Remote / Hybrid • CET Timezone

Fractional CTO in Stockholm

Expert technical leadership for Stockholm startups. CTO services in CET/CEST timezone. Build, scale, and transform your product without full-time CTO costs.

Why Stockholm Startups Choose Fractional CTO

Stockholm is the world leader in unicorns per capita. The city has produced companies like Spotify, Klarna, King, and many others. Strong engineering culture, excellent education system, and developed ecosystem make it one of the best places for tech startups. Industries like FinTech, Gaming, Music Tech, CleanTech, and Enterprise SaaS thrive here.

However, the Stockholm ecosystem creates unique challenges: intense competition for talent with Spotify, Klarna, and other unicorns, high salary expectations (SEK 1.5M-2.5M for CTOs), and strict Swedish regulatory requirements. Many startups find that traditional full-time CTO hiring is impractical at early stages.

Challenge

Common Challenges

Competition for talent with Spotify, Klarna, and other unicorns
High salary expectations (SEK 1.5M-2.5M for CTOs)
Finansinspektionen requirements for fintech
Need to comply with GDPR and Swedish regulations

Investor expectations to meet ecosystem standards
Competition for talent with Spotify, Klarna, and other unicorns
High salary expectations (SEK 1.5M-2.5M for CTOs)

Finansinspektionen requirements for fintech
Need to comply with GDPR and Swedish regulations
Investor expectations to meet ecosystem standards

How Fractional CTO Solves Them

Access to experienced CTO without Stockholm salary premiums (SEK 800K-1.5M+ savings annually)
Start immediately — without 3-6 month hiring process
Scale engagement up/down as you progress through funding rounds
Expertise in building distributed teams with remote-first focus
Global best practices with understanding of Scandinavian market

What I do

Build MVP

Turn your startup idea into a working product

Tech stack selection for Scandinavian talent market
Launch in 3-4 months with scalable foundation
GDPR-ready architecture from day one

Scale Product

Grow from seed stage to Series A

Handle 10x growth without failures
Technical debt management and refactoring
Prepare for Scandinavian VC due diligence

AI Transformation

Integrate AI/ML into your startup

LLM integrations and GPT-based solutions
ML systems for competitive advantage
Strategy, implementation, and MLOps

Technology Audit

Technical assessment before fundraising

Code quality and architecture review
Prepare for Scandinavian VC due diligence
Risk map and recommendations

Technical Due Diligence for Investors

For investors evaluating startups

Comprehensive technical risk assessment
Team and product scalability analysis
Reports for investment committees

Team Building

Hire your first 5-10 engineers

Navigate competitive Stockholm talent market
Build hybrid teams (local + remote engineers)
Implement unicorn-level engineering culture

Pricing

Packages for Stockholm Startups

Currency:

Advisor CTO

$3,600per month

~6 hours per week of dedicated time

For early-stage startups with an MVP or an idea that need oversight and support without full-time involvement.

How we work:

Bi-weekly strategy session with founders (90 min)
Technical stack and architecture review - are you building on the right foundation?
Code review of critical decisions and risky PRs
Candidate screening: resume review, interview structure, hire/no-hire recommendations
Infrastructure and tooling spend review - are you overpaying for cloud and third-party services?
Async access via Slack (48-hour response time)

What you walk away with:

Technical assessment report - honest evaluation of your codebase, infrastructure, and risks
Technology roadmap - prioritized recommendations for the next 6 months
Hiring scorecard - what to look for in your first 3-5 engineers

Outcome

Confidence that your technical decisions are sound and a clear plan to build on - without costly mistakes.

Month-to-month, cancel anytime

Growth CTO

Scale CTO

$11,000per month

~20 hours per week of dedicated time

For Series A+ startups with 15-20+ engineers preparing for the next funding round.

How we work:

Everything from Growth CTO package
Daily involvement in engineering operations - standups, planning, escalations
Executive team participation - board prep, investor meetings, due diligence support
Engineering management development - coaching team leads into engineering managers
Organizational design - team topology, processes, rituals, communication structures
Vendor strategy - cloud cost optimization, service negotiations, contractor management
Technical debt strategy - refactoring roadmap balanced against product delivery

What you walk away with:

Engineering handbook - culture, standards, processes, expectations
Leveling and compensation framework - career ladders and salary bands
Engineering metrics dashboard - DORA metrics, velocity trends, code quality
Incident management playbook - on-call rotation, severity definitions, postmortem process
Technical due diligence package - investor-ready architecture and security documentation
Security and compliance assessment - SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA readiness evaluation
Engineering headcount plan and infrastructure budget forecast

Outcome

A mature engineering organization ready for due diligence and the next funding round.

3-month minimum commitment

How Remote Work Functions for Stockholm Startups

Working hours overlap: 2-3 hours overlap with CET (9:00-18:00) for strategic calls and synchronous work
Communication rhythm: Weekly strategic calls with founders, bi-weekly team sync, daily async interaction via Slack
In-person visits: Quarterly visits to Stockholm available for Scale CTO and above packages. Available for board meetings and investor presentations