SaaS Operating Advisor & Strategic Consultant
Helping B2B SaaS companies and PE portfolio companies navigate growth, product strategy, M&A and value creation.
Luminatus provides strategic and operating advisory services to B2B SaaS founders, CEOs, executive teams and private equity portfolio companies. Founder Archie Barrett brings 25+ years of hands-on SaaS leadership experience as a CEO, COO, CTO and product executive.
Experience that matters
25+ years of hands-on SaaS operating experience
Luminatus is led by Archie Barrett, a SaaS executive and operating advisor who has spent more than 25 years building, scaling and transforming software businesses.
His experience spans product strategy, technology, growth, M&A, post-acquisition integration, international expansion and portfolio value creation—including 12 years working in private-equity-backed companies.
25+
Years in SaaS
12
Years in PE companies
Acquisitions
15+
$150M+
ARR
Acquisition / Exit
$480M
Selected Experience
$37M $480M
ALCHEMY SYSTEMS
PE-backed value creation
Led product design and related strategy through Riverside's ownership of Alchemy, including M&A, product portfolio decisions and international expansion. After purchasing Alchemy for $37M, Riverside ultimately sold the business to Intertek for $480M.
PE • M&A • Product strategy • Technology • Integration • International expansion
ACQUISITIONS
M&A & Post-Acquisition Integration
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Worked directly with PE Riverside and Alchemy leadership to source and evaluate acquisition targets. Spearheaded product and technology due diligence, integration and post-acquisition product strategy.
Due Diligence • Integration • Portfolio Strategy
US PATENTS
Vertical SaaS Innovation
Turning a difficult customer problem into a differentiated product
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Led the design of a differentiated training solution combining a custom audience-response system, PC-based training and an online learning management system. The solution led to two US patents and became a significant source of differentiation for Alchemy.
Product Strategy • Innovation • Vertical SaaS
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VECTOR SOLUTIONS
Product Portfolio Transformation
Led the product organization responsible for 10 online learning products serving more than 10,000 B2B customers, 9 of which had been acquired. Led the rationalization of the portfolio from 10 products to 6, including the deprecation and customer migration, while driving product and technology modernization initiatives.
Product • M&A • Rationalization • Modernization
An Operator's Perspective
Luminatus brings an operator's perspective to strategic decisions. Archie has experienced the challenges of SaaS growth, product transformation, acquisitions, integrations, technology modernization and ownership transitions from inside the leadership team — not simply as an outside consultant.
How Luminatus can help
Practical SaaS expertise for critical decisions, growth opportunities and inflection points
PRODUCT & GROWTH STRATEGY
Turn product strategy into business results.
Help SaaS leadership teams make better decisions about product direction, market opportunities, product-market fit and the organization needed to execute.
Product strategy • Product-market fit • GTM • Portfolio strategy
Make acquisitions create value—not complexity.
M&A & INTEGRATION
Help leadership teams evaluate product and technology considerations, plan integration and determine how acquired products should fit into the broader portfolio and strategy.
Due diligence • Integration • Product strategy • Rationalization
PE PORTFOLIO VALUE CREATION
Bring an operator's perspective to SaaS value creation.
Work with private equity sponsors and portfolio-company leadership teams on product, technology and strategic initiatives that support growth and long-term enterprise value.
Portfolio strategy • Product rationalization • Modernization • Growth
Experienced perspective when the stakes are high.
BOARD & EXECUTIVE ADVISORY
Advise CEOs, executive teams and boards on product, technology and strategic decisions where experience, perspective and an independent point of view can make a difference.
CEO advisory • Board service • Strategic decisions • Operating perspective
When I can be most useful
Preparing for Growth
Refine product strategy, positioning or the product organization.
Evaluate opportunities and develop the product strategy for expansion.
Entering a New Market
Transforming the Product Portfolio
Rationalize products and determine where to invest.
Evaluating an Acquisition
Assess product and technology fit and integration requirements.
Working With a PE Sponsor
Develop initiatives supporting the broader value-creation plan.
At a Strategic Inflection Point
Bring an experienced operator's perspective when the path forward isn't obvious.