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Clearer data. Faster decisions. Better returns.

We partner with family offices, private equity firms, energy investors and companies to build decision-grade data and geospatial intelligence capabilities, without the cost and complexity of an in-house team.

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The cost of bad data

Sound familiar?

These are the problems we hear most from PE firms, family offices, and operating companies before they come to us.

Deal data scattered across spreadsheets, inboxes, and disconnected systems, with no single source of truth.
Your people burning hours on manual data entry and reporting instead of higher-value work.
No clear picture of where your assets are and what's around them without jumping through hoops with shapefiles.
Investor reports that take days to produce and still aren't consistent from one cycle to the next.
Underwriting that moves too slowly because the data infrastructure isn't there to support it.
No senior data or technology leadership causes strategy to stall, and systems get built without direction.
What we build

The systems behind better investment decisions.

We work at the intersection of data engineering, geospatial analysis, and applied AI, translating complex, fragmented information into clear decision support.

01
Investment Data Platforms & Dashboards
When deal data lives in spreadsheets and reporting takes days to assemble, decisions suffer. We build centralized data infrastructure and BI dashboards that integrate financial, operational, and third-party datasets, so that underwriting, portfolio analytics, and investor reporting run on reliable, current data.
02
Geospatial Intelligence & Maps
When your assets are spread across a region and you're working from static PDFs and disconnected spreadsheets, you're flying blind. We build operational maps and spatial dashboards that put asset locations, pipeline infrastructure, acreage positions, and geographic risk on one live canvas.
03
AI Document Processing & Extraction
When your team is manually keying data from CIMs, invoices and reports, you're burning time and introducing errors. We replace that process with automated extraction pipelines using tools like Azure AI Foundry and Document Intelligence tools, Copilot and FME, turning documents into clean, queryable data.
04
AI Workflow Automation
When underwriting prep, memo production, and recurring reporting consume more time than it should, we build AI-assisted pipelines that handle the repetitive work, improving speed and consistency without adding headcount.
05
Operational Databases
When asset data (wells, pipelines, infrastructure, real estate) lives in a patchwork of tools that don't talk to each other, reporting becomes a manual reconstruction project. We build purpose-built operational databases with clean data models and reporting designed for the way companies and investors actually work.
06
Fractional CDO & CTO Services
When you need senior data and technology leadership but can't justify a full-time hire, strategy stalls and systems get built without direction. We embed as your fractional Chief Data Officer and CTO, owning your data, AI, and systems engineering decisions on retainer, at the right level of engagement for your stage.
Who we serve

Built for firms with complexity, not bureaucracy.

Lumen Labs is built for organizations that have meaningful data challenges