Independent advice
We do not build, host or recruit, so the recommendation does not need to lead to another service. It can stay focused on what the business actually needs.
About Novidian
Technology decisions get harder as businesses grow. We make them clearer.
Novidian gives founders, leadership teams, boards and investors access to experienced technology leadership when the decision matters, without forcing the business into a full-time hire.
20+ years
senior technology experience
£4m+
client funding supported
£1m+ / month
infrastructure costs saved
5m+
users supported at scale
Tim Ng
Founder, Novidian
Built from experience
Built from experience across technology, delivery and growth.
Novidian was founded by Tim Ng after more than two decades working as a CTO, COO, founder and advisor. Across those roles, he kept seeing the same issue: important technology decisions were often being made before a business had senior technical leadership in place.
That can mean deciding what to build, how to scale, whether to hire, how to recover delivery, or how to prepare for scrutiny from an investor, customer or board.
Novidian exists to make experienced CTO judgement available at those moments, in a way that fits the stage and the decision rather than forcing every business into the same model.
Why Novidian exists
Good businesses can still make expensive technology decisions.
Most growing businesses do not need a full-time CTO from day one. They do reach moments where experience matters, and where getting the decision wrong can create months of avoidable cost, delay or risk.
Our role is to give the people making those decisions a clearer technical view. Sometimes that is one conversation. Sometimes it becomes ongoing support alongside a team or board. The level of support follows the problem, not the other way around.
You should be able to access experienced CTO judgement before you can justify a full-time CTO.
How we think
The technology matters. The business decision matters more.
Plain English
Leaders should understand the options, the trade-offs and why a recommendation is being made, whether or not they are technical.
Business first
Architecture, delivery and technical choices are judged by what they mean for growth, cost, confidence and risk.
Who we support
Different roles. The same need for a clearer technical view.
Founders
When you are making product, hiring or architecture decisions without a senior technical person beside you, or need an independent view before committing more time or money.
Leadership teams
When delivery, costs or technical priorities are becoming difficult to see clearly and the business needs technology brought back into line with commercial goals.
Boards & investors
When you need an experienced technical voice to challenge assumptions, understand risk and make sure important technology questions are being asked before they become constraints.
Client perspective
"Tim has introduced much-needed rigour into how engineering and commercial teams align at Curaley. He's removed a real friction point in the company, helping us move faster and be more confident in what we're building."
Chris Forte · CTO, Curaley
Channel partners and supporters
Trusted connections across the startup and technology ecosystem.
Barclays Eagle LabsEnvestorsEmpact VenturesTekexGetProvenElevenLabs GrantsInnovate UK
Ready when you are
Need someone experienced in the room?
Bring the decision you are trying to make. We will help you work through it and decide what support, if any, makes sense from there.