DB Collective

What DB Collective does

DB Collective, operating legally as Fractional CEOs, LLC., is a privately held U.S. professional services firm headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (100 N Federal Highway, Suite #C4), with a Manhattan office listed as forthcoming. Founded in 2008 and led by founder Brian Jacob alongside co-founder Dhiraj Thareja, the firm employs 11-50 people and offers fractional C-Suite services to companies that do not need or cannot afford full-time executive hires.

The company's core offering is a unified fractional executive service spanning CEO, COO, CMO, CTO, and adjacent C-Suite functions, delivered by what it describes as a "Collective" of C-Suite-trained entrepreneurs, technologists, marketers, designers, and developers. Underlying technology is not explicitly disclosed, and the firm is not described as a software or platform business; value is delivered through human consulting engagements on a quote-based, project or retainer model (no public pricing). Recent public portfolio work includes case studies branded AI, AINML, McCready, Shakti, VIV RL, DOWU, Memorial, Collective Ventures, Perla Dolce, Choice Airways, and Cardiac Specialists.

DB Collective serves two primary customer segments in a horizontal segmentation approach: growth-stage companies needing executive-level expertise without full-time hires, and Fortune 100/500 enterprises seeking supplemental or project-based C-Suite support. The firm cites work with 150+ businesses cumulatively and 15+ Fortune 100/500 logos including Ford, AT&T, Mercedes-Benz, Holiday Inn, Wyndham, Quality Inn, Scholastic, Trimble, Polo Ralph Lauren, the United Nations, Memorial Healthcare System, and Choice Airways. Go-to-market is direct enterprise engagement with no disclosed resellers or marketplace channels, supplemented by an Instagram presence (@fractionalceos) and a website portfolio for top-of-funnel brand building.

Name

DB Collective

Legal name

Fractional CEOs, LLC.

Website

https://dbcollective.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DB Collective (legal: Fractional CEOs, LLC.) is a U.S. professional services firm providing fractional C-Suite executives to growth-stage companies and Fortune 100/500 enterprises that lack full-time executive hires, with offices in Fort Lauderdale and Manhattan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Workplace & Collaboration Consulting (BPAHAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

HR Shared Services Centers (Captive/Managed) (BPACAKAB)

Keywords

• Fractional executive services
• Management consulting
• C-suite advisory
• Business development consulting
• Creative branding services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fractional C-Suite Services: Provides access to C-Suite trained professionals (entrepreneurs, technologists, marketers, designers, developers) on a fractional basis. Clients pay for experienced leadership without the cost of full-time executive hires.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DB Collective provides fractional C-Suite executive services, placing experienced leaders (CEO, COO, CMO, CTO-level) and domain experts into client organizations on a part-time or project basis. Engagements span leadership, consulting, development, marketing, and creative work, including web design, SEO, and social media marketing, helping companies fill organizational chart gaps without hiring full-time executives.

Product overview

DB Collective (operating as Fractional CEOs) offers a single unified service rather than a modular software platform. The core offering is fractional C-suite consulting services, where a Collective of C-Suite trained entrepreneurs, technologists, marketers, designers, and developers led by founder Brian Jacob fill executive gaps in client organizations. The company provides services across leadership, consulting, development, marketing, and creative domains to help businesses grow through internal operations support, process development, customer acquisition, social presence enhancement, and product/service development. The collective has over 100 years of combined experience and has served over 150 businesses including Fortune 100 & 500 companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fractional CEO Services Fractional C-Suite executive services that provide experienced leadership (CEO, COO, CMO, CTO, and related roles) to companies that do not need or cannot afford full-time executives. Consultants fill organizational chart gaps across leadership, consulting, development, marketing, and creative disciplines to help businesses grow through internal operations support, process development, customer acquisition, social presence enhancement, and product or service development.

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• SmartSites: Full-service digital marketing agency offering SEO, web design, and branding. Comparable to the agency/creative services arm of DB Collective's hybrid offering.
• Catalant: Software-enabled marketplace for independent management consultants and former operators to deliver project-based work. Represents the productized/tech-enabled evolution of the fractional executive model DB Collective competes in.
• Paro: Marketplace for fractional finance, marketing, and strategy talent. Targets the same growth-stage buyer as DB Collective with a tech-enabled matching model.

Direct peers

• Chief Outsiders: Fractional CMO and go-to-market leadership firm serving mid-market and growth-stage companies. Most direct analogue to DB Collective's fractional executive model, differentiated only by DB Collective's broader C-Suite scope and creative services bundle.
• Burkland Associates: Fractional CFO, finance, and HR services for venture-backed startups. Directly comparable target segment (growth-stage companies needing executive expertise without full-time hires) and similar retainer-based delivery.
• Business Talent Group (BTG): On-demand consulting and executive talent marketplace connecting independent consultants with enterprises. Operates a more platform-driven version of DB Collective's collective model.
• Belay Solutions: Provides fractional executive support including virtual executives, chiefs of staff, and operations leadership. Comparable to DB Collective's fractional staffing model and shared service delivery style.
• Growthink: Strategy consulting and fractional CFO/CXO services for growth-stage and middle-market companies. Directly comparable scope of fractional executive offerings and target buyer profile.

Broad incumbents

• EOS Worldwide: Franchise-led provider of the Entrepreneurial Operating System and fractional Integrator/COO services to SMBs. Competes for the same growth-stage founder/owner customer segment.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with executive search, leadership development, and a growing portfolio of advisory and fractional services. Represents large-incumbent competition in the same buyer wallets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/fractionalceos
• Xx.com/trustdbc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/db-collective

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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