A technical prototype now has to survive production
Research code, a funded prototype, or an early product has real users. The gap is no longer ideas; it is architecture, security, release ownership, and a technical plan the team can execute.
FRACTIONAL CTO · Innsbruck
Fractional CTO Innsbruck
Kevin's home · on-site as surchargeable add-on
Remote first. Kevin is based in Innsbruck, so an architecture review, hiring panel, or working session can happen on-site without pretending we have a city office. On-site time is quoted separately from the retainer or fixed scope.
Reply within 4 working hours. Usually within 1.
AwardedTop 100 Young Companies in Austria. #36 in 2024, #58 in 2023 (GEWINN magazine).
Shipped75+ products, 5+ years, across 17 countries.
LanguagesDeutsch, English.
ReviewsGoogle 4.7 stars. Trustpilot 4.5 stars.
Working with Wavect in Innsbruck
Innsbruck is personal for Wavect: Kevin is based here, while the company is registered nearby in Ampass. That makes local working sessions practical. It does not turn a fractional role into permanent desk presence, and we will not sell it that way.
The regional ecosystem connects research, software, smart production, health, mobility, and tourism technology. Startup.Tirol coordinates programs for research- and technology-driven teams, while Cluster IT Tirol brings together software companies, institutions, and universities. Those are ecosystem facts, not a claim that every Innsbruck company has the same problem.
The CTO job stays concrete: make technical ownership visible, decide what must be fixed now, and give the team a delivery system that works between weekly leadership sessions.
Two Innsbruck situations where a fractional CTO fits
Not every local startup needs a CTO. These are the two situations where the shape makes sense.
Several suppliers, nobody owns the technical result
An internal team, freelancers, and a software vendor all deliver pieces, but no senior person owns the interfaces or calls out risk. We take that decision layer without replacing the people already doing the work.
The first 30 days in an Innsbruck engagement
No transformation theatre. The first month should leave fewer unknowns and named owners.
- Map the system and the commitmentsReview repositories, infrastructure, vendors, delivery dates, and the promises already made to customers, investors, or funding partners.
- Make the hard callsChoose what to stabilize, what to stop, and which architecture or hiring decisions cannot wait another quarter.
- Install a weekly operating rhythmCreate one decision log, one risk view, and one delivery cadence the team can run between CTO sessions.
CTO, CPO, or CTPO for your Innsbruck team?
Choose a Fractional CTO
when engineering needs an owner. Choose a Fractional CPO
when the product is post-PMF but roadmap and discovery have no owner. If both decisions collide every week, the narrower titles are the problem and a Fractional CTPO
is the honest fit.
// SOURCESWhat we use for Innsbruck context
We use these sources for local context. They do not imply a partnership, endorsement, office, or client relationship.
- Startup.TirolOfficial regional overview of startup support, technology transfer, and market-entry programs.
- Cluster IT TirolOfficial cluster overview covering software, institutions, universities, and cross-industry digital technology.
Engagement tiers and transparent pricing
Four ways to start. Each one has a clear scope and a clear cancellation policy. No hours tracked, no surprise invoices.
CTO-on-Call
Async architecture review, hiring panels, tech decisions on demand.
4 to 8 hours per month
FROM
€2,500/ month
Start here →Embedded Fractional CTO
Lead the engineering org. Roadmap, hiring, vendor management, production accountability.
1 to 2 days per week
FROM
€12,000/ month
Start here →Tech Due Diligence
Fixed-price diligence for fundraising or M&A. Architecture, code, team assessment, investor-ready report.
1 to 3 weeks, fixed
FROM
€8,000fixed
Start here →Discovery + Roadmap
Two to three week deep-dive into a single product or transformation. Architecture, milestone plan, fixed-price build offer.
2 to 3 weeks, fixed
FROM
€3,500fixed
Start here →Fixed-price engagements are signed SoW (Werkvertrag). Wavect is legally bound on scope and deliverables. Retainers cancel weekly with no notice.
// 03How the network model works
Three things that make this different from hiring one consultant with one calendar.
You hire two founders, not one consultant.
Kevin and Christof are on every engagement. One is your product and CTO interface, the other is the senior engineer in the room. No account-manager handoff, no junior on the call after week three.
The bench scales when the work does.
15+ specialists we have shipped production work with. Security, zero-knowledge, mobile, ML, IoT. They plug in under the Wavect SoW. One contract, one invoice. We stay accountable for the outcome.
You stay in control of the contract.
Werkvertrag for fixed-price builds (signed scope, legally bound). Retainer for ongoing work (cancel any week). No hour tracking. No scope-creep invoices. The price you sign is the price you pay.
Who is in the room
Two managing directors. Both technical. Both on every engagement.
Kevin Riedl
Managing Director, Operations and Product
- Engineer since 13: TypeScript, C#, Rust, still in the pull requests.
- Founder-led podcast, 96 episodes with 9-figure founders.
- 75+ products shipped across 17 countries.
Christof Jori
Managing Director, Software
- Enterprise architecture, AI, and system reliability.
- Test-driven development, QA as a business enabler.
- 10 years cross-domain engineering.
Looking for a different city?
Fractional CTO Tirol →Fractional CTO Vienna →Fractional CTO Graz →Fractional CTO Linz →Fractional CTO Salzburg →Fractional CTO Munich →Fractional CTO Zurich →
Back to Austria →
// proof
Proof, not promises
4 years
Inside the City-Scale Build
Smart City IoT for Innsbruck: hardened LoRaWAN infrastructure, evaluated and integrated multi-vendor devices, wrote the per-device …
Kubernetes
LoRaWAN
Docker
2 months
0 to Enterprise
Institutional bond analytics platform, zero to enterprise-ready in 2 months; raised multiple rounds.
NestJS
React
Typescript
7 services
Unified Testing
1.5 years owning QA across seven services and multiple vendors. Quality stayed shippable through every refactor.
React
Java/Kotlin
Go
These are selected projects, not our full portfolio. We have shipped 75+ products since 2018.
What clients say
LinkedIn
If you're thinking about digitization of your company, tokenization, coding... you name it, I'd strongly recommend to get in touch with Kevin. His knowledge in the field is unparalleled and working with him a sheer pleasure as he is a super nice guy, strategic thinker and proactively hard worker. Thanks for your brilliant work Kev!
LinkedIn
I got to know Kevin around 1 year ago and have been working together with him since then. His vast knowledge in tech and programming combined with his business acumen makes him the go-to person for me in regards to any tech-related topics. Regardless if it is a project in the field of blockchain, IoT, or any other software development domain, I can recommend reaching out to Kevin to benefit from his tech know-how and a business relationship based on trust and customer centricity.
Trustpilot
Excellent work. The collaboration was very pleasant and you always had the feeling of being in good and capable hands.
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