Fractional CTO by Funding Stage

Pre-seed startups are in the earliest phase of company building, often with just a founding team and...

Seed stage startups have validated their MVP and raised institutional capital to find product-market...

Series A companies have proven product-market fit and are now focused on scaling the business effici...

Series B companies are proven market leaders focused on dominating their category and expanding into...

Series C companies are market leaders preparing for IPO or becoming acquisition targets for larger p...

Series D+ companies are late-stage private companies often valued at $1B+ (unicorns) with proven bus...

Pre-IPO companies are in the final stages of preparing for public markets, typically with IPO target...

Post-IPO public companies operate under constant scrutiny from investors, analysts, regulators, and ...

Bridge rounds are interim financing used when companies need additional capital before their next pl...

Extension rounds occur when companies raise additional capital at the same round designation (e.g., ...

Bootstrapped companies are self-funded businesses that grow without external investment, relying on ...