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Define

Need a fractional exec, agency, or developer? Set the business result. Choose how you'll pay.

Agree

Invite your operator. Or let vetted operators apply. Agree on success criteria and compensation.

Pay

Track progress. Pay when results are delivered. One place for every deal.

Contractor compensation is broken for early-stage startups

Senior operators cost $180K+. Agencies want $20K upfront. Legal help bills $600/hour. You need all of them. You can't afford any of them.

  • Market-rate compensation Burn 2-6 months of runway on one senior hire
  • Everyone wants retainers Pay upfront — before you know if it works
  • No infrastructure for flexible compensation Every deal is custom, slow, and full of legal gaps
  • Tracking milestones and payouts is messy Payouts, approvals, and deliverables quickly become chaos
THE CAPSTACKER WAY

Make outcome-based compensation actually work

Benchmarked terms. Automated contracts. Milestone tracking. Integrated payouts.

Extend runway by paying in part equity
Close deals in under 7 days
One source of truth for milestone work and payouts
Operators earn real upside

Built for both sides of the table

STARTUPS

Pre-Seed to Series A

You're moving fast but protecting runway. You need operators who can actually execute, but paying $10K-$20K/month isn't an option.

Use cases
Hire a fractional CMO for equity + success fees
Work with an agency on performance-based terms
Work with finance and legal experts now. Pay after you raise.
OPERATORS & SERVICE PROVIDERS

Fractional leaders, agencies & specialists

You want to offer upside deals but the operational mess stops you. Until now.

With Capstacker
Offer clients flexible terms without drowning in admin
Get benchmarked equity stakes that are actually fair
Track deliverables and get paid automatically
Build a portfolio of startup equity you believe in

Trusted by founders and operators

Paying in milestones instead of upfront cash saved our runway when we needed it most. The difference between us and other founders who couldn't make these deals work? Trust, the one thing everyone talks about but nobody can actually build into a contract.

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Yaroslav Kologryvov
CBDO & Co-Founder • Platma

I was recently discussing collaboration with a founder who was offering equity, but without a platform set up to manage it or templates in place to move it forward effectively it didn't feel real.

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Ryan Glasgo
CPA & fractional COO • Horizon Tactics

We couldn't afford a full-time growth marketer at $120K+, but Capstacker helped us structure a revenue-share deal. Our marketer is fully aligned with our success, and we've grown from $10K to $50K MRR in 4 months.

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Jessica Park
Co-founder • SaaS Startup (Seed)

Paying in milestones instead of upfront cash saved our runway when we needed it most. The difference between us and other founders who couldn't make these deals work? Trust, the one thing everyone talks about but nobody can actually build into a contract.

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Yaroslav Kologryvov
CBDO & Co-Founder • Platma

I was recently discussing collaboration with a founder who was offering equity, but without a platform set up to manage it or templates in place to move it forward effectively it didn't feel real.

R
Ryan Glasgo
CPA & fractional COO • Horizon Tactics

We couldn't afford a full-time growth marketer at $120K+, but Capstacker helped us structure a revenue-share deal. Our marketer is fully aligned with our success, and we've grown from $10K to $50K MRR in 4 months.

J
Jessica Park
Co-founder • SaaS Startup (Seed)

Paying in milestones instead of upfront cash saved our runway when we needed it most. The difference between us and other founders who couldn't make these deals work? Trust, the one thing everyone talks about but nobody can actually build into a contract.

Y
Yaroslav Kologryvov
CBDO & Co-Founder • Platma

I was recently discussing collaboration with a founder who was offering equity, but without a platform set up to manage it or templates in place to move it forward effectively it didn't feel real.

R
Ryan Glasgo
CPA & fractional COO • Horizon Tactics

We couldn't afford a full-time growth marketer at $120K+, but Capstacker helped us structure a revenue-share deal. Our marketer is fully aligned with our success, and we've grown from $10K to $50K MRR in 4 months.

J
Jessica Park
Co-founder • SaaS Startup (Seed)

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