Senior, hands-on fractional CTO leadership for startups — architecture, hiring, security, scaling and investor-ready technical strategy, without the cost of a full-time CTO.
Why Startups Choose a Fractional CTO
Most startups need senior technical leadership long before they can justify a full-time CTO. Hiring one in Australia costs between $250,000 and $420,000 in base salary — before equity, recruitment and superannuation. A fractional CTO gives you that same strategic and hands-on capability at a fraction of the cost, scaled to your stage and runway.
Our founder brings 27 years of hands-on experience across startups, ASX-listed companies, private equity-backed businesses and federal government programmes — having built, rescued and scaled platforms across SaaS, fintech, blockchain and payments.
When Your Startup Needs One
- You’re making architecture and tech-stack decisions you can’t afford to get wrong
- You’re hiring or managing developers — or an offshore team — without senior oversight
- You’re raising capital and need credible technical strategy and due-diligence readiness
- Your product is scaling and starting to creak under load
- You’ve inherited a codebase and need to know what you’re really sitting on
What You Get
- Technical strategy & architecture aligned to your business and runway
- Team leadership — hiring, mentoring and managing developers and vendors
- Security & infrastructure decisions made correctly from the start
- Scalability planning so growth doesn’t break the product
- Investor & due-diligence readiness — a technical story that stands up to scrutiny
- Hands-on involvement when it counts, not just advice from the sidelines
Investor & Due-Diligence Ready
If a raise is on the horizon, we make sure your architecture, security and technical roadmap stand up to investor scrutiny — and we can produce an independent technical assessment that gives founders and investors a clear, credible picture before they ask for it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a fractional CTO cost compared to a full-time hire?
A full-time CTO in Australia costs $250,000–$420,000 plus equity. A fractional CTO provides senior leadership for a fraction of that, flexed to what you actually need.
How does the engagement work?
Flexible — from a few days a month of strategic oversight to hands-on involvement during a critical phase. We scope it to your stage and budget.
Can you help us get investor-ready?
Yes — technical strategy, architecture and due-diligence readiness are core to what we do.
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