keith de alwisIndependent thinking. Connected expertise.
EXPERTISE/ CTO & TECHNICAL CO-FOUNDER

From first idea.
To what
comes next.

I help founders turn ambition into products, teams and technology that can grow.

10+ years as a CTO. High-growth startups, global ventures and businesses of my own.

FOUNDER’S PERSPECTIVECTO’S JUDGEMENTBUILDER’S INSTINCT
01 / EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICE

I’ve sat on
both sides
of the table.

As a CTO, a technical co-founder and a founder myself. I know the decisions feel different when the business is yours.

From high-growth startups and my own ventures to enterprise leadership and venture capital.

  1. Hemas Holdings

    Group Chief Digital Officer

  2. Telenor Health

    Co-founder, CTO / COO

  3. ODOC

    Founder & CTO

  4. Praava Health

    Chief Technology Officer

  5. Harbour VC

    Consulting CTO

  6. Creation Application

    Founder & CTO

02 / FROM DECISION TO DELIVERY

See the business.
Build the
right thing.

01 / Strategy
Connect product, architecture and investment to the business plan.
02 / Delivery
Lead the full-stack lifecycle, from discovery and build to launch and operation.
03 / Teams
Build capability across onshore teams, large offshore teams and specialist agencies.
04 / Capital
Support fundraising and represent the technology strategy with boards and investors.
THE DECISIONS. THE PEOPLE. THE DELIVERY.
03 / LEADERSHIP ACROSS BORDERS

Different teams.
One clear
direction.

I lead people as well as platforms.

In the room or working remotely, I bring teams and agencies together around clear priorities, ownership and delivery.

From onshore teams to large offshore operations, I stay close to the work across the full-stack development lifecycle.

  • Onshore & offshore
  • Virtual & on-site
  • Full-stack delivery
04 / THE RIGHT KIND OF INVOLVEMENT

A partner at
the stage you’re at.

01

Fractional CTO

Technology strategy, team leadership and delivery as your business grows.

Let’s talk
02

Technical co-founder

A hands-on partner to shape the product, build the team and support fundraising.

Let’s talk
03

Advisor to founders & investors

Independent judgement on technology, capability and the next investment decision.

Let’s talk
05 / WHAT I’M BUILDING NOW

The next chapter
is already
taking shape.

Today, much of my work centres on AI: where it belongs in a business, what is useful now, and how to build it responsibly.

ASCENDANCY IQ

My working laboratory for autonomous digital employees.

Explore the project

Current practice, informed by a decade of technology leadership.

06 / NOTES FROM PRACTICE

How I think.
What I’m learning.

Thoughts on building products, leading teams and making technology useful.

Explore the notebook
07 / LET’S CONNECT THE DOTS

What are
you building?

An early idea. A growing business. A technology decision that needs a clearer head.

Let’s talk
A CONNECTION STARTS HERE

Let’s talk.

An idea taking shape. A challenge worth solving.
Tell me what’s on your mind.

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ASCENDANCY IQ

Coming soon.

A closer look at what I’m building.
Something worth waiting for.

INDEPENDENT THINKING. TAKING SHAPE.
The Sunday Blueprint

Sorry. This is the bit
where I interrupt you.

You were happily looking around and now I’m asking for your email. Awkward.

In return, every Sunday I’ll send you The Sunday Blueprint: the things I’ve seen, read, used or learned that week that are actually worth knowing.

Market shifts. Useful tools. Smart ideas. Practical resources. No motivational nonsense.

Just a useful Sunday read to make Monday slightly less painful.

Keith De Alwis
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