Kateryna Sytnyk

Fractional CTO | Expert in Early-Stage Tech Strategy & Team Building | Multi-Time Founder

🚀 Transform Your Startup with Strategic Tech Leadership


Hi, I’m Kateryna, the mind behind CTO Doctor. With over 15 years of experience, including roles at Apple, Capital One, Abra, and Couchsurfing, I’ve navigated the full spectrum of tech landscapes. I spent a decade in Silicon Valley and mentored at top accelerators, turning my deep industry knowledge into actionable strategies for early-stage startups. As a multiple-time founder and former CTO and co-founder at Fract, I deeply understand the s…

Kateryna Sytnyk

Work

  • Fract - Business Intelligence Gone Spatial

    Fract - Business Intelligence Gone Spatial

    • Led Fract as founding CTO, a B2B Geospatial AI platform identifying profitable business locations by integrating diverse data sources, including Census, partner data, and real-time customer movements.
    • Developed mobile web dashboards, mapping interfaces for franchisee/franchisor, and an admin section powered by sophisticated AI for territory scoring and team collaboration.
    • Achieved traction with national chains, secured a partnership with GE, and presented at key conferences.
    https://www.fract.com
  • Social Optics - EdTech
    • De facto tech co-founder at SocialOptics, enhancing teens' well-being.
    • From inception to Clever App Store launch, built with Flutter/Supabase, and daily sync with school data.
    • Crafted Canva-like builder for lessons with AI-driven reporting, serving Teachers, School admins, Lesson Creators, Students, and Parents.
    • Created and animated 3D Anime characters with Rive, aiming for AR/VR.
    • Built internal IT, transitioned design/dev team, ensured smooth hand-off
    https://www.mysocialoptics.com
  • StructionSite

    StructionSite offers AI-powered site documentation for General Contractors, enabling teams to capture and organize 360-degree photos, standard photos, and videos, overlay maps on floor plans, generate reports, and share easily. The platform allows for quick field adoption and seamless sharing of the digital jobsite with all stakeholders.


    I worked with the founders from the earliest stages to establish a solid tech strategy, integrate 360 cameras with the app, develop initial product iterations, and assemble the tech team. We successfully launched a production-ready MVP, featuring capabilities like uploading construction site plans, creating a portal, and more.

    https://www.structionsite.com/
  • Wilma – Ride Sharing for Women

    Wilma is North America’s first Women-Driving-Women Ride-hailing membership service dedicated to the safety of women - providing an alternative, hassle-free ride-hailing service and job opportunities that work for and empower women.


    As a Fractional CTO, I provided crucial technical leadership during the vendor and team transition phase. I created processes for product and tech teams and set up a robust onboarding strategy. I established quality assurance processes and assembled a new technical team, including development, product, and quality assurance roles. I aligned business priorities with the product roadmap and streamlined communication. I handled process setup, conducted gap analysis on team members, onboarded new talent, facilitated knowledge transfer, assessed vendors and tech screenings, and streamlined the path to a successful MVP launch.

    https://getwilma.app/

Experience

  • Innovation Women

    Innovation Women

    Public Speaker

    Apr 2022 - Present

  • CTO Doctor

    CTO Doctor

    Founder

    Mar 2022 - Present

    I've led CTO Doctor, a consultancy dedicated to empowering startups in their critical 0-1 stage. With a focus on providing fractional CTO services, we specialize in laying down solid tech foundations, crafting impactful MVPs, and developing scalable tech strategies. Our mission is to fill the tech leadership gap for startups, offering strategic guidance, systems architecture, and the hands-on development necessary to turn visionary ideas into market-ready products. At CTO Doctor, we blend deep tech expertise with a soulful approach to business, ensuring startups not only launch successfully but also grow with purpose and resilience.

    • fractional CTO
  • Shiny

    Shiny

    Fractional Chief Technology Officer

    Jan 2022 - Present

  • Bolster

    Bolster

    Fractional Chief Technology Officer

    Jan 2022 - Present

  • Jot

    Interim Director of Engineering

    Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

  • Studytable

    Studytable

    Senior Ios Developer

    Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

  • Beachbody

    Beachbody

    Senior Ios Developer

    Jan 2020 - May 2020

  • Tyra Beauty

    Tyra Beauty

    Senior Ios Developer

    Sep 2019 - Jan 2020

  • World's Greatest Videos™

    World's Greatest Videos™

    Lead Ios Developer

    Jan 2018 - Sep 2019

  • Capital One

    Capital One

    Senior Ios Developer

    Nov 2016 - Dec 2017

  • Level Studios

    Level Studios

    Mobile Lead

    Jul 2016 - Nov 2016

  • Abra

    Abra

    Lead Ios Developer for the 2015 Launch Festival Winner

    Nov 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Couchsurfing International

    Couchsurfing International

    Senior Ios Developer

    Mar 2014 - Sep 2014

  • Fract

    Fract

    Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder

    Feb 2014 - Oct 2020

  • Founders Network

    Founders Network

    Member; Mobile Sector Chair

    Mar 2013 - Sep 2020

  • Apple

    Apple

    Ios Software Engineer

    Mar 2013 - Mar 2014

  • Leave No Veteran Behind

    Leave No Veteran Behind

    Technology Consultant

    Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  • Morgan Stanley

    Morgan Stanley

    Business Analyst Consultant

    Mar 2011 - Dec 2011

  • R2integrated

    R2integrated

    Technical Team Lead and Software Engineer

    Jun 2009 - Mar 2011

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