Fractional CTO for AI Startups

Fractional CTO for AI Startups

Fractional CTO for AI Startups

If you need senior technical leadership for AI without a full-time executive hire, Saurav Kumar provides fractional CTO support focused on LLM products and production AI systems.

What a Fractional CTO for AI Helps You Do

  • Define architecture and delivery standards for AI products
  • Set model, tooling, and evaluation strategy
  • Build hiring plans for AI engineers and product teams
  • Review reliability, safety, and data governance risks
  • Align engineering execution with product and revenue goals

Typical Use Cases

  • You are moving from AI MVP to production
  • Your team is shipping but quality is unstable
  • Model costs are rising and performance is inconsistent
  • You need technical leadership during fundraising or scaling

Engagement Model

  • Weekly technical leadership and architecture reviews
  • Async guidance on roadmap and implementation decisions
  • Hands-on support for high-risk technical milestones

Background

Saurav Kumar is Founder and CEO of xAGI Labs, two-time Y Combinator founder, and applied AI engineer with startup and enterprise delivery experience.

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