Fractional Talent for Venture Capital & PE Portfolio Companies

Bring professional talent to your growing portfolio.

Sometimes, even the best teams need a ringer for that extra edge. You already have strong teams; let us help make them great.

Trusted by growing startups and SMEs across North America for hiring fractional, interim, or full-time executive talent

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how other companies are leveraging fractional executives:

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Spearheading Innovation Across The Tech Landscape

Technology Verticals

  • Find a senior full-stack developer or CTO to spearhead a new software project

  • Mitigate the risk of your innovation functions by building and testing new innovations with fractional developers and product managers

  • Integrate advanced AI and machine learning capabilities into your day-to-day processes

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How Cashco launched a successful POC in 2 months

why VCs & private equity
hire fractional

no equity dilution

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Access expert leadership without sacrificing ownership.

lower hiring risk

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Avoid the costly mistakes of a wrong full-time hire, especially in early-stage companies.

flexible engagements

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Scale up or down as your needs evolve - swap talent if needed.

speed to market

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Fast-track your hiring process; in the startup world, speed is essential.

how solace can help

minimize risk, maximize growth

We match your portfolio companies with top-tier fractional executives from our extensive talent pool. Get the strategic leadership you need - when you need it - without the cost and commitment of full-time hires.

strategic leadership

Filling the gaps in executive, financial, or operational roles.

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operational expertise

Driving turnaround projects and growth initiatives.

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industry-specific knowledge

Bringing specialized knowledge from sectors like tech, healthcare, and energy.

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Who’s on our roster?

Access pre-vetted fractional talent for any challenge in your business.

finance

  • CFOs

  • controllers

  • senior accountants

  • bookkeepers

  • payroll

hr

  • CHROs

  • HR business

  • partners

  • policy advisors

  • DEI experts

tech

  • CTOs; CPOs; CIOs

  • full-stack developers

  • UX/UI designers

  • product managers

  • data analytics & viz

operations

  • COOs

  • general managers

  • process optimization

  • growth planning

sales & bd

  • VP Sales / BD

  • Senior BD managers

  • Senior account execs

m&a

  • valuation advisors

  • buy-side and sell-side

  • m&a advisors

  • post-merger integration leads

marketing

  • CMOs

  • SEO experts

  • web design

  • social media

  • outreach

supply chain

  • VP supply chain

  • supply chain SMEs (procurement, logistics, warehousing, etc.)

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Maximizing Capital Efficiency for Startups

Venture Capital & Funding Providers

  • PortCo Support and Enablement: provide your portfolio companies with various fractional talent support within days

  • Efficient Resource Allocation: PortCo responsibly bring in talent on an as-needed basis to continue driving growth in a fiscally responsible way

  • Due Diligence Assistance: Engage finance professionals to thoroughly vet potential investment opportunities

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How the U of A found the perfect Fractional CFO for their 50M Venture Fund

What our customers are saying

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“solace has access to some of the best talent I've ever seen - you've got pool of A+ players. That makes the decision pretty easy because ultimately when you're hiring someone, it's about the quality of your resources, and solace has that.”

— Alexandra Nuth, Head of New Ventures, Cashco

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“We were looking for a CFO but [upon joining the team] they went above and beyond their role because they voluntarily identified areas where we could leverage other skills of theirs to give us more of a robust solution to problems we didn't know we had."

— Sheetal Walsh, Founder & CEO, U of A Innovation Fund

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"You came to us at a time when we were looking to fill a really senior role within our company, VP of Product, and because of how important the role was solace's 'try before you buy' model was very appealing to us."

— Zabin Jadavji VP People & Culture at Convrg Innovations

flexible roles for any industry

Join us, and connect with the perfect match for your next challenge.