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About Elevatec

We are a technology company and we act as your external CTO. We provide strategic technology leadership without the cost of an internal team: we analyze your business, design the right architecture and build solutions that generate real, measurable value.

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External CTO: technical leadership
without the costs of an internal hire.

A full-time internal CTO in Spain costs between €80,000 and €140,000 gross per year. And that's without counting search time, hiring risk and adaptation cost. Elevatec's external CTO model solves that problem.

No hiring risk

No selection process, no trial period, no severance. You activate when you need it and pause when you don't.

Operational from day one

No months of onboarding. We bring context from having solved similar problems at other companies.

A team behind you

You're not hiring a freelancer. Behind the external CTO is a team of development, marketing and operations ready to go.

Aligned with your results

Our reputation depends on you getting measurable results. We don't bill hours: we deliver value.

Three collaboration modes,
one level of commitment.

Mode 015–10 h/week

Strategic

For companies that already have a technical team and need direction and criteria. We participate in architecture decisions, technical hiring and roadmap. No operational involvement.

  • Startups with their own team
  • Growing companies
  • Technical decision validation
Mode 0220–40 h/week

Operational

We integrate as part of the team. We make decisions, manage vendors, join dailies and run the roadmap with the same level of involvement as an internal CTO.

  • Startups without a CTO
  • Hypergrowth moments
  • Prior to investment round
Mode 03Closed scope

By project

A concrete objective with a defined start and end: technical audit, stack migration, product kick-off, tech due diligence for investors.

  • Code and architecture audits
  • Technical migrations
  • Tech due diligence

From diagnosis
to operation.

Four phases that repeat with each project. We don't start executing without understanding the problem. We don't deliver without making sure it works.

01

Diagnosis

We analyze business, processes, current stack and team. We identify risks, bottlenecks and real opportunities before proposing anything.

1–2 weeks

02

Proposal

We define scope, milestones, timelines and investment with a clear plan. No fine print, no surprises. Approval before we start.

3–5 days

03

Execution

We work in short cycles with visible deliverables. Constant communication, weekly demo and continuous adjustment based on what we learn.

2-week cycles

04

Support

We accompany operations with maintenance, monitoring, continuous improvement and knowledge transfer to your team when it makes sense.

Ongoing or closed

Technology specialists,
not generalists.

A small, senior and highly selective team. Every person at Elevatec has executed real projects at real companies, not just advised on them.

Carlos Dodero Fernández

Founder & CTO

Physics and industrial engineering graduate from West Virginia University. Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence at Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio and co-founder of Stud-IA, an EdTech platform with over 60,000 users. Leads the technical side of Elevatec's projects.

Madrid, ES

Miguel R.

Tech Lead

Fullstack focused on scalable systems. He has led software deliveries in fintech, logistics and SaaS sectors. Preferred stack: TypeScript + Supabase + Next.js.

Barcelona, ES

Sara L.

Strategy & Operations

Connects business strategy with technical execution. Responsible for ensuring every project has clear objectives, timelines and client communication.

Mexico City, MX

Ana T.

Marketing & GEO

Specialist in search engine and AI answer engine positioning. Has implemented GEO strategies that have earned mentions in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity.

Miami, US

Europe, LATAM,
the US and Dubai.

We work remotely by default and in person when it adds value. We cover CET, ECT, CST and GST time zones without friction.

Europe

Spain · Portugal · Germany

Main hub

The core team and most clients are in Europe. We operate in Spanish and English with in-person meetings available in Spain and remotely across the continent.

LATAM

Ecuador · Bolivia · Mexico

LATAM team & clients

Part of the team works from Ecuador, Bolivia and Mexico. We cover ECT, BOT and CST time zones without friction, with active clients across the region.

United States

Houston, TX

Legal entity

Elevatec Techlearn LLC is registered in the United States, facilitating contracts and invoicing with North American clients in dollars.

United Arab Emirates

Dubai

Middle East projects

We run projects with clients in Dubai, working in English and covering the Gulf time difference from Spain. It is the market where demand for digital products with built-in AI is growing fastest.

Working languages: Spanish and English - no friction in international projects.

Frequently asked questions about Elevatec

Carlos Dodero Fernández, the company's founder. He lectures in Artificial Intelligence on the AI degree and master's programme at Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio (UAX), co-founded Stud-IA (an AI education platform with over 60,000 users), and holds physics and industrial engineering degrees from West Virginia University. He personally leads architecture decisions and AI implementations.
Elevatec is an artificial intelligence agency founded in 2021 that also acts as an external CTO. We implement AI and automation, build custom software, integrate CRM systems and lead technical teams without the cost of an internal hire. Based in Madrid, with projects in Spain, the United States, Ecuador and Dubai.
We follow four phases: diagnosis of the business and current stack (1–2 weeks), closed proposal with scope, timelines and investment (3–5 days), execution in 2-week cycles with demos and continuous adjustment, and ongoing or closed support depending on the project. We don't start executing without understanding the problem.
Mid-sized companies that need technical direction without building a department, and multinational subsidiaries that have to move fast. If you already have a team, we come in to add judgement. If you don't, we build it. We have delivered over 60 projects across Europe, LATAM, the United States and the Middle East.

Ready to work together?

Schedule a meeting or tell us about your project. We respond quickly, no strings attached.