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Fractional CTO

Strategic Technology Leadership on a part-time basis - for scale-ups and growth businesses that need a CTO in the room, not on the payroll.

Overview

We act as your CTO on a part-time basis: setting the technology roadmap, making architecture decisions, leading the engineering team, and representing technology at the executive and investor level.

We embed deeply enough to understand your business, and stay independent enough to give you unfiltered advice. The same person who diagnoses stays to operate - no senior partner sale followed by junior delivery.

Our position
CTO-level experience, the rigour of a firm, lean and senior end-to-end.
The fit
Who it's for

Companies between seed and Series B.

Businesses that have experienced technical leadership turnover. Organisations preparing for a funding round or acquisition where credible tech leadership matters. Founders who need a peer in the room when board questions get technical.

What you get

A technology function that runs.

A clear technology roadmap aligned to your business objectives. Architecture decisions that are defensible and documented. An engineering team with direction. And a technical voice in every strategic conversation that matters.

Deliverables

What lands in your inbox - and your team.

01Technology roadmap aligned to business objectives, reviewed quarterly
02Architecture decisions documented in defensible ADR format
03Engineering team direction - hiring plan, leadership, performance
04Executive and board-level technical representation when it counts
05Vendor and stack decisions, made with you, owned by you
06Investor diligence support - credible answers, on demand
Engagement model

How a Fractional CTO engagement runs.

01 · Week 1–2EmbedStack review, team 1:1s, founder alignment, current state of architecture and delivery.
02 · Week 3–4DiagnoseWhere the gaps are, where the risk lives, what to do in the next 30 / 60 / 90 days.
03 · OngoingOperate2–3 days per week - leadership, architecture, hiring, board representation, vendor decisions.
04 · QuarterlyReviewOutcome review against the roadmap, replanning, and a defensible written record for the board.
Ready to start

Need a CTO in the room next quarter?

Tell us where the technology decisions are stacking up. We'll come back with a scoped engagement and a start date - usually within a fortnight.