Best fractional CTOs for PE-backed companies

7 firms and practitioners offer fractional CTO work and say they serve PE-backed companies. First on the list are TechCXO, Altus CXO and Leadership Services. TechCXO is the editor's pick. 2 publish a monthly fee, from $2,200 to $2,280 a month. The other 5 quote.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 Listed 7 Order published rule

The usual buyer is a non-technical founder with a product built by an agency or freelancers, a company preparing for technical due diligence, or a team about to make its first senior engineering hires.

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Bolster Names PE-backed

Marketplace. CFO, CMO, COO, CTO, CHRO, General Counsel.

1 named client Serves US
Fee on request
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Umbrex Names PE-backed

Collective. CFO, CMO, COO, CTO, CPO, CHRO.

Serves Global
Fee on request

How this list is built. Every firm and practitioner here offers fractional CTO 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.