Fractional CTO & vCIO: executive technology leadership without the full-time overhead.
Vriea provides part-time CTO/CIO leadership, owning your technology roadmap, governing spend and vendors, and translating engineering into board-ready financial language, at a fraction of a full-time executive's cost.
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You need the judgment, not the salary.
You need senior technical judgment, roadmap, architecture, vendor and budget governance, but not a $250k–$400k+ full-time executive. A fractional leader gives you that judgment scaled to your stage, and steps up or down as you grow.
The alternative, letting technology decisions outpace in-house expertise, is how roadmaps stall, vendor spend balloons, and boards lose confidence.
Same caliber, scaled to your stage
- Same caliber of decision-making as a full-time executive, scaled to the hours you actually need.
- Steps up or down as you grow: more hours through a build or migration, fewer in steady state.
- No equity-heavy full-time commitment: a retainer, not a $250k–$400k+ compensation package.
Wondering what it costs? See our transparent cost guide →
Executive leadership, delivered as a service.
Multi-quarter technology roadmap
A roadmap aligned to business goals, so every build, buy, and hire serves where the company is going.
IT budget & ROI modeling
Every dollar mapped to outcomes, a technology budget your CFO can actually interrogate.
Vendor & contract governance
Rationalize spend, kill redundant tools, and negotiate from a position of technical knowledge.
Architecture & risk review cadence
De-risk the roadmap before you build, a standing review of architecture decisions and technical risk.
Board-ready reporting
Technical strategy translated into financial language, the reporting your board and investors expect.
Who it's for
Non-technical founders, companies between a lead engineer and a full exec, PE/VC-backed teams needing governance, and businesses facing a major build, migration, or technical due diligence.
Fractional CTO & vCIO, answered straight.
What does a fractional CTO cost?
A monthly retainer scoped to your needs, far below a full-time hire. U.S. fractional CTOs typically run $200–$500/hr or $5,000–$25,000/month on retainer, see our transparent cost guide. Book a call for a scoped range against your actual needs.
Fractional CTO vs vCIO: which do I need?
A fractional CTO leans product/engineering and build direction; a vCIO leans IT strategy, operations, and governance. We'll map the right fit in the first conversation. Full cost breakdown →
When should a startup hire one?
Typically when technology decisions outpace in-house expertise: pre/post fundraise, a major migration, or a stalled roadmap.
How is this different from a full-time CTO?
Same caliber of decision-making, scaled to the hours you need, with no equity-heavy full-time commitment.
Get the leadership, skip the overhead.
Tell us where technology decisions are stalling. A senior architect, not a sales rep, responds within one business day.
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