The challenge
The CTO left after a falling-out and took the whole tech team. The founder had the source code and three months to go live and pass the provider's certification, or lose the underlying providers and, with them, the business.
Our approach
- A two-week advisory: reviewed the code and set a plan
- Took on the CTO role at 1.5 days a week
- Recruited two developers
- Built only what certification needed: card scheme rules, processor integration and testing
- Stayed on as fractional CTO for 18 months
The results
- Live and certified by the deadline
- £750k raised, then a further £2m
- Revenue, with a path to profitability
When my tech team walked out, I had the source code and three months. Aldemis worked out exactly what mattered, built a team around it and got us certified on time. Everything we've raised since started there.
Founder and CEO, seed-stage e-money platform
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