A fractional CTO for the decisions you cannot afford to get wrong.
Many Indian startups and growing businesses need a CTO's judgement long before they can justify a CTO's salary. A senior technology leader is one of the hardest and most expensive hires a young company makes, and one wrong call on a platform, a supplier or the architecture can cost a year.
- Free 30-minute call
- Fixed quote in writing
- Code you own
What is a fractional CTO?
A fractional CTO, also called a virtual CTO, is a senior technology leader who works for a business part-time, often a few days a month, taking responsibility for the technology strategy, architecture, suppliers and engineering hiring, without the cost of a full-time executive.
A fractional CTO, also called a virtual CTO, gives you that judgement a few days a month: someone senior who owns the technology roadmap, makes the architecture calls, checks suppliers' work and quotes, hires your first engineers and gets you ready for investors' technical due diligence.
What a fractional CTO does.
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Thirty minutes with a senior engineer, free and with no obligation. Bring the problem, not a brief.
How it works.
Often built alongside it.
Frequently asked questions.
Is a virtual CTO the same as a fractional CTO?
Yes, in practice. Both terms mean a senior technology leader who works with you part-time rather than as a full-time employee. We use them for the same service: an agreed number of days a month, plus help with urgent decisions, set out in writing and running month to month.
When does a business need a fractional CTO?
Typically when technology decisions start to carry real risk: choosing a platform, managing an agency, preparing for investment, hiring the first engineers or adding AI to products. If those decisions are being made without senior technical input, a fractional CTO usually pays for itself.
Can our fractional CTO also manage your developers?
Yes, and they can manage other suppliers too. If we also build for you, the arrangement is set out openly in writing, and you can always ask for an independent second opinion. Many clients use a fractional CTO precisely to hold any development partner, including us, to account.
Can you prepare us for technical due diligence?
Yes. We check that IP has been assigned to your company in writing by everyone who wrote code, as the Copyright Act 1957 requires, review open-source licences, fix basic security and documentation gaps, and prepare a clear account of your architecture. Investors' lawyers ask about all of these.
How is a fractional CTO priced?
As a monthly arrangement in rupees, with any GST shown separately, based on the number of days and the level of availability you need. You get a written proposal after a first conversation, and it runs month to month, so it can grow, shrink or stop as your needs change.
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