Jan 2026 – now
Résumé · Flight log · Updated October 2026
Iñaki Fuentes
Trying to be less wrong every day
I build, scale and fix tech businesses. AI, travel, startups, operations and M&A. From infrastructure to boardroom, from idea to exit. Less theatre. More execution.
- Base
- Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- inaki@ifuentes.net
- Profile
- linkedin.com/in/inakifuentes
- 20+ years in tech
- 4 acquisitions
- 4 C-suite seats: CEO, CIO, COO, CTO
- 2018 Computerworld award
Experience
Nov 2025 – now
Co-founder · Fliinow
Buy now, pay later infrastructure for the travel industry.
Jan 2020 – now
Advisor, mentor & partner · Independent
Strategic guidance for founders: business strategy and scaling, fundraising and investment readiness, innovation and digital transformation.
Apr 2023 – Sep 2026
Chief Operating Officer · Travelgate
Led operational strategy with a focus on innovation, partnership growth and service excellence. Put partner empowerment first to redefine the travel marketplace and drive sustainable growth across the industry.
May – Oct 2023
Startup mentor · ENISA, emprendimiento innovador
Helped founders with business plans, fundraising strategy and goal-setting, drawing on my own experience in tech and travel.
Feb 2021 – Oct 2023
Co-founder & CEO · Quonversa
Mission: make talking to a business feel as easy and natural as talking to a friend. Built transactional solutions on conversational, AI-driven process automation, plus a data-led, customer-centric B2C strategy. Led product strategy and the team.
Jun 2017 – Sep 2021
CEO · Bluekiri
Logitravel Group spin-off providing multi-cloud architecture and managed IT services for e-commerce, big data, transactional and online platforms. Full P&L responsibility, strategic plan, teams, alliances and partnerships, product and clients.
Oct 2015 – Sep 2021
CIO · Logitravel Group
Made the group's technology strategy serve its business strategy. Turned IT operations and core development into an enterprise-grade division and kept IT costs under control across every business area. Strategic plan, M&A, post-merger integration, innovation and new revenue from business development.
Mar 2019 – Feb 2021
Member of the management board · Turistec
Promoted digitalisation and innovation for cluster members, the tourism sector and ICT. Spotted new business models and funding lines, and matched members' needs with other members' solutions.
Nov 2018 – Feb 2020
Mentor · Conector Startup Accelerator
Worked side by side with founders towards an investable project: finished product, proven business model, clear metrics with first results and a validated business plan, reviewed in monthly boards.
Jan 2015 – Oct 2016
CTO · Ace Sticker
Owned the web presence and technology: shaped the service as a web-based business, led web application delivery and planned for risk and growth.
Jun – Oct 2015
Ride leader · Global Cycle Rides
Jan 2011 – Oct 2015
Engineering manager · NTT Europe
Led a multinational team of senior and entry-level engineers. Owned customer technical management: project manager during service setup, then operations manager for my customers' platforms.
Apr 2009 – Mar 2011
Microsoft systems engineer · Atlas IT
Third-line Microsoft support (Windows Server, IIS, Exchange, SQL Server, Active Directory) and project work: building systems to client specifications, then fixing them in production.
Mar 2008 – Apr 2009
System administrator · Dana Corporation
IT infrastructure (PCs, servers and communications), security audit reports and real-time production software.
Jun 2005 – Aug 2006
System administrator · M. Torres Diseños Industriales
Technical support, corporate intranet, data-centre migration (servers, clusters, EVA, Windows Server 2003) and the Windows 2000 to XP upgrade.
Education
Oct 2026 – Mar 2027
UEFA C Diploma · UEFA Academy
2009 – 2011
BSc (Hons) Applied Computing · Northumbria University
2007 – 2008
MSc Computer Network Technology · Northumbria University
2016
Introduction to Operations Management · The Wharton School
2015
Corporate Finance Essentials · IESE Business School