Free 30-min call10+
Years CTO Experience
Kelechi Azunna-Benny, Co-founder & CTO
Senior Technical Leadership, Without the Full-Time Package. Your Fractional CTO / CPO.
You don't need a £150,000/year full-time CTO to get senior technical strategy. Tribesquare's Fractional CTO and CPO service gives you battle-tested engineering leadership — on your terms, your timeline, at a fraction of the cost.
5+
Industries Served
Fintech · Retail · SaaS · Media
5+
Global Products Launched
Under fractional leadership
20-30%
vs. Full-Time CTO Cost
Same impact, better economics
The Problem — "Is This You?"
- You're a non-technical founder making engineering decisions you don't fully understand.
- You have a development team but no senior architect guiding them on the right patterns and technology choices.
- You're preparing for a Series A or seed round and investors are asking technical due diligence questions you can't answer.
- Your engineering team is fast but building in the wrong direction — accumulating technical debt you'll pay for in 12 months.
- You need someone who bridges product vision and technical execution — not just a developer, not just a manager.
Tribesquare's Fractional CTO / CPO service was built for founders and growing companies who need senior technical authority without full-time commitment.
What You Get with a Tribesquare CTO/CPO
FRACTIONAL CTO — SCOPE
Technology strategy and architecture direction . Engineering team structure and hiring plan . Technical due diligence for investors / acquirers . Code review and quality standards . Vendor and technology selection . Build vs. buy decisions . Security and compliance framework . Infrastructure planning and cost optimisation . Engineering culture and performance management.
FRACTIONAL CPO — SCOPE
Product vision and strategy definition . Roadmap prioritisation and OKR alignment . Product discovery and user research oversight . Go-to-market strategy for product launches . Product team structure and hiring . Metrics framework and product analytics setup . Stakeholder and investor product communication . Feature scoping and requirements definition.
- Typically 1 - 3 days/week
- Retainer-based
- Minimum 3-month engagements
- Start immediately
How It Works
01
Discovery Call
A direct conversation with Tribesquare's CTO. Not a sales rep — the person who will actually lead your engagement. We discuss where you are, where you need to be, and what gaps exist in technical and/or product leadership.
Day 1
02
Scope & Engagement Design
We define the engagement: role scope (CTO, CPO, or both), time commitment (days per week), key deliverables for the first 90 days, and retainer pricing. Everything in writing before engagement begins.
Days 2-5 after discovery call.
03
Technical / Product Audit
The CTO starts by deeply understanding your current state: tech stack, team structure, product roadmap, technical debt, and strategic priorities. This audit forms the foundation of all strategic recommendations.
Week 1 - 2.
04
Embedded Leadership
The CTO shows up weekly — in your standups, your architecture reviews, your investor meetings, or your product sprint reviews. Decisions get made. Strategies get executed. Teams get led.
Ongoing Execution.
05
Handover & Knowledge Transfer
When your engagement ends or you hire a full-time CTO/CPO, Tribesquare delivers full knowledge transfer: documented architecture, technology decisions log, team performance assessments, and a recommended hiring brief for your permanent hire.
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FAQs
How many hours per week does a Fractional CTO commit?
Can a Fractional CTO attend investor meetings?
Is this for technical or non-technical founders?
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