Silicon Valley Software Group

What Silicon Valley Software Group does

Silicon Valley Software Group (SVSG) is a privately held, San Francisco-based technology consulting firm founded in 2013 that provides fractional CTO and CPO executive staffing, technical due diligence, and AI-driven automation services to mid-market companies, private-equity-backed businesses, and growth-stage companies typically with $10M–$1B in revenue. Its core offering combines embedded Silicon Valley-caliber technology operators — led by Managing Partner Matthew Kael Swanson (ex-CEO AugmentCXM, ex-CTO Speakertext), Founding Partner Eric Leppo, CTO Gil Edelman, CTO Bernard Fraenkel, and COO Bruce Sinclair — with a proprietary Motion AI Agent platform. SVSG positions itself as a 'forward-deployed delivery model built for non-tech companies seeking real results,' targeting buyers (CEOs, CTOs, CPOs, PE/VC investors) who need senior technology leadership, technical due diligence before or after investment, or AI-enabled operational automation without in-house expertise.

The Motion AI Agent platform is the company's technology center of gravity. Agents are deployed as autonomous 'employees' with OKR-based identity (Objective, Key Results, email, phone, employee number), planning and reasoning capabilities, integration toolkits across common enterprise software (Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, email, SMS), and memory anchored in a proprietary graph ontology called Motion Graph that organizes knowledge around customer measures of value. Agents use RAG to reason over client documents and execute end-to-end business processes — for example, in a July 2025 case study, Motion agents autonomously sourced listings, engaged sellers via SMS/email, secured digital signatures, and synced assets into a marketplace brokerage's backend systems. Motion AI Agents are offered on a performance-based pricing model where the client pays per converted outcome, alongside quote-based fractional executive engagements (typically multi-year) and fixed-scope technical due diligence assessments.

SVSG's go-to-market is a consultative, sales-led motion with no self-serve or product-led growth. Customer acquisition flows through discovery calls and consultation requests, supported by a content-driven funnel (blog, webinars, downloadable guides, case studies) and two core community channels: the Alliance of CEOs network, where Managing Partner Swanson moderates CEO roundtables, and a strategic partnership with vChief, a 400+-leader fractional executive network that provides mutual client referrals. Reported case-study outcomes include 2x on-time delivery with 50% velocity increase in a roadmap-recovery engagement, a 10% EBITDA uplift for a PE-owned call center post-merger, doubled listing velocity through AI agent automation, and churn reduction in an automotive software PLM engagement. The company is privately held, founder/operator-controlled with no institutional investor backing, parent, or subsidiary disclosed.

Name

Silicon Valley Software Group

Legal name

Silicon Valley Software Group LLC

Website

https://svsg.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Silicon Valley Software Group is a San Francisco-based technology consulting firm providing fractional CTO/CPO staffing, technical due diligence, and proprietary Motion AI Agent automation to mid-market companies, PE-backed firms, and non-technology companies seeking AI transformation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Consulting Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Emerging Tech (IoT, Blockchain, AR/VR, Edge) Consulting (BPAHAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data, AI/ML & Analytics Staffing (BPACADAB), Application Outsourcing (AO) (BPAEAMAA)

Keywords

• Fractional CTO services
• Technical due diligence
• AI agent deployment
• Digital transformation consulting
• Fractional executive staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Fractional CTO/CPO Staffing Services: SVSG provides Silicon Valley CTOs and CPOs on a fractional basis, embedded inside client teams for interim, project-based, or long-term roles. Revenue is generated through professional services fees for executive talent delivery.
2. Technical Due Diligence Assessments: Rigorous, fast-turnaround tech reviews for PE/VC firms, M&A transactions, or strategic investments. Conducted by senior CTOs; delivers codebase, infrastructure, security, architecture, and team capability evaluations.
3. Motion AI Agent Deployment: Deployment of proprietary Motion AI Agents to automate specific business functions (e.g., supply operations, sales lead generation). Offered on a performance-based model where clients pay per converted listing or outcome, as well as potentially subscription models for agent operation.
4. Digital Assessment and Blueprint Services: Digital assessment engagements and digital blueprint engagements that provide step-by-step implementation plans for technology and AI transformations, typically delivered as consulting projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Silicon Valley Software Group provides fractional CTO and CPO staffing, technical due diligence for investors, and Digital Assessment and Digital Blueprint consulting engagements to mid-market companies. The firm also deploys proprietary Motion AI Agents that automate high-volume business functions such as supply acquisition and lead qualification on a performance- or subscription-based pricing model. Services are delivered by senior Silicon Valley operators embedded inside client teams alongside autonomous AI agents built on the Motion platform.

