Fractional CXO Services

Hands-on founders
and execs.
Where you need
them most.

Togara Partners embeds experienced operators directly into your business, driving strategy and accelerating your path to revenue and capital.

Energy · Cleantech · Hardtech · Deeptech
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Forge Ahead. Together.
The Name

Three roots.
One word.

Togara is built from three Sanskrit and English roots, each one carrying a different dimension of what we believe and how we operate.

To—
English + Sanskrit prefix
The opening of together. Also the Sanskrit prefix of direction, toward, in the direction of. Every engagement moves toward something larger than the individual.
—ga—
Sanskrit · गā
Gā — to go, to move, to flow. Not static expertise. Expertise in motion, applied, active, flowing into the work that needs doing.
—ra
Sanskrit / Vedic · र
Ra — fire, radiant energy, the sun. Same root as Agni, the sacred flame. The forge. Transformative heat that shapes raw material into something stronger.
Together. In motion. Toward the fire. That is Togara.
The Challenge

You are building
something that matters.

You need experienced operators, not generalist consultants. People who have been exactly where you are and know what it takes to get to the next stage.

Experienced founders and executives who can "roll up their sleeves" are hard to find, expensive, and carry long-term obligations that you may not be ready for.
Generalist consultants advise from the outside. You need operators who work inside the business alongside you; this drives real insight and progress.
Hard-technology companies face unique challenges, capital intensity, long development cycles, technical commercialization, requiring sector-specific expertise.
The gap between where you are and where you need to be requires hands-on, experienced operators precisely calibrated to your stage and sector.
Services

Eight functional areas.
One team.

Each engagement is tailored, one role or several, part-time or deeply embedded. We start with a discovery conversation to identify where hands-on leadership will have the greatest impact.
CSO
Chief Strategy Officer
  • Corporate strategy & roadmap
  • Fundraise planning & pitch deck
  • Financial model & data room
  • Raise strategy & execution
  • Investor introductions
  • M&A and corporate spinouts
CMO
Chief Marketing Officer
  • Marketing strategy
  • Brand identity
  • Website development
  • SEO & promotion
  • Industrial design
  • Market research & analysis
CFO
Chief Financial Officer
  • Financial model & forecast
  • Investor presentation
  • P&L, balance sheet, cash flow
  • Board reporting package
  • Balance sheet clean-up
  • Capital allocation strategy
CRO
Chief Revenue Officer
  • Strategic plan & revenue forecast
  • Sales process & KPIs
  • Sales deck & materials
  • Lead generation & GTM
  • Channel & partnership strategy
  • Customer success framework
COO
Chief Operating Officer
  • Process improvement
  • Financial & resource management
  • Cross-functional coordination
  • Reporting & decision support
  • Team structure & hiring
  • Operational infrastructure
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
  • Interim or fractional CEO
  • Leadership team alignment
  • Board & investor relations
  • Strategic priority setting
  • Organizational design
  • Raise strategy & execution
CPO
Chief Product Officer
  • Product strategy & roadmap
  • Product-market fit
  • Customer discovery
  • Product development process
  • Technical commercialization
  • IP strategy support
CMaO
Chief Manufacturing Officer
  • Manufacturing strategy
  • Supply chain development
  • Scale-up planning
  • Supplier & partner selection
  • Quality & process standards
  • Cost reduction initiatives
Why Togara

We work in the business.
Not above it.

Togara Partners is built on a single belief: the right operator, embedded at the right time, changes the trajectory of a company.

Operators, not advisors.
Togara CXOs are experienced founders and executives. We don't observe from the boardroom, we sit beside you, roll up our sleeves, and do the work. Our success is measured by yours, not by hours billed.
Sector expertise, not generalism.
We focus exclusively on energy, cleantech, hardtech, and deeptech. We understand the capital environment, regulatory landscape, customer dynamics, and technical commercialization challenges that define these sectors.
Flexible engagement, real commitment.
Engagements are structured around your needs, a focused sprint, an extended partnership, or a single embedded CXO. We offer cash retainer, equity, and hybrid payment models.
Together from day one.
Togara means moving together toward the fire. Every engagement is a partnership built on shared stakes and shared momentum. When you win, we win. That alignment shapes everything we do.
How It Works

From first conversation
to embedded partner in days.

Our process is designed to get the right CXOs inside your business as quickly as possible.

01
Discovery
A focused 60-minute conversation to understand your business, your stage, your most pressing challenges, and where hands-on leadership would have the greatest impact.
02
Engagement Design
We propose a custom engagement covering which functional areas, which executives, what time commitment, and what specific outcomes we are working toward together.
03
Embedded Execution
Your Togara partner gets to work. Inside the business, alongside your team, driving the work, not reviewing it from the outside.
04
Measurable Progress
We track against agreed milestones and outcomes. Every engagement is evaluated on results, not on hours logged or deliverables that sit in a drawer.
About

Built by someone who
has done this work.

Manoj Jhaveri
Manoj Jhaveri
Founder & CEO · Togara Partners
linkedin.com/in/mjhaveri
Strategy Operations Manufacturing Revenue/Growth Energy Cleantech Hardtech Deeptech

Manoj Jhaveri is a seasoned operator with deep roots in the energy, cleantech, hardtech, and deeptech ecosystem. He has spent years building and leading programs that connect early-stage and growth-stage companies with the hands-on leadership they need to scale, serving as a fractional executive across strategy, operations, manufacturing, and revenue growth.

Prior to founding Togara Partners, Manoj served as Innovation Services Director and CXO Program Lead at BRITE Energy Innovators, where he built and ran one of the most active fractional executive programs in the cleantech sector, supporting companies across fundraising, commercial development, operational scale-up, and go-to-market execution.

Manoj brings to every engagement what he looks for in every partner: genuine expertise, real commitment, and the conviction that the best work happens together.

Contact

The conversation
costs nothing.

If you are building in energy, cleantech, hardtech, or deeptech and you need hands-on, CXO leadership now, let's talk.

Email
[email protected]
Mobile
(312) 371-4150
Web
togarapartners.com
Based
Midwest roots · Serving clients nationally