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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
Email
inaki@ifuentes.net
Profile
linkedin.com/in/inakifuentes

Experience

Jan 2026 – now

Partner & CTO · eVoost AI

EU – UAE In flight

Nov 2025 – now

Co-founder · Fliinow

Palma In flight

Buy now, pay later infrastructure for the travel industry.

Jan 2020 – now

Advisor, mentor & partner · Independent

Tech and travel startups In flight

Strategic guidance for founders: business strategy and scaling, fundraising and investment readiness, innovation and digital transformation.

Apr 2023 – Sep 2026

Chief Operating Officer · Travelgate

Palma Acquired by Travelsoft

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

Palma

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

Palma Acquired by Travelgate

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

Palma Acquired by Viajes El Corte Inglés

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

Palma Acquired by Viajes El Corte Inglés

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

Palma

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

Palma

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

Barcelona

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

Barcelona

Jan 2011 – Oct 2015

Engineering manager · NTT Europe

Barcelona

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

Barcelona

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

Pamplona

IT infrastructure (PCs, servers and communications), security audit reports and real-time production software.

Jun 2005 – Aug 2006

System administrator · M. Torres Diseños Industriales

Pamplona

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

    In progress

  • 2009 – 2011

    BSc (Hons) Applied Computing · Northumbria University

    Distance learning

  • 2007 – 2008

    MSc Computer Network Technology · Northumbria University

  • 2016

    Introduction to Operations Management · The Wharton School

    University of Pennsylvania, on Coursera

  • 2015

    Corporate Finance Essentials · IESE Business School

    On Coursera