Fractional CTO + dev team
A fractional CTO and dev team for the cost of one hire
Developers, QA and a CTO partner in one flexible bucket of hours. Unused hours roll over.
30 minutes. No pitch deck needed.
The founder's dilemma
Freelancers, agencies or hiring? A smarter way to build your startup's tech team
Built for non-technical founders in the UK, Europe and the USA.
Freelancers
No QA, no technical leadership, and you're the one holding it all together.Agencies
Fixed scope, change-request bills, and a team you never really talk to.Hiring in-house
Months of recruiting, monthly payroll, and equity before you have traction.How it works
How our fractional tech team builds your MVP
01
Founder call
30 minutes with your fractional CTO. You talk in outcomes, and we map them to a stack and a timeline.
02
Clarity Sprint
Your first hours produce a scoped MVP roadmap, an architecture outline and a clickable prototype.
03
Your Mix Bucket
Your Mix Bucket: one monthly pool of hours shared across your fractional CTO, developers and QA.
Build your Mix Bucket
MVP development cost calculator: see your monthly team cost
Pick the roles you need, then set monthly development hours for each. The more hours in your Mix Bucket, the lower your hourly rate.
Step 1 · Who do you need on your team?
Step 2 · How many hours a month for each?
Every Mix Bucket starts at 80 hours a month. The calculator keeps your total at 80 or more as you adjust.
Unused hours roll over. Shift hours between roles anytime.
Your monthly Mix Bucket
$5,120
160 hours at $32/hr
You save $1,280 a month vs the $40/hr starter rate.
You've unlocked our best rate.
80h
$40
90h
$39
100h
$38
110h
$37
120h
$36
130h
$35
140h
$34
150h
$33
160h+
$32
Minimum 80 hours a month. Prices in USD.
Not ready for a full Mix Bucket?
Start with a refundable 24-hour trial
Work with the team on a real piece of your product. If you're not satisfied with the work, we refund the trial in full.
From MVP to funding
A startup development team that changes shape as you grow
Validate
MVP scoping, architecture and a clickable prototype.
CTO-heavy
Build
MVP development in short, reviewed sprints.
Developer-heavy
Launch
Testing, hardening and a safe go-live.
QA-heavy
Raise
Technical due diligence and investor-call support.
CTO-heavy
No fine print
Flexible development hours, built for tight startup budgets
Hours roll over
A slow month never wastes your money. Unused hours in your Mix Bucket carry forward.
You own everything
Code, accounts and docs are yours from day one. No hostage code, ever.
Pause anytime
Fundraising or pivoting? Freeze a month and keep your rolled-over hours.
Burst mode
Borrow next month's hours early to hit a demo day or investor deadline.
Live hour ledger
See who used which hours on what, with a short weekly video update.
A path to your own team
When you're ready, we help you hire in-house and hand over cleanly.
Healthtech founders
Healthtech MVP development with HIPAA, GDPR and NHS DTAC built in
Your fractional CTO has built FHIR-based healthcare data tooling. Every healthtech Mix Bucket includes the compliance readiness work that buyers, NHS trusts and investors ask about.
HIPAA compliant app development
Readiness for US buyers
GDPR
Data handling for UK and EU
NHS DSPT and DTAC
Checklists for NHS suppliers
FHIR integration
Interoperability from day one
Who you'll actually talk to
Your fractional CTO, not an account manager
Mitul plans your hours around your go-to-market strategy, timeline and investment goals. He's the technical co-founder alternative non-technical founders wish they had, and he answers your messages personally.
23
Products shipped since 2022
4.9/5
Client rating across 40+ reviews
Straight answers
Fractional CTO and MVP development questions founders ask first
Something else on your mind?
Let's talk
Hire a team. Pay for one.
Your first startup tech team, without the payroll. Tell us what you're building and we reply within 24 hours with a suggested Mix Bucket for your stage.