San Francisco · Bay Area · Remote
A fractional CMO and marketing team for San Francisco startups.
Bay Area marketing agencies sell decks and retainers. We sell pipeline. The Growth Gremlin gives SaaS, healthtech, AI, and B2B startups in San Francisco senior marketing leadership plus a hands-on crew — at a fraction of a full-time hire.
What we do for SF founders
Fractional CMO
Senior marketing leadership for SF startups that need strategy, pipeline, and a plan the board believes — without a full-time hire.
GTM launch sprints
Positioning, messaging, launch plans, and channels for Bay Area founders shipping a new product.
Growth & performance marketing
Paid ads, media buying, SEO, AEO, and lifecycle email tuned for repeatable pipeline.
Branding & design
Brand identity, websites, and design systems that make a San Francisco startup look like the category leader.
See every flavor on the services page, or the results on our work page.
Why not a traditional San Francisco marketing agency?
- Senior strategy and execution from one team — no handoffs between account managers and juniors.
- Flexible scope: pick only what you need from the pantry, scale up or down monthly.
- Remote-first, so you're not paying for a SoMa office. Real humans using frontier AI tools to move faster.
- Built for startups: B2C, SMB, B2B2C, healthtech, AI, and SaaS.
San Francisco marketing questions
Causing mayhem in your funnel since day one.