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Fractional CTO & Transformation Leadership

Senior, hands-on technology, AI and program leadership for enterprise, government and private equity. We take complex initiatives from strategy to shipping, backed by PADISO's delivery team. Engaged fractional, interim, or by the day.

Book a 30-min callFor private equity firms

AI AGENTSYour team is drowning in manual work. We take it off their desks.

Trusted by enterprise, government and high-growth teams

WHAT WE DO

How we help.

Most clients arrive with one question and stay for the next. These are the four we are asked most often.

01 · AI SOLUTIONING

AI that earns its place.

We start with the work your people actually do, find where AI genuinely helps, and build it into the tools they already use.

02 · ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Architecture that ages well.

A clear picture of what you have, where it needs to go, and the order to get there in. Decisions your teams can build on for years.

03 · FRACTIONAL CTO

A CTO, when you need one.

Experienced technology leadership for a few days a month, or full-time for a season. Someone to own the hard calls and speak plainly to the board.

04 · PRIVATE EQUITY

Clarity before the deal. Momentum after.

We tell deal teams what they are really buying, then help the business make the most of it once the ink is dry.

The stack

Tools we know inside out.

We are model and cloud agnostic. We pick what suits your data, your team and your budget, and we have shipped production work on every tool here.

ENTERPRISE AI PLATFORMS

Agents on the platforms you already trust.

Your data stays in your tenancy and your region. We design, build and run agents on whichever cloud or model provider your security team already approved.

MICROSOFT AZURE
Microsoft Foundry
Foundry Agent Service with OpenAI, Claude, Grok and Llama modelsAgents wired into Microsoft 365, Teams and SharePointRegional data zones for Australia and Canada
Best when you run on Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.
AMAZON WEB SERVICES
Amazon Bedrock and AgentCore
AgentCore runtime, memory, gateway and identity for production agentsClaude, Llama and Amazon Nova with Bedrock GuardrailsKnowledge Bases over S3, RDS and your data lake
Best when your data and workloads already live in AWS.
GOOGLE CLOUD
Vertex AI and Gemini Enterprise
Gemini and Claude through Vertex AI Model GardenAgents built with the Agent Development Kit and Agent EngineGrounded in BigQuery and Google Workspace
Best when you are on BigQuery or Google Workspace.
ANTHROPIC
Claude
Agents on the Claude API with the Agent SDK and MCPClaude Code rolled out to engineering teamsClaude for Enterprise with your SSO and data controls
Best when reasoning, writing and code quality decide the outcome.
OPENAI
OpenAI
Agents built on the Responses API and Agents SDKChatGPT Enterprise connected to your internal toolsCodex for engineering teams
Best when ChatGPT is already in your people's hands.
XAI · SPACEX
Grok
Grok models through the xAI APIAgents that read live public signals in real timeGrok alongside other models behind one router
Best when speed and live market or social signals matter.
DATA PLATFORMS
Snowflake and Databricks
Cortex Agents and Mosaic AI working where your data already sitsQuestions in plain English answered over governed tablesYour existing access rules apply to every agent query
Best when your data lives in a warehouse or lakehouse.
YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE
Private and open-weight models
Llama, Qwen, Kimi and Mistral on your own GPUs or VPCNo data leaves your network, everRouting across providers to control cost and quality
Best when sovereignty or cost rules out a public API.

Models and agents

18 tools
ClaudeOpenAIGeminiMistralDeepSeekHugging FaceLangChainCrewAIDifyGrokLlamaQwenKimiPerplexityLlamaIndexOllamaOpenRouterLiveKit

Data and analytics

11 tools
ClickHouseApache SupersetPostgreSQLDuckDBBigQuerySnowflakeElasticsearchPythonPower BITableauLooker

Cloud and platforms

7 tools
AWSGoogle CloudAzureCloudflareVercelRailwayGitHub

Build and automate

11 tools
CursorWindsurfClineGitHub CopilotMicrosoft Copilotv0FigmaNotionn8nZapierMake

PRIVATE EQUITY

From the data room
to the exit.

Deal teams need a straight answer on what they are buying. Portfolio companies need someone to help them act on it. We do both, and we stay for the whole hold.

  1. 01PRE-DEAL

    Due diligence

    What works, what will break, and what AI could add. Written for the investment committee, not for engineers.

  2. 02FIRST 100 DAYS

    The first hundred days

    Steady the ship, close the urgent risks, and agree a plan the board believes in.

  3. 03VALUE CREATION

    Value creation

    Practical AI and automation, proven in one company and then carried across the portfolio.

  4. 04EXIT

    A business ready to sell

    Clean systems and a credible roadmap, so buyers see a company prepared for what comes next.