Product overview

Silicon Valley Software Group (SVSG) offers a unified portfolio combining AI-powered automation with human expertise. The core offering centers on Motion AI Agents—autonomous AI employees that automate business functions—and Fractional CTO/CPO staffing services that embed Silicon Valley tech leaders into mid-market companies. Technical Due Diligence services round out the offering for PE/VC and M&A assessments. Motion AI Agents and fractional human operators work as a unified team, with agents powered by the Motion platform. Consulting services include Digital Assessment and Digital Blueprint methodologies for digital transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Motion AI Agents Autonomous AI agents deployed as employees within client organizations, operating 24/7 across multiple digital platforms to automate high-volume, repetitive business functions such as supply acquisition, lead qualification, and customer engagement. Agents use the proprietary Motion platform with OKR-based identity, Motion Graph ontology, and natural language communication across email, Slack, and SMS.
• Fractional CTO Staffing Seasoned Silicon Valley CTOs available on-demand to architect technology strategy, lead AI initiatives, and execute product roadmaps for mid-market companies without the cost of a full-time executive. Expertise spans SaaS, infrastructure, data, AI, and product strategy.
• Fractional CPO Staffing Product executive talent embedded into client teams to accelerate execution, align product roadmaps to revenue growth, and maximize ROI through data-driven prioritization decisions.
• Technical Due Diligence Future-facing technology evaluation for PE/VC investors and strategic acquirers covering codebase, infrastructure, security, architecture, and team capability to determine scalability and execution risk. Delivered by senior CTOs with M&A and venture experience, with fast-turnaround turnaround and actionable risk scoring.
• Digital Assessment Evaluation of business processes, KPIs, and technology stack to identify friction points and quantify impact of improvements using the Digital Flow playbook. Maps business KPIs to product and technology KPIs across customer and employee journeys.
• Digital Blueprint Step-by-step implementation plan for digital and AI transformation, providing a phased approach balancing value creation and change management for technology and AI initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2x on-time delivery, 50% velocity increase, and full recovery within 3 months for a company with 6-month development backlog
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• vChiefcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSVSG partners with vChief, a fractional executive talent network, to provide Chief of Staff services to shared mid-market and growth-stage clients. The partnership enables SVSG to offer fractional COO and Chief of Staff capabilities alongside its CTO/CPO staffing services. Beth Jacobs, President and Co-CEO of vChief, authored a co-branded guide on 'The 5 Inflection Points When High-Growth Tech Companies Need a Chief of Staff' published on SVSG's blog. vChief has a network of 400+ vetted fractional leaders and refers clients needing technology leadership to SVSG, and vice versa.
• Alliance of CEOscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSVSG is an active participant and thought leader in the Alliance of CEOs community, hosting a series of CEO roundtables that dive deep into real-world AI adoption and business performance. Managing Partner Matthew Swanson moderates these sessions. The partnership serves as SVSG's primary community-based marketing channel, giving direct access to the CEO/CxO decision-makers who are SVSG's target buyers. SVSG showcases client transformations and AI use cases during these roundtables.
• Motion EnterprisescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatthew Swanson, SVSG's Managing Partner, is also identified as associated with Motion Enterprises (referred to as 'Motion Enterprises' in webinar descriptions). The Motion AI Agent platform and the broader Motion technology ecosystem appears to be a shared capability between SVSG and Motion Enterprises, suggesting a strategic alignment or common ownership. The 'Motion Graph' proprietary ontology and Motion AI Agent platform are referenced across both entities.
• Rebel CapitalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMentioned in an Alliance of CEOs webinar context, Rebel Capital (co-founded by Vadim Rogovskiy) represents a PE firm using AI agents to transform acquired businesses. Rebel Capital's approach of acquiring 17-year-old software companies and introducing AI agents across departments exemplifies the type of PE client SVSG targets. Vadim Rogovskiy appeared as a guest speaker in an SVSG-hosted Alliance of CEOs roundtable.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• vChief: vChief operates a fractional executive placement network that places C-suite leaders (COO, CFO, CMO) on an as-needed basis into mid-market and growth-stage companies. It is directly comparable to SVSG's fractional CTO/CPO staffing model and is an explicit GTM partner with mutual referrals.
• Toptal: Toptal is a global talent marketplace that places vetted freelance and fractional technology, product, and design professionals. It competes for the same fractional CTO/CPO engagements and serves overlapping mid-market and PE-backed buyer personas.
• Catalant Technologies: Catalant is an on-demand expert talent platform connecting enterprises with independent consultants and operators across strategy, technology, and operations. It overlaps with SVSG's mid-market consulting and digital transformation offerings via enterprise-focused access to senior independents.
• Paro: Paro is a marketplace for fractional finance, marketing, and strategy talent using an AI matching platform. It is comparable to SVSG's model of fractional executive delivery to mid-market and growth-stage firms, with similar revenue-sharing economics and overlap on the CxO buyer.
• Chief Outsiders: Chief Outsiders is a fractional executive firm placing part-time CMOs and growth leaders into mid-market companies. It is a direct structural analog to SVSG's fractional C-suite delivery model with the same embedded-operator value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• AlphaSights: AlphaSights is a global expert knowledge network that connects decision-makers with vetted industry and technology experts for consulting-style engagements. It addresses adjacent demand for senior technology insights among PE and corporate clients, overlapping SVSG's due diligence buyer base.
• Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG): GLG is the largest professional learning and expert network serving PE, consulting, and corporate clients with on-demand access to senior subject-matter experts. It is comparable to SVSG in serving PE technical due diligence and senior technology advisory needs at greater scale.
• MBO Partners: MBO Partners is a platform for independent consulting and fractional/flexible talent, with a large share of senior technology and product operators. It is a structural analog to SVSG's fractional CTO/CPO staffing but at substantially broader scale.

Emerging players

• Cognigy: Cognigy provides enterprise conversational and agentic AI platforms (Cognigy.AI) used to automate customer service and operations workflows. It is comparable as an emerging AI agent/automation platform addressing a similar enterprise buyer as SVSG's Motion AI Agents.

Others

• Execo: Execo is a boutique firm placing former-operators into fractional COO/CFO/CTO interim roles for PE-backed companies. It is a thin but relevant competitor in the same fractional executive niche that SVSG targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/silicon-valley-software-group
• Xx.com/_SVSG
• Facebookfacebook.com/792199237460306

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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