HIRE FRACTIONAL CTO

Hire a Fractional CTO for Your Startup

Hire an experienced fractional CTO who embeds in your team. Get executive technical leadership without the full-time cost. US-based, founder-led, outcome-focused.

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What You Get

✓Executive-level technical leadership
✓Roadmap and architecture ownership
✓Investor and board representation
✓Engineering hiring and team building
✓Technology strategy and vendor selection

Ideal For

→Non-technical founders building technical products
→Startups between Seed and Series A
→Companies preparing for fundraising
→Teams needing technical leadership before full-time CTO

What Does a Fractional CTO Actually Do?

A fractional CTO provides executive-level technical leadership on a part-time or project basis. Unlike consultants who advise from the sidelines, fractional CTOs embed in your team and take ownership of technical outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Strategy: Define the technology roadmap aligned with business goals
Architecture Decisions: Make critical decisions about stack, infrastructure, and scalability
Team Building: Hire, mentor, and structure your engineering team
Investor Relations: Represent technology to the board and investors
Vendor Management: Evaluate and select technology partners

When to Hire a Fractional CTO

Consider a fractional CTO if you're a non-technical founder building a tech product, preparing for a fundraise, or need senior technical leadership but aren't ready for a full-time executive hire. Most of our fractional CTO engagements last 6-18 months, with some transitioning to helping hire and onboard the full-time replacement.

Fast, Seamless Onboarding

From first call to first commit in under a week.

Day 1

Discovery Call

Understand your product, stack, and what success looks like

Day 2-3

Team Match

Match the right engineer(s) based on your needs

Day 4-5

Onboarding

Slack access, repo access, codebase walkthrough

Week 1

First Ship

First PR merged, hitting the ground running

See Our Work

Rupa Health

Fractional CTO from Seed to Series A, scaling ARR from $100K to $5M.

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OddsJam

Technical diligence and security hardening for successful exit.

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“Aravind is in the top 1% of engineers I've hired. He supported us from $100K to $5M ARR, keeping us shipping through crazy growth and investor scrutiny.”

Tara Viswanathan

Co-founder & CEO, Rupa Health (Acquired by Fullscript)

Hire a Fractional CTO FAQs

How much does a fractional CTO cost?

Starting at $60/hr with no retainers—pay only for hours used. Most clients use 40-80 hours/month (~$2,400-4,800). 14-day risk-free trial. Cash-constrained? We accept up to 30% in advisory equity to lower your burn.

What is the process to hire a fractional CTO?

Start with a 30-minute discovery call with Aravind. We'll discuss your needs, tech stack, and goals. If there's a fit, we can start within days. Most clients are onboarded within a week.

Can I hire for just a few months?

Yes, we offer flexible month-to-month engagements. No long-term lock-in. We believe in earning your continued partnership through results, not contracts.

What makes your fractional CTOs different?

Founder-led, not agency-staffed. Aravind has been an early engineer at Rupa Health (acquired by Fullscript), and has supported $35M+ ARR through investor due diligence. You get direct access—no account managers in between.

Do you work with my tech stack?

Full-stack expertise across React/Next.js, Node.js, Python, TypeScript, AWS, GCP, and modern AI/LLM frameworks. We've worked across healthcare, betting, fintech, and consumer products.

Aravind Srinivas

Founder, HyperNest Labs

Former engineering leader who helped scale Rupa Health from $100K to $5M ARR. Passionate about helping startups build great engineering teams.

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