The 11 cheapest fractional c-suite · ai & deep-tech

The cheapest provider in the Top 11 TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026 is Cordia Partners at $4,000/mo, followed by TechCXO.

Why this answer

Sorted by published starting price, lowest first. We use each provider's lowest documented price band; where pricing is undisclosed, the entry falls to the bottom of the list.

Showing the top 11 of 11+ screened. Methodology at /methodology.

  1. #1Cordia Partners(rank #5 in TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026)

    $4,000/mo+

    DC multi-role network; govtech exposure; less Silicon Valley DNA.

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  2. #2TechCXO(rank #1 in TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026)

    $5,000/mo+

    Largest multi-role network; coordination is on you; deep-tech is partner-dependent.

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  3. #3Cooper Parry(rank #2 in TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026)

    $5,000/mo+

    UK integrated CFO+CSO+exit-prep with IP fluency. Project-based.

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  4. #4Burkland Associates(rank #6 in TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026)

    $5,000/mo+

    Primarily CFO with CHRO add-on. Not true multi-role.

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  5. #5Chief Outsiders(rank #9 in TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026)

    $5,000/mo+

    Non-CFO fractional executives (CMO/CSO/COO). No CFO offering.

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  6. #6Hardesty(rank #8 in TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026)

    $6,000/mo+

    West Coast senior interim/fractional network; less deep-tech.

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  7. #7The Brenner Group(rank #3 in TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026)

    $8,000/mo+

    Bay Area senior partner-led; hardware/deep-tech bench; opaque pricing.

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  8. #8FLG Partners(rank #4 in TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026)

    $8,000/mo+

    CFO-primary with consultative CSO. Excellent senior bench.

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  9. #9RoseRyan (BDO)(rank #7 in TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026)

    $10,000/mo+

    Consulting-firm scale via BDO. Enterprise pricing.

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  10. #10Centric Consulting(rank #10 in TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026)

    $10,000/mo+

    Wildcard. Consulting-firm scale at sub-Big-4 pricing.

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  11. #11Danforth Advisors (Danforth Health)(rank #11 in TechCXO vs Cooper Parry vs The Brenner Group: 11 Best Fractional C-Suite Firms for AI Deep-Tech Founders 2026)

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    Elite biotech CFO bench, useless outside life sciences.

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