Javier Palomino Fernández: CPO and co-founder of DEXTools and DEXT FORCE
Who is Javier Palomino Fernández: DEXTools co-founder, former CEO and now CPO, and co-founder of DEXT FORCE. His path from Inditex to DeFi.
By DEXT FORCE
Javier Palomino Fernández is a co-founder of DEXTools, the company he led as CEO from 2020 and where he is now Chief Product Owner (CPO), and a co-founder and advisor of DEXT FORCE. Before moving into crypto he built a career in technical and digital product roles at companies such as Sngular and Inditex.
In short
Current role: CPO and co-founder of DEXTools; previously CEO.
At DEXT FORCE: co-founder and advisor on strategy and partner relations.
Experience: over 15 years in web development, design and technical leadership.
His career before DEXTools
According to his professional profile, Javier’s career began in web design and development:
Advernet (Vocento): design director, 2007-2010.
eNubes: technical director, 2011-2013.
Inditex: front-end analyst for Zara.com, 2013-2014.
eGeon: CTO, 2014-2017.
Sngular: front-end team leader and reference leader, 2016-2020.
DEXT FORCE 2025 congress. Image: DEXT FORCE
From CEO to CPO of DEXTools
Javier co-founded DEXTools and led it as CEO from June 2020. He is now its Chief Product Owner (CPO). The platform helps users follow decentralised finance (DeFi) markets. As early as March 2021 he appeared as co-founder and CEO in the release on its partnership with CoinMarketCap. He has also spoken about the project at forums such as Crypto Week Madrid Summit and on YouTube channels such as NFTespaña and Roberto Sanz.
His role at DEXT FORCE
Javier is a co-founder of DEXT FORCE and MAIK, and supports the team as an advisor on strategy and partner relations. He has spoken at the 2023, 2024 and 2025 editions, most recently on a panel about where value lies in Web3. DEXT FORCE began linked to DEXTools and is now an independent project.
The four DEXT FORCE co-founders. Image: DEXT FORCE
Frequently asked questions
What is Javier Palomino’s role at DEXTools?
He is a co-founder and Chief Product Owner (CPO). He was previously the platform’s CEO.
How are DEXTools and DEXT FORCE related?
DEXT FORCE is a Barcelona congress and festival that began linked to DEXTools and now runs independently. Javier is a co-founder of both.
