Get a marketing executive who knows early-stage growth, fundraising milestones, and lean budgets, part-time. Vetted Fractional CMOs matched to your startup.
You got early traction yourself, but scaling needs a real strategy and an owner. A Fractional CMO takes marketing off your plate.
Spend goes out with no leader tying it to CAC, pipeline, and runway. A Fractional CMO owns the growth math.
You need senior strategy now, but a full-time CMO hire is hard to justify before the next round.
A Fractional CMO is a senior marketing executive who works with your startup part-time to own growth strategy and lead execution. They sit on your leadership team and align marketing to milestones and runway, without the full-time salary or equity.
Tell us your stage, your model, and where growth is stuck.
We connect you with a Fractional CMO who has scaled startups at your stage.
Strategy first, then execution. Most see measurable momentum in 30 to 60 days.
Engagements typically run $3,000 to $15,000 per month depending on scope and hours, far below a full-time CMO with equity. See the Fractional CMO rates guide.
Common between pre-seed and Series B: get senior leadership now, and hire full-time once growth and budget justify it. Read how to hire a Fractional CMO.
Yes. They build the growth story and metrics that strengthen your raise and give investors confidence in the go-to-market.
An agency runs campaigns. A Fractional CMO sets strategy, owns the funnel math, manages the agency, and reports to your leadership team. Learn what a Fractional CMO is.
This page is for startups hiring. If you are a marketer building a practice, see our guide on winning startup clients as a Fractional CMO.
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