composed of job seekers in Latin America intending to use their earnings to cover day-to-day expenses such as rent and electricity bills. The second biggest group is students interested in learning and playing to earn. The students plan to use their earnings for saving and spending. Other key community members are professionals and investors seeking education, and a better understanding of crypto as well as web3.

Team:

Clara Bullrich is a Co-Founder of Ola GG. She is also a Partner at Alvarium Investments and a member of the Investment Committee—an international multi-family office with over $54 billion in assets under management. She is also a Co-Founder & General Partner at TheVentureCity—a leading venture capital firm with over $150M raised investing in early-stage startups globally. Clara has a passion for digital assets and is an active investor in the sector, helping companies on WEB3 and leveraging her expertise in DeFi & NFTs. Clara is also part of two investment DAOs in blockchain.

Nico del Pino is a Co-Founder of Ola GG. He has 10+ years of experience working in emerging markets in the blockchain and Fintech industries. Nico is also the Co-Founder and COO of Liquid Meta—the first publicly traded liquidity mining operation in the world (NEO:LIQD)—and a commercial partner at Bitex.la—one of the main crypto exchanges of Latin America. Previously, Nico was the Director of Fintech at Endeavor Global and the VP of Sales at dLocal (NASDAQ:DLO). 

Martin Blaquier is the CEO of Ola GG. He is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience in the media and gaming industries. Most recently, he was the Head of Esports at Riot Games for Latin America. In 2018, he founded Elo Games—a multimedia company focused on developing Esports on a global scale.

Topics:GamingP2E