Specialized Vertical

Fractional CTO for AdTech

Expert CTO as a Service for AdTech & MarTech Companies

Advertising and marketing technology

Common Technical Challenges in AdTech & MarTech

1

Programmatic bidding

2

Attribution

3

Ad serving

4

Analytics

5

Privacy compliance

Typical AdTech & MarTech Tech Stack

languages

  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Go

frameworks

  • React
  • Node.js
  • Django

databases

  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB

cloud

  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure

tools

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD

Compliance Requirements

GDPR
SOC 2

A fractional CTO with deep adtech & martech experience ensures your technology infrastructure meets all regulatory requirements from day one, avoiding costly compliance issues and enabling faster enterprise sales cycles.

Key Metrics to Track

Time to Market: 3-6 months
Team Size: 5-20 engineers
Budget Range: $50k-$500k

Our fractional CTOs implement robust analytics and monitoring systems to track these critical adtech & martech metrics, providing real-time visibility into technical performance and business impact.

How Our CTO as a Service Helps AdTech & MarTech Companies Succeed

1

Discovery & Assessment

Comprehensive technical audit of your current adtech & martech infrastructure, team capabilities, and growth roadmap.

2

Strategic Roadmap

Develop a prioritized technical strategy addressing your biggest adtech & martech challenges and growth opportunities.

3

Implementation & Execution

Hands-on leadership to execute the roadmap, mentor your team, and make critical architecture and hiring decisions.

4

Continuous Optimization

Ongoing monitoring, optimization, and scaling support as your adtech & martech company grows and evolves.

What Makes Our CTO as a Service Different

Industry Expertise

Deep experience with adtech & martech companies, understanding industry-specific challenges, compliance, and best practices through our CTO as a service model.

Proven Track Record

Successfully scaled dozens of adtech & martech companies from MVP to Series B and beyond using our CTO as a service approach.

Flexible Engagement

Scale our CTO as a service involvement up or down based on your needs, from strategic advisory to full-time equivalent leadership.

Common Questions from AdTech & MarTech Companies

When should a adtech & martech company hire a fractional CTO?

The ideal time is when you're facing technical decisions that will significantly impact your growth trajectory, but can't justify the $250k+ cost of a full-time CTO. Common scenarios include: preparing for a funding round, scaling infrastructure to handle growth, achieving compliance certifications, or building your first technical team.

How is CTO as a service different from a technical consultant?

Our CTO as a service model provides an executive-level technical leader who makes strategic decisions, owns outcomes, and provides ongoing leadership. Unlike consultants who deliver reports, CTO as a service means we're accountable for execution and results, deeply embedded in your adtech & martech business, and committed to your long-term success.

What's the typical engagement length for adtech & martech companies?

Engagements typically range from 3-12 months typical engagement. Some companies need focused help for specific projects (e.g., achieving SOC 2 compliance), while others benefit from ongoing strategic leadership through multiple growth stages. We remain flexible to scale the engagement as your needs evolve.

Can CTO as a service help with hiring and managing our engineering team?

Absolutely. Team building is a core function of our CTO as a service offering. We help define roles, source candidates, conduct technical interviews, make hiring decisions, mentor developers, establish engineering processes, and build a high-performance culture. Many of our adtech & martech clients specifically engage our CTO as a service to build their first technical team from scratch.

Benefits of a Fractional CTO for AdTech & MarTech

MVP development

Scaling

Team building

Tech strategy

Architecture

Why AdTech & MarTech Companies Choose Fractional CTO Services

Cost-Effective Expertise

Get CTO-level expertise at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire. Perfect for adtech & martech startups managing tight budgets while needing world-class technical leadership.

Industry-Specific Knowledge

Our fractional CTOs have deep experience in adtech & martech, understanding the unique technical challenges, compliance requirements, and scalability needs of your industry.

Flexible Engagement

Scale technical leadership up or down based on your needs. Ideal for adtech & martech companies going through rapid growth, fundraising, or product development phases.

Immediate Impact

Hit the ground running with experienced technical leaders who've built and scaled adtech & martech companies before. No lengthy onboarding or learning curve.

Typical Timeline

3-12 months typical engagement

Average Budget

$5,000-$15,000/month

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