Talk to us about a dealSample diligence report

INDUSTRIES

Sectors we know well.

HOSPITALITY

Guest service that never sleeps.

Trusted by TFE Hotels.

01

Chat continuity across web and messaging

AI SOLUTIONING

02

Booking changes by voice

AI SOLUTIONING

03

Platform and integration roadmap

ARCHITECTURE

CLIENTS

In their own words.

All case studies
TFE HotelsHOSPITALITY
"Working with PADISO has been a game-changer for our guest innovation initiatives. Their strategic insight, architectural expertise, and hands-on delivery have been instrumental in shaping a clear and scalable path forward."
Justin Shumack
Justin Shumack
Director of Product, TFE Hotels
Enterprise ArchitectureAI Solutioning
Chapter HealthHEALTHCARE

"Padiso built our backbone - architecture, AI, and automation - and helped us make the right calls fast."

Abe Ghani
Abe Ghani
Co-Founder, Chapter Health
EnergizlyENERGY

"Padiso worked tirelessly with my team to develop and implement this cutting-edge technology, paving the way for a more efficient and sustainable clean energy industry."

Maxwell Stone
Maxwell Stone
CTO and Co-founder, Energizly
TellMeBaby
"He is an excellent strategist that developed our technology strategy, product roadmap and resourcing plans. He has become a critical part of our team, an important advisor and friend."
Mat ColbronMat ColbronCo-founder, TellMeBaby
P.Chee
"Pchee is set to revolutionize team culture and connections as the engagement AI assistant of choice in the year of AI, thanks to Padiso's visionary efforts."
Monica AbedMonica AbedCEO and Founder, P.Chee
"Thanks to Padiso's partnership, we were able to make our mission of empowering founders to raise capital with confidence a reality."
Herman A.Herman A.CRO

TRACK RECORD

Seven years of getting it right.

Numbers matter less than the people behind them. Still, these are the ones clients ask about.

REVENUE GENERATED FOR CLIENTS

$M+

CLIENTS SERVED

+

YEARS IN BUSINESS

+

COUNTRIES
AustraliaUnited StatesCanadaNew ZealandUnited KingdomSingapore

BLOG READERS

Search visits in the last 90 days, mostly engineers and technology leaders.

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HOW WE WORK

How an engagement unfolds.

  1. 01WEEK 0

    Listen

    An honest conversation about the problem, and whether we are the right people for it.

    YOU LEAVE WITH
    A clear view of where to start

  2. 02WEEKS 1-2

    Design

    We map the work, shape the architecture and agree how success will be measured, in writing.

    YOU LEAVE WITH
    A plan your board can sign

  3. 032-WEEK SPRINTS

    Build

    Working software in your systems from the first fortnight, with a demo at the end of every sprint.

    YOU LEAVE WITH
    Something real, every two weeks

  4. 04ONGOING

    Grow

    We measure what changed, refine it, and hand over cleanly. Or we stay on, if that serves you better.

    YOU LEAVE WITH
    A team that can run it

ENGAGEMENTS

Ways to begin.

Most relationships start with one of these. Each has a clear scope, a fixed end point and something useful to show for it.

MOST POPULAR

AI readiness sprint

4 WEEKS · FIXED SCOPE

  • ✓ Use-case shortlist
  • ✓ Working pilot
  • ✓ Costed roadmap
Get a proposal

Architecture review

CURRENT TO TARGET STATE

  • ✓ Landscape assessment
  • ✓ Target architecture
  • ✓ Sequenced roadmap
Get a proposal

Fractional CTO

MONTHLY OR INTERIM

  • ✓ Set days each month
  • ✓ Board and exec ready
  • ✓ Team and vendor oversight
Get a proposal

Tech due diligence

FOR DEAL TEAMS

  • ✓ Red-flag review
  • ✓ IC-ready report
  • ✓ 100-day plan
Get a proposal

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QUESTIONS

What people usually ask.

Do you work with private equity firms?

Yes. We run technology and AI due diligence before a deal, then support portfolio companies with interim leadership, architecture and AI value creation after close.

How fast can we see something working?

A readiness sprint ends with a working pilot in four weeks. Custom builds ship in two-week sprints with a demo every cycle.

What does enterprise architecture cover?

Current-state assessment, target architecture, platform and data decisions, and a sequenced roadmap that makes AI and integration work at scale.

Do we own what you build?

Yes. Code, prompts, evals and infrastructure live in your accounts from day one.

Let's talk.

Tell us what you are weighing up, whether it is a build, a roadmap or a deal. You will speak with someone who has done it before, and you will leave the call knowing your next step.

Book a 30-min callhi@padiso.co