Craft Fortress is the operating studio of Christopher Ridley, Principal Architect and ex-Credit Suisse VP, in Oxford. Productised senior expertise across advisory, defence, research and assets.

ADVISORY
Fractional CTO. Senior AI and engineering leadership without the full-time hire: AI and LLM product and strategy, architecture and scale, technical due diligence, and hands-on delivery. From GBP 4k per month.
Powered Land. Pre-market intelligence for data-centre developers: European industrial sites that still hold a large existing grid connection, sourced before they reach the market. Monthly Feed plus buyer-led diligence packs.
Diligence. Independent technical due diligence on software, AI and infrastructure for investors and acquirers, in a decision-ready report.
Deal Scout. Off-market opportunities sourced and shortlisted to a defined mandate before they are widely marketed.
Market Watch. Continuous monitoring of a sector or asset class, distilled into a regular signal-over-noise briefing.

DEFENCE
Data Vault. Encrypted, jurisdiction-aware storage for sensitive documents, keys and records, built for control and resilience.
Privacy Shield. Operational privacy and security hardening: identity protection, data minimisation and exposure reduction for founders and principals.

RESEARCH
DeFi Oracle. On-chain research and opportunity mapping across digital-asset markets and protocols.
Briefings. Concise, decision-ready written briefings on AI, infrastructure and markets, on demand or by subscription.

ASSETS
Priority Access. Early access to new inventory, research and capacity ahead of general release, for retained clients.
DeFi Trading. Systematic, risk-bounded digital-asset strategies on proprietary infrastructure, by selective engagement.

CONCIERGE
A single trusted operator across the full Craft Fortress capability set, for bespoke end-to-end engagements.

Contact: https://craftfortress.com

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