Work together

Build leadership that ships with your team.

Most fractional CTOs advise. The Tech Bay ships. For funded startups and serious companies across France, Morocco, and Africa — senior product and technical leadership without full-time overhead.

All prices in EUR. Morocco-based clients — MAD invoicing available on request.

Startup building → Ship Sprint or Build + Lead · Established company → Innovation Partner · Complex mandate → Studio Embed

Fractional CTO

Same offer as Work together — scoped by stage and intensity.

Ship Sprint

from €6,200 per month

~16 hours per week

Focused build cycle — typically 6–8 weeks to a shippable v1

For pre-seed and seed startups with an idea or scrappy MVP — need a revenue-ready product before the runway clock runs out.

How we work

  • Bi-weekly founder sync — priorities, blockers, and scope
  • Architecture and stack locked in week one
  • Design, mobile, web, and backend shipped in parallel
  • Weekly demo of working software — not slide updates
  • Hire / no-hire guidance for the first engineers
  • Async access via Slack (48-hour response time)

What you walk away with

  • Shipped v1 in agreed scope
  • Technical foundation document
  • Deployment path — web live and/or App Store submission
  • Clear upgrade path to Build + Lead
Outcome

A product you can put in front of users and investors — not a deck.

3-month minimum · month-to-month after

Most popular

Build + Lead

€7,800 per month

~20 hours per week

Ongoing fractional CTO — architecture and implementation

For post-seed to Series A startups actively building — missing senior build leadership across the full stack.

How we work

  • Weekly founder sync — strategy, priorities, and delivery
  • The Tech Bay owns architecture and implementation
  • Code in your repo — not recommendations in a doc
  • CI/CD, quality gates, and technical debt triage
  • Production incident support during critical outages
  • Hiring and contractor oversight when the team grows
  • Async access via Slack (24-hour response time)

What you walk away with

  • Continuous shipping cadence
  • Architecture Decision Records
  • 90-day build roadmap, updated quarterly
  • Monthly progress memo — shipped, risks, next
  • Team and hiring playbook when ready
Outcome

One accountable build engine — the fractional CTO who actually ships.

3-month minimum

Innovation & tech consulting

For established and corporate teams — de-risk first, ship a credible v1, scale when ready.

Innovation Partner

from €3,800 per month

~8 hours per week

Corporate innovation & AI — audit, strategy, and path to a credible v1

For established companies and corporate innovation teams weighing AI, build-vs-buy, or a credible v1 — de-risk before committing budget.

How we work

  • Bi-weekly stakeholder sync
  • AI and innovation audit in the first cycle
  • Build-vs-buy decision framework
  • Scoped v1 definition with realistic timeline
  • Optional build phase quoted separately
  • Async access between sessions

What you walk away with

  • Audit report — honest assessment, no fluff
  • Prioritized use-case map
  • v1 scope, timeline, and success criteria
  • Vendor and stack recommendations
  • Path to production — build in-house or partner
Outcome

De-risk the initiative — then ship a credible v1 instead of a pilot that never lands.

2-month audit + scope phase · month-to-month after

Studio Embed

Custom

~3–5 days per week

Complex & embedded mandates

Acting CTO during a permanent search · multi-product portfolio · M&A technical diligence · platform migration or large refactor · scaling past a single product team.

Free — a few each month

Free product teardown

Send a product or idea. Get back a sharp teardown — architecture, AI opportunities, and the fastest path to shipping. No pitch.

Free AI & innovation audit

For established companies weighing AI or innovation. Clear-eyed audit and fastest path to a working v1. No pitch.

What we don’t do

The Tech Bay does not do distribution, fundraising, or open-ended body-shop development. The best fit: you already own demand — and need one partner across the stack who ships.

Frequently asked questions

How is a fractional CTO different from a dev agency?

An agency sells hours and handoffs across roles. The Tech Bay is one accountable build engine — design through production ops — with founder-grade ownership. You get continuity, not a rotating bench.

How is Build + Lead different from advisory fractional CTOs?

Most fractional CTOs review code and run calls. The Tech Bay writes the code, owns the architecture, and ships to production — the same engine behind products on the public shelf.

Can we start with Ship Sprint and upgrade?

Yes. Ship Sprint is designed to reach a shippable v1, then roll into Build + Lead for ongoing delivery — without losing context or rebuilding the stack.

What if scope exceeds the tier?

Scope is agreed upfront each cycle. If priorities shift, The Tech Bay re-scopes transparently before work continues — no surprise invoices.

Do you work with non-technical founders?

Often. The Tech Bay translates business goals into shipped software — you bring market insight and distribution; the studio brings the build.

What are the minimum engagement and cancellation terms?

Ship Sprint and Build + Lead require a 3-month initial commitment, then month-to-month. Innovation Partner starts with a 2-month audit and scope phase. Discovery calls are free — no obligation.

Not sure which tier fits?

Start with a free 30-minute discovery call. The Tech Bay will discuss goals, constraints, and recommend the right engagement — no sales pressure.