Fractional CTO
Your CTO, without the full-time hire.
For non-technical founders building a software company. Peachity leads the technology decisions, from architecture and vendors to AI and hiring, so you can build with confidence and answer the hard questions from customers and investors.
- Investment
- From $6,000 a month
- Built for
- Non-technical founders
- Led by
- Peachity's founder
- Hours
- Reserved monthly, billed in advance
In short
What is a fractional CTO?
A fractional CTO is a senior technology leader who works with your company part-time, for a monthly fee, instead of as a full-time executive. At Peachity, your fractional CTO leads your architecture and technology decisions, oversees developers and vendors, sets your AI strategy, and represents the technology to investors and customers.
When founders bring us in
Usually when the stakes turn technical.
Choosing who builds
You're deciding between an agency, freelancers, or AI tools to build the product.
An uncertain prototype
You have a prototype and can't tell whether it was built well.
Hard questions
Investors or customers are asking technical questions you can't answer yet.
First engineering hires
You're about to hire engineers and need someone to define the roles and run the interviews.
Developers without direction
Your developers need priorities, code review, and someone to hold the bar.
Where AI belongs
You need to decide where AI fits in the product, and what it will cost to run.
A team without a technical lead
Your developers are shipping, but no one is setting the technical direction.
A first software product
You run an established business and are launching your first software product.
What your fractional CTO leads
Every technology decision, with a senior lead behind it.
The responsibilities a CTO would carry, sized to the stage your company is at. Your engagement agreement defines what Peachity leads and what your team owns.
How it works
A clear start, then steady leadership.
A first conversation
We talk through the business, the product, and what's been built so far. It's free.
The first month
We review what exists, settle the architecture, and set a technical plan you can explain to anyone.
Every month after
Reserved hours for decisions, oversight, and hands-on work, led by Peachity's founder.
Your options
How a fractional CTO compares.
| Full-time CTO | Development agency | Peachity Fractional CTO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Executive salary and equity | Project fees | From $6,000 a month |
| Leads technical decisions | Yes | Rarely; builds to your brief | Yes |
| Accountable to | You | The project scope | You |
| Hiring and team building | Yes | No | Yes |
| Investor and customer diligence | Yes | Rarely | Yes |
| Right when | You have the team and budget for a full-time executive | The plan is clear and you need it built | You need senior judgment before you need a full-time hire |
Pricing
Fractional CTO
From $6,000 a month.
Engagements begin with a three-month commitment, then continue month to month. Hours are reserved each month and billed in advance. Larger engineering work is quoted separately as fixed-price Production Engineering.
- Fractional CTOTechnical direction, developer and vendor oversight, AI decisions, and launch planning.
- From $6,000 a month
- Embedded CTODeeper involvement for companies with sustained engineering: delivery oversight, development priorities, and specialist engineers coordinated.
- From $10,000 a month
- A named senior technical lead
- Architecture, roadmap, and technology decisions
- Developer, agency, and vendor oversight
- Hiring support for your first engineers
- AI strategy and cost planning
- Investor and customer technical diligence
A note from our founder
The technical partner you've been missing.
Questions
Fractional CTO questions.
What is a fractional CTO?
A senior technology leader who works with your company part-time, for a monthly fee. A fractional CTO leads architecture and technology decisions, oversees developers and vendors, and represents the technology to investors and customers, without the cost of a full-time executive.
How much does a fractional CTO cost?
Peachity's Fractional CTO starts at $6,000 a month, and Embedded CTO, for companies with sustained engineering, starts at $10,000 a month. Both begin with a three-month commitment, with hours reserved each month and billed in advance. Larger engineering work is quoted separately as fixed-price Production Engineering.
When does a startup need a fractional CTO instead of a full-time CTO?
When you need senior technical judgment before you can justify, or find, a full-time executive. That is usually before or just after launch, during a first funding round, or when you're hiring your first engineers.
Can you work with my existing agency or developers?
Yes. Many founders bring Peachity in to direct an agency or freelance team: setting priorities, reviewing the work, and making sure what gets built is what the business needs.
Will you write code?
When it's the right use of the time, yes. Hands-on work fits within the monthly hours. Larger builds are scoped as fixed-price Production Engineering so the leadership time stays focused on decisions.
Can you help me hire engineers?
Yes. We define the roles, write the job descriptions, run technical interviews, and help your first hires get productive quickly.
Build with a technical partner in your corner.
Tell us about the company and where it's headed. The first conversation is free.