Pre-seed/seed startups
Non-technical founders who need a credible tech partner.
05 / CTO-AS-A-SERVICE
Strategic Consulting
CTO-as-a-ServiceStrategic Consulting — Senior tech leadership when you don't yet need it full-time.
Senior tech leadership when you don't yet need it full-time.
Senior figure who covers the CTO role at flexible intensity: roadmap, hiring, architecture, vendor management, board communication.
2–8 d
Per month, flexible
24/7
Availability for emergencies
0
Hiring/firing costs
§ A
Overview
Many companies don't need a full-time CTO, but expert tech leadership on critical decisions, engineering team management, dialogue with the business and with investors. CTO-as-a-Service provides this role in fractional mode.
Typically 2–8 days a month, flexible contract, board attendance, mentoring of the internal lead engineer. We work with early-stage startups, growing scaleups, family SMEs in digital transition.
§ B
What's included
- Tech direction and roadmap
- Engineering team management and mentoring
- Architecture, strategic code reviews
- Hiring and people development
- Board and investor relations
- Due diligence on funding or M&A operations
- Vendor management and negotiation
§ C
Deliverables
What you get at the end — or along the way — of an engagement on CTO-as-a-Service.
- D/01Engagement contract with clear scope
- D/02Recurring cadences (weekly, board, retro)
- D/03Updated roadmap
- D/04Board-ready reports
- D/05Continuous knowledge transfer to the team
§ D
Use cases
Growing scaleups
Hyper-growth needing to scale team and architecture.
SMEs in transformation
Family-run companies going digital without an internal CTO.
Interim CTO
Transition coverage between an outgoing and incoming CTO.
§ E
Our process
01
Diagnosis
2 weeks to understand team, architecture, business, urgencies.
02
Engagement
Scope, cadence, success KPI definition.
03
Run
Monthly execution with regular cadences.
04
Review
Quarterly with sponsor, scope re-discussion.
05
Transition
When needed, handoff to an internal CTO with knowledge transfer.
§ F
Technologies
Tooling-agnostic approachExperience in: cloud, SaaS, fintech, healthtech, manufacturingModels: scrum/kanban, EM/EIC career frameworksTools: Linear, Notion, Slack, GitHub
Indicative stack. We adapt choices to your context, internal skills and existing constraints.
§ G
Frequently asked questions
Q/01How much time do you dedicate?+
Typically 2 to 8 days a month. Possibility to intensify in critical phases (funding, launch, incidents).
Q/02How is success measured?+
Agreed KPIs: delivery velocity, quality, team retention, board satisfaction, product milestones.
Q/03How much does it cost?+
From around €4–6k/month for a light engagement to €15–25k/month for an intense one. Always less than a full-time CTO.
Next step
Let's talk about cto-as-a-service.
A 30-minute call to understand your context and whether we can really help. No commitment.