Institutional Technology Leadership
at Every Stage.
Pre-seed to Series A: fractional C-level when you need depth but aren't ready for full-time commitment.
Series B and beyond: board-level governance and advisory for companies that have outgrown the fractional model.
The Right Model, at the Right Stage
Different company stages require different kinds of leadership. Tendravo helps you navigate all stages of business.
Multiple Models — One Leadership Team
The best technology leaders understand that what a company needs changes as it scales. A pre-seed startup doesn't need a full-time C-level executive — it needs someone who's been through this before, deployed at the level of commitment the stage warrants.
By Series B and beyond, companies need depth, accountability, and organizational weight that fractional work can no longer provide. That's when board coverage and advisory engagement become the right fit — still institutional expertise, scaled to what the company actually needs.
CTO, CISO, CCO & CPO across strategy, security, compliance, and product. Full-time caliber expertise without the full-time commitment.
Technology governance and strategic oversight for companies from pre-seed through post-IPO.
Leadership Background
Institutional experience across company lifecycles
Who We Help
Tendravo serves different personas at different stages with different engagement models
Founders & CEOs
Pre-seed through Series A: You have product-market signal but the technology org is still immature. You need someone institutional in the room without committing to a full-time C-level hire.
Boards of Directors
All stages: You need technology governance and oversight but lack board members with credible technical depth. We provide that lens — advisory, depending on your needs.
Investors & Portfolio Companies
All stages: You recognize that leadership gaps are existential risks. We help portfolio companies at any stage — from pre-seed fractional C-level support through board governance for mature holdings.
Industries We Serve
Services
C-level functions available as fractional, project-based, or board/advisory engagements — each calibrated to company stage
Fractional CTO
Ongoing strategic technology leadership — 1–3 days per week. Org building, architecture decisions, technical hiring, vendor management, and board-level reporting. When a company needs full-time caliber expertise but isn't ready for (or doesn't need) full-time commitment.
Fractional CISO / CCO
Security and compliance leadership for regulated companies. SOC 2 readiness, penetration testing oversight, regulatory engagement, and risk frameworks — critical when your product is the regulation.
Fractional CPO
Product strategy, roadmap definition, and product team leadership. For companies that need institutional product discipline before committing to a full-time hire.
Advisory Board
Quarterly strategic oversight with deeper involvement on key decisions. For companies navigating fundraising rounds, regulatory challenges, product pivots, or technology restructuring at any stage of growth.
Board Coverage
Observer and advisory board seats with technology governance depth. For companies where the board lacks credible technical representation — from early-stage seed boards through publicly traded boards.
Project-Based Engagement
Defined initiatives with clear deliverables — technical due diligence, infrastructure modernization, compliance audits, org restructuring. Deployed at any stage where a specific technology challenge requires seasoned execution.
Why Tendravo
Differentiators that matter at any stage of a company's lifecycle
Institutional Regulatory Experience
Direct experience operating under NYDFS oversight, securing an SEC no-action letter, presenting before the Wyoming banking board, and engaging the OCC for regulatory discussions. Most fractional C-level execs and board members have never been inside a regulatory negotiation.
Blockchain & Crypto Infrastructure
Built and operated primary blockchain networks, launched $21B market cap stablecoins, created tokenized commodities, deployed parachain infrastructure. Not theoretical advisory — operational execution at scale.
Zero-to-Scale Team Building
Repeatedly built engineering organizations from ground zero to 60+ people. Not managers who "led" someone — founders of the org itself. This matters at every stage, not just early.
Fintech & Compliance DNA
25 years spanning regulated environments, including large-scale technology budgets, SEC/DFS-regulated systems, and eight-figure institutional acquisitions. Compliance isn't a side skill — it's the architecture.
Dual Technical + Business Education
Wharton MBA + Cornell EE degrees. Translation between technical teams and business boards — rare at the C-level, rarer with deep engineering chops.
Proven Acquisition Due Diligence
Led engineering diligence for multiple eight-figure acquisitions. Understands technology valuation from both the builder and deal side — relevant for M&A, fundraising, and board-level capital allocation.
Leadership
25 years of executive experience across fintech, blockchain infrastructure, telecom, and enterprise software
SEC & NYDFS
Regulatory oversight, SEC no-action letter, Wyoming Banking Board, OCC engagement on token issuance
$21B Market Cap
Launched stablecoin, developed crypto-as-a-service APIs and others
80+ Person Orgs
Built and scaled engineering organizations from zero across multiple companies
8-Figure M&A
Led engineering due diligence for multiple acquisitions
Recent Experience
Education
MBA — Wharton School (2007) | MS Electrical Engineering — Cornell University (1995) | BS Electrical Engineering — Cornell University (1994)
Get In Touch
Book a conversation. No commitment, no pitch deck required.
Let's Talk About Where You Need Leadership
Whether you're pre-seed and need fractional C-level support, or a board at any stage that needs technology governance depth — we'd love to hear from you. Typical response within 24 hours.