Build a company around the science, and ship like an engineering firm.
University and research spin-outs in Munich often have the technology and not the company around it. The cost of that shows up when the first large customer or investor asks the ordinary questions.
Why technical founders want an operator early
The pattern is familiar to anyone building from a lab or a technical university:
Brilliant science, no business model
The product works. How it is priced, sold and supported has not been decided.
Investor-grade numbers do not exist
A first institutional investor expects a plan, a model and a monthly pack. The founders have a grant report.
Industrial customers are slow to commit
Pilot projects run on long cycles and need someone who can manage the customer.
A full-time executive is beyond the budget
A full-time executive costs more than a spin-out can carry at this stage, and is hard to reverse.
A fractional executive brings the experience of someone who has taken a technical company from the lab to the market, for the share of time it needs. They build the commercial and financial structure around the technology and hand over when a full-time seat is justified.
Who this is for, and who it is not
Best for
- Founders wearing every hat with no senior cover where it matters most
- Pre-seed to pre-Series A companies that need structure before they can fund it
- Teams that need investor-grade finance, reporting or operations at speed
- Startups scaling headcount faster than their processes can hold
- Founders who want to protect the cap table while adding senior leadership
Not for
- An idea with no product or traction to build structure around yet
- A role a capable full-time hire is already ready to own
- Founders looking to outsource a function rather than lead it
- A single deliverable an agency or contractor could hand back
How we support a spin-out
A lab-born company changes shape fast. We keep the engagement focused on what the next customer or investor will ask.
Light, regular reviews
Short check-ins with the founders and the executive keep the work on track, and we raise drift early.
Engineers and operators behind your executive
When a funding question becomes a production question, your executive can ask others in the collective.
The seat outlives a change
If your executive has to step away, our brief on the company stays, and we run the next search and the handover.
Matched for technical founders
We look for someone a scientist-founder will listen to, because they have shipped hardware themselves.
From first call to embedded operator
We move at startup speed.
Tell us your stage
Where are you in the journey? What are the gaps? What does the next 90 days need to deliver?
We match the right operator
From our vetted collective, we introduce the fractional executive matched to your stage, sector, and culture.
Embedded within days
Your fractional embeds with your team, begins the scoped work, and operates with real accountability.
Scale the stack
As you grow, add further specialists from the collective. We coordinate them so they work as a coherent team.
Which leader for your stage
The gap that slows a startup changes as it grows. Here is where most founders feel it first, and who owns it.
The right fractional executive depends on your stage
Start with the widest gap today, then add roles as you scale.
Operators from the region's defining startups, and beyond
