Fractional CTO Munich
Hybrid · train from Innsbruck · on-site as surchargeable add-on
Remote-first technical leadership for Munich. We can plan paid on-site board reviews, hiring panels, and vendor sessions by rail from Tirol; travel and on-site time are quoted rather than hidden in the retainer.
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Working with Wavect in Munich
Munich’s official economic-development pages describe roughly 2,500 startups in the region, a deep-tech focus, major research institutions, established technology companies, and more than 140 venture-capital and private-equity firms. That is a large ecosystem, but size alone does not create a reason to hire us.
The reason is technical authority. A research-heavy product, a funded scale-up, or a team selling into enterprise can reach a point where architecture, security, delivery, and hiring must be explained and owned at executive level.
Wavect works from Austria, remote first. Munich is inside our planned on-site zone because rail travel from Tirol is practical. We do not claim a Munich office.
Two Munich situations where a fractional CTO fits
Both require senior technical judgement, but not necessarily a permanent executive yet.
A funded team is preparing for enterprise scale or diligence
The first 30 days with a Munich team
We turn technical ambition into an evidence-backed operating order.
- Establish the technical baselineReview architecture, data, security, delivery, incidents, suppliers, team structure, and the commitments already made to customers or investors.
- Rank the enterprise blockersSeparate the work needed for reliability, compliance, integration, and support from platform work that can wait.
- Set the executive cadenceCreate a decision log, delivery and risk view, hiring plan, and a short reporting format for founders, customers, or the board.
Munich team: engineering authority or product authority?
What we use for Munich context
We use these sources for local context. They do not imply a partnership, endorsement, office, or client relationship.
- City of Munich: Innovation ecosystemOfficial overview of Munich's startups, deep-tech focus, research institutions, companies, and investment ecosystem.
- Munich Startup ecosystemOfficial regional startup portal with ecosystem, company, funding, and investor data.
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
Embedded Fractional CTO
Lead the engineering org. Roadmap, hiring, vendor management, production accountability.
1 to 2 days per week
Tech Due Diligence
Fixed-price diligence for fundraising or M&A. Architecture, code, team assessment, investor-ready report.
1 to 3 weeks, fixed
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
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?
Proof, not promises

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Institutional bond analytics platform, zero to enterprise-ready in 2 months; raised multiple rounds.
1.5 years owning QA across seven services and multiple vendors. Quality stayed shippable through every refactor.
These are selected projects, not our full portfolio. We have shipped 75+ products since 2018.
What clients say
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!
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.
Excellent work. The collaboration was very pleasant and you always had the feeling of being in good and capable hands.
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Fractional CTO Munich: local questions
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