About

A Founder & CTO with Proven Experience

Michael Poko

Founder, CTO & Advisor

Why Founders & Investors Work With Michael Poko:

  • Builder, founder, and technical strategist with over 25 years of experience in high-stakes technology.

  • The Enterprise Foundation: From building satellite forecasting models and creating forensic audit tools to becoming VP of Investment Banking IT and serving as Fintech Global Solution Architect, he has had a successful career managing technical complexity at the highest levels.

  • The “Founder’s Lens”: He has lived the $0 to $5M journey and knows what it takes to build a team that ships complex features under pressure.

  • Technical Depth: A prolific engineer that leverages the latest technologies, follows SDLC best practices, and builds scalable CI/CD pipelines, Michael uses his expertise accumulated over a 25+ year career to help startups rapidly prototype and validate market viability.

  • Organization Building / Scaling: He has built high-performance teams across diverse environments, leveraging onshore, near-shore, and offshore resources as is best suited for the engagement.

  • Bridging the Gap: He speaks the language of both the boardroom and the IDE, helping early-stage companies align their technical roadmap with investor expectations.

Michael believes in “paying it forward,” providing the same hands-on, high-impact support that helped him succeed. He offers a unique perspective to those currently in the trenches — because he has lived it.

Successful Exit

Recently exited through strategic acquisition.

Proven Track Record

Hands-on across idea conception, prototyping, fundraising, and delivery.

25+ Years Experience

Building and scaling tech teams onshore and offshore, zero to exit.

Extended Network

Tap fractional resources to augment your team exactly when needed.

Poko Consulting

AI-native engineering for founders who move fast

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