Startup Technology Partner
CTO-as-a-service, MVP development, infrastructure setup, and security fundamentals — everything a technical co-founder would do, at equity or at-cost.
Fractional CTO
Technical leadership, architecture decisions, and engineering hiring guidance without a full-time exec salary.
MVP to Launch
Rapid MVP development using modern stacks — from prototype to paying customers as fast as possible.
Security from Day 1
Security fundamentals built into your architecture before you have customers to protect — not retrofitted later.
Fundraising Ready
Technical due diligence packages, architecture diagrams, and security documentation investors expect.
What's Included
- Fractional CTO / technical co-founder role
- MVP development from wireframe to launch
- Cloud infrastructure setup (AWS / Azure) with security baseline
- Technical due diligence preparation for fundraising
- Vendor and tooling selection (avoid expensive mistakes early)
- Equity or at-cost pricing — no large retainer to start
Most startups don't need a full-time CTO on day one. They need someone who's been through the technical decisions that will define their architecture for the next five years — and can make them right the first time.
Afocal works with early-stage startups as a technology partner: part fractional CTO, part engineering team, part infrastructure and security practice. We help founders make the right early decisions (cloud platform, database, authentication strategy, deployment model) before those decisions become expensive to change.
We build MVPs fast and without cutting corners that will cost you later. The difference between an MVP that gets funded and one that collapses under its first 1,000 users is often a few architectural decisions made early. We've seen both outcomes, and we know what separates them.
Our pricing is designed for startups: equity arrangements, at-cost engagements during pre-revenue stages, and transition to market-rate retainers as you raise. We don't require a large upfront commitment. We start with an intro call, do a technical assessment, and propose partnership terms that make sense for your stage and runway.
When you're ready to raise your Series A, we help prepare the technical due diligence documentation that sophisticated investors expect: architecture documentation, security posture, incident response procedures, and a credible technical roadmap.
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