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Service · Leadership

Fractional CTO services

Senior technology leadership without the senior-leadership cost.

Our fractional CTOs are senior operators who have built and scaled real engineering organizations. They join your team part-time but think and act like a full-time CTO — owning roadmap, hiring, architecture and investor conversations.

Engagements from
18,000 credits
$1,800 · per month, 2 days / week of CTO time
Paid scoping sprint
1,500 credits
$150 · refundable into engagement
DigitalSpark engineering team collaborating

Outcomes you can expect

A coherent technology roadmap tied to business goals
Architecture decisions you can defend to investors
Senior hires you couldn't attract on your own
Vendor and tooling decisions made with experience
Investor-grade tech diligence prep
A clear path to hiring your full-time CTO when ready

How we engage

01
Match

We pair you with a CTO whose background fits your stage and domain.

02
Onboard

Two-week immersion: team, code, customers, board.

03
Operate

Weekly cadence with the team plus monthly board input.

04
Transition

When the time is right, your CTO hires their replacement.

Why teams pick DigitalSpark

Operators, not advisors

Our CTOs roll up their sleeves — they don't just send slides.

AI-native leadership

Every fractional CTO has shipped production AI systems.

Network on tap

Access to our full engineering bench when you need to spike capacity.

Engagement dashboard preview
Run the engagement in the open

A live workspace for every project we run.

Burn-down, milestones, code reviews, decision log and credit usage — all visible in your DigitalSpark workspace from kickoff to handover. No status meeting required.

  • Shared roadmap with real-time progress
  • Decision log and architecture artefacts
  • Credit burn-down with weekly digest
  • Slack and email summaries every Friday

Let's scope it together

Credit-based pricing means no procurement loop. Start from 50 credits ($5) or scope a larger engagement with us.

Talk to our team