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CMOx Editor's pick Names PE-backed
3 named clients Serves US, Canada
$3,000 per month, 6 month minimum
Best fractional CMOs for PE-backed companies
15 firms and practitioners offer fractional CMO work and say they serve PE-backed companies. First on the list are CMOx, Authentic and Chief Outsiders. Editor's picks here are CMOx, Authentic, Chief Outsiders and TechCXO. 4 publish a monthly fee, from $2,200 to $10,000 a month. The other 11 quote.
The usual trigger is a company between $2M and $20M whose growth has outrun founder-led sales and whose marketing is spread across agencies with no one in charge.
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Authentic Editor's pick Names PE-backed
6 named clients Founded 2017
Fee on request monthly retainer
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Chief Outsiders Editor's pick Names PE-backed
6 named clients Founded 2009, 120+ people
Fee on request monthly retainer
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TechCXO Editor's pick Names PE-backed
6 named clients Founded 2003, 245+ people
Fee on request
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Altus CXO Names PE-backed
Serves US
$2,200 per month
6
Leadership Services Names PE-backed
70+ peopleServes UK
$2,280 per month, no minimum
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The Geisheker Group Names PE-backed
1 named client Serves Global
$10,000 per month, 3 month minimum
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Bolster Names PE-backed
1 named client Serves US
Fee on request
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Demand Revenue Names PE-backed
6 named clients Founded 2021
Fee on request
10
HPZ Marketing Names PE-backed
1 named client Founded 2019, 1 person
Fee on request day or hourly rate
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InterimExecs Names PE-backed
Serves Global
Fee on request
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Mahdlo Executive Advisors Names PE-backed
Founded 2017Serves US, Canada
Fee on request
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Strategy Collective Names PE-backed
3 named clients 50 people
Fee on request fixed project fee
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The Marketing Blender Names PE-backed
1 named client Serves US
Fee on request monthly retainer, no minimum
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Umbrex Names PE-backed
Serves Global
Fee on request
How this list is built. Every firm and practitioner here offers fractional CMO work on its own site and says it serves PE-backed companies. Order is editor's pick, then listings that name the stage, then a published fee, then name. Nobody pays to appear or to move up. Full methodology.