JOAQUIM SERAFIM

FOUNDER, CARTREVIVEAI

PROFILE

Technologist and founder with 25+ years of experience in SaaS, fintech, and e-commerce platforms. Proven track record of building products from zero to scale, leading engineering teams, and delivering integrations for both startups and enterprise organisations.

EXPERIENCE

FOUNDER & CEO — CARTREVIVEAI

2025–PRESENT

Building an AI-powered cart recovery platform for e-commerce merchants.

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER (CONSULTANT) – KHASAY LTD

2024–2025

Delivered CTO-level services to a leading digital-services client in the Republic of the Congo. Built a local cloud & AI talent academy, defined technical architecture, established the engineering team, and managed integrations, data pipelines, and compliance for scalable deployment.

CO-FOUNDER & CTO — KAMOA APP

2022–2023

Scaled to 150K+ users in one year, delivering mobile-first financial services for individuals and SMBs.

TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP — CONSULTING & ENTERPRISE ROLES

2013–2022

Delivered large-scale digital platforms and integrations for clients including Kingfisher PLC (DIY.com),Thomas Cook, FYE.com, DAZN, and SHL while at YLD and other consultancies. Focused on e-commerce, fintech, and large enterprise systems.

LEAD ENGINEER — COM-UT

2008–2013

Built the engineering team and developed core technologies from the ground up.

EARLY CAREER — PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT

1997–2008

Developed secure communications for the Army and digital systems for Civil Protection/Defense. Introduced open-source adoption into government IT infrastructure.

SKILLS

SaaS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATIONSAI-DRIVEN PERSONALISATION ENGINESE-COMMERCE: SHOPIFY, WOOCOMMERCE, ADOBE COMMERCE, APIsSCALING FINTECH & SMB PLATFORMSINFRASTRUCTURE & CLOUDOPEN‑SOURCE CONTRIBUTOR

ACHIEVEMENT

Co-founded and scaled a fintech app (Kamoa App) to 150K+ users in under one year.