Rafael Cifuentes
CSO, InteractiveAI
Tech operator and business strategist working across emerging technologies, focused on AI for the enterprise since 2022. Currently between Dublin, Madrid and Lisbon. Husband, father of one, runner, and wine enthusiast.
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Building InteractiveAI's operational backbone so our teams can do their best work.
Writing about emerging technology strategy, now focused on enterprise AI, the agentic value chain, and building AI-first organizations.
Recommending little-known Spanish wines every now and then.
Posting about all of this daily on X.
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InteractiveAI2025–Website
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- European agentic AI start-up building autonomous systems for enterprises in regulated industries. A growing team of 20+ across Dublin, Madrid and Lisbon.
- What
- Chief Strategy Officer and part of the founding executive team. Leading strategy and business operations, partnerships (NVIDIA Inception, AWS Activate), expansion into new markets and corporate development.
- Where
- Ireland, Spain and Portugal.
Clarity AI2022–2025Website
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- US AI scale-up building enterprise software for financial services, backed by Balderton, SoftBank, BlackRock, Fifth Wall, Jony Ive and others. Merged with Glass Lewis in 2026.
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- Senior Manager, Strategy. Built and ran a new business unit from scratch, and led a European tech acquisition and its post-merger integration.
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- Spain and US.
Strategy consulting2016–2020
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- EY, TMF Group.
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- Several market-entry and M&A consulting projects. Helped Big Tech and advanced manufacturing enterprises with multi-billion-dollar capex projects, from the business case to negotiations with governments. Post-merger integration across 10+ markets for a $3B medtech acquisition.
- Where
- Across the US.
Education
MBA, IE Business School, with a stint at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. BA, International Relations and Economics, magna cum laude, Syracuse University.
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Books
Quantum Computing Strategy: Foundations and Applicability[Elena Yndurain, CRC Press, 2025. Contributor] AmazonSpeaking
IE Business School[International MBA Program] -
Little-known Spanish wines, added as I find them.