Company

Mission & Vision

What Elcano is for, and how it works.

Elcano, in profile, wears a slim dark visor as he looks out to sea at a fleet of carracks.
The lookoutOil on canvas, c. 1520

Mission

To give founders a CTO before they can hire one.

Strategy, architecture, AI and hands-on execution, without a full-time CTO.

Vision

Every founder with a technical leader from day one, not only once they can afford one.

AI writes more of the code every year. Knowing what to build, and how it should hold together, still takes a leader.

How we work

What you can count on.

  • You work with Burak

    No account managers or juniors in between: the person you talk to is the one doing the work.

  • Shaped around your company

    There’s no standard package. Scope and terms are agreed with each founder.

  • When AI isn’t enough

    Clients come to us for what AI couldn’t solve, and to check what it built for them. We use it every day too.

Contact

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