3StarData:
Fractional CTO — active engagement
This is an ongoing engagement. Details disclosed here are public — what we can share about the structure and scope without breaching the active COA. [PLACEHOLDER: Xavier to confirm what content is cleared for public disclosure.]
Context
3StarData is a Nigerian VTU (Virtual Top-Up) and digital services reseller platform. As the company scaled, the founders recognised they needed enterprise-level technical leadership — a CTO who could build the technology roadmap, manage vendors, and prevent the compounding technical debt that kills growth-stage companies.
Rather than making a premature full-time CTO hire, 3StarData engaged Xavier through CAXiE Technologies Ltd as incoming fractional CTO — a retainer + equity model with a defined clause for transitioning to full-time CTO as the company reaches target scale.
Engagement structure
Engagement model
Retainer + equity
Title
Incoming Fractional CTO
Transition clause
Full-time CTO at defined milestone
Scope
Technology strategy, vendor mgmt, roadmap
What the engagement covers
Why the fractional CTO model matters for growth-stage companies
The typical growth-stage company faces a technology leadership gap: they need a CTO-level thinker, but the full-time hire is financially premature. The result is that technical decisions get made by developers without strategic context, by founders without technical depth, or by expensive consultants with no skin in the game.
The retainer + equity model CAXiE operates under for 3StarData is designed to close this gap: Xavier has a financial stake in 3StarData's success, which means the incentives are aligned — not just commercially, but structurally.
Looking for the same kind of technical leadership?
If you're a growth-stage company or SME that needs a senior technical voice without a full-time hire, let's talk about whether the fractional CTO model fits your situation.