Vetted Chief Technology Officers in the Austin Metro

“Public speaker and technology strategist focused on how space will impact other industries, with audiences ranging from mid-career professionals to executives. Has operated across the startup ecosystem through Kauffman Foundation, Singularity University, and Starburst, and previously served as CTO at Gantri building process and ROI models to improve system performance. Especially compelling for early-stage, frontier-tech, or space-adjacent companies that need someone who can bring order to ambitious ideas.”

Mustafa Shabib

Screened

Executive technology leader and software engineer specializing in healthcare technology

Austin, TX23y exp

“Entrepreneurial operator with venture-backed startup experience since 2015, including serving as CTO-in-Residence at a healthcare venture studio in NYC and participating in a NYC incubator. Currently exploring new company ideas through active network-driven discovery and is strongly motivated by ambiguous, high-impact, team-building opportunities.”

William Elderton

Screened

Executive technology leader specializing in FinTech, cloud platforms, and digital transformation

Austin, TX26y exp

“Seasoned operator with 30 years of experience at multiple startup companies, primarily in venture-backed environments, plus some exposure to private equity-backed firms. The candidate is highly familiar with the VC and accelerator ecosystem, though they clarified they were pursuing a CTO role rather than actively planning to found a startup.”

Jeff Cushler

Screened

Executive Technology & Product Leader specializing in Healthcare IT, SaaS, and Cloud Transformation

Austin, TX30y exp

“Startup product/enterprise-stack builder who helped take Ventric Health from R&D to a market-launched healthcare product in 2024, operating in a $34M-raised, revenue-generating model leveraging Medicare C reimbursement through providers. Previously drove adoption of an integrated K-12 digital learning platform distributed to 100+ institutions over two years, with reported improvements in test scores.”

“CTO-oriented engineering leader who emphasizes building and mentoring teams while aligning technology work to real business needs through close collaboration with product stakeholders. Also has entrepreneurial exposure, including an alcohol-related startup and prior experience securing funding.”

“CTO/AI executive with repeated 0-to-1 leadership and founder experience across banking software, cloud, and fintech. Most recently, as a fractional CAIO, built a 50+ person team and launched 3 products in 9 months generating $10M+ new revenue; previously founded Trilogy (200+ clients in 7 countries) and created cloud tech that helped drive a $35M acquisition by VMware.”

“Multi-time founding team member who helped raise capital at HotSchedules and Axial Shift, contributing investor-facing narratives around cost to serve, technology vision, scalability, and market opportunity. Motivated by building companies from the ground up, they bring a hands-on zero-to-one mindset paired with a strong understanding of what angels and VCs need to see in a scalable, standards-compliant product.”

“Startup operator with 8 years of experience who helped grow the business from limited initial capital into a much larger ARR. Somewhat familiar with the VC/accelerator landscape and strongly motivated to pursue entrepreneurship, with a clear framework for evaluating new venture ideas.”