Senior technology leadership
without the full-time cost.
You need CTO-level guidance but you're not ready for a full-time hire. We provide strategic technology leadership on demand — whether you're a non-technical founder, scaling past PMF, or navigating a critical technical decision.
You need senior technical leadership. But you're not ready to hire a CTO.
Signs you need fractional CTO support
- •You're a non-technical founder making technical decisions alone
- •Your dev team is shipping but nobody owns the architecture
- •Investors are asking technical questions you can't confidently answer
- •You're hiring engineers but don't know how to evaluate them
- •Technical debt is slowing you down but you don't know where to start
- •You need someone senior to talk to vendors, partners, and your board
What a full-time CTO costs
- •₹50L–1.5Cr+ annual salary (or significant equity)
- •6+ months to find and close the right candidate
- •Risk of mis-hire at a critical stage
- •Full-time overhead when you may only need part-time guidance
Flexible options that scale with you.
Start light, increase as needed. No long-term lock-in.
Advisory
High-level strategic guidance for founders who need a trusted technical advisor on call. Perfect for non-technical founders making key decisions.
Includes
- Weekly or bi-weekly calls
- Architecture reviews
- Vendor evaluation
- Board-ready technical updates
- Hiring guidance
Part-Time
Embedded leadership for teams that need consistent, hands-on technical direction. Ideal for startups scaling past product-market fit.
Includes
- Everything in Advisory
- Team mentorship
- Sprint planning participation
- Technical roadmap ownership
- Engineering process design
Interim
Full CTO responsibilities during transitions or critical growth phases. For companies between CTOs or preparing for a major milestone.
Includes
- Everything in Part-Time
- Full CTO accountability
- Investor/board presentations
- M&A technical due diligence
- CTO search & transition support
CTO-level impact across every dimension.
- Technology strategy aligned with business goals
- Architecture decisions that scale
- Vendor and tool evaluation (no bias — we don't sell products)
- Engineering hiring: JDs, interviews, final calls
- Technical due diligence for investors
- Board and investor communication
- Team mentorship and process improvement
- Technical debt prioritisation
The difference between advice from someone who has shipped systems at scale and someone who has read about it — is the difference between a working system and a stalled implementation.
Built for founders at every stage.
You're a non-technical founder building your first product. You need someone to guide architecture decisions, evaluate developers, and help you speak confidently to technical investors.
You're scaling fast. The founding engineer is great at shipping but needs strategic support. You need someone to own the technical roadmap and help with senior hiring.
Your CTO left or you're between technical leaders. You need interim coverage while you search for a permanent hire — someone who can hold the fort and help with the transition.
Led by someone who has actually done this.
Nishant Nagwani is a technology executive with 15+ years of experience building and scaling software systems across fintech, edtech, and enterprise SaaS. He has led engineering teams from 0 to 20+, architected platforms serving millions of users, and advised founders across the Indian and US markets.