# Sean Blanchfield

founding member #2

agent-ready 100/100

photo: https://sub.xiliary.com/p/sean-blanchfield/photo?v=1790630886

Technology entrepreneur | CEO, Jentic

Technology entrepreneur and founder of Jentic, PageFair, DemonWare and ScaleFront. Jentic connects AI agents to APIs and workflows. DemonWare powered online services for games including Call of Duty and was acquired by Activision Blizzard in 2007. PageFair pioneered the digital media industry’s response to adblocking and was acquired by Blockthrough in 2018. I have also helped launch Phorest and Jolt Online Gaming.

location: Dublin, IE
open to: collaboration
skills: hardware-development, operations-management, startups, ai, entrepreneurship, software-architecture, product-strategy, venture-building, online-gaming, adtech
languages: en

## Experience

- 2024-11 to now: Member, Ireland’s AI Advisory Council, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
  Ministerial appointment to Ireland’s AI Advisory Council.
- 2024-07 to now: Chief Executive Officer, Jentic
  Building a universal integration layer connecting AI agents to APIs and workflows.
- 2011-03 to now: Founder, Techpreneurs
  Founded an invite-only network for active technology founders in the Dublin area.
- 2024-04 to 2024-11: Artificial Intelligence EIR, NDRC
  Conducted AI transformation and readiness research for the National Digital Research Centre.
- 2024-01 to 2024-04: Accelerator Director, NDRC
  Led delivery of a national startup accelerator programme cohort.
- 2023-06 to 2024-01: Entrepreneur-in-Residence, NDRC
  Entrepreneur-in-Residence with the NDRC programme at Dogpatch Labs.
- 2012-09 to 2018-10: Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, PageFair
  Led corporate development, partnerships, product strategy, finance, marketing, sales and HR; PageFair was acquired by Blockthrough in 2018.
- 2008-09 to 2012-09: Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, ScaleFront Ltd.
  Co-founded a venture studio combining startup ideas, funding and experience to launch new products.
- 2010-08 to 2011-08: Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Front Square
  Built a social learning platform for operational excellence and Lean Six Sigma in large companies.
- 2010-01 to 2010-06: Chief Technology Officer, Jolt Online Gaming
  Built out the technology team, selected the technology stack and established production processes for web games.
- 2003-06 to 2008-06: Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, DemonWare
  Built high-scale online networking technology and an engineering team for games including Call of Duty; acquired by Activision Blizzard in 2007.
- 2000-03 to 2003-07: Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Phorest
  Co-founded a group mobile messaging service that grew into salon software; exited through a management buyout in 2003.
- 2001 to 2003: Graduate Student, Distributed Systems Group, Trinity College Dublin
  PhD research (not completed) on peer-to-peer anonymizing networks.
- 2000-06 to 2000-09: Webmaster, Setanta Sports
  Managed Setanta’s online sports portals, setanta.com and gaa.com.
- 1999-06 to 2000-06: Education Officer, Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union
  Elected full-time officer responsible for educational representation and student political structures.
- 1998-06 to 1998-09: Hardware Engineer, Creative Labs
  Built prototype BlasterPCs for launch in Asia Pacific.
- 1997 to 1997: Test Technician, Neltronic Ltd
  College summer role servicing oscilloscopes and testing night vision goggles.

## Education

- PhD candidate (not completed), Computer Science, Trinity College Dublin (2003)
- BA BAI, Computer Engineering, Trinity College Dublin (2001)
- Leaving Certificate, Greenshills Comprehensive College (1996)

- website: https://seanblanchfield.com
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanblanchfield

## Posts (3)

### 2026-08-25 update #ai #current #policy #strategy
Five Shades of AI Sovereignty
- https://seanblanchfield.com/2026/08/ai-sovereignty

### 2026-08-18 update #ai #current #work #writing
The Glibberish Problem
- https://seanblanchfield.com/2026/08/the-glibberish-problem

### 2026-07-22 update #current
The Company of Tomorrow (You Can’t Fake AI-Native)
- https://seanblanchfield.com/2026/07/you-cant-fake-ai-native


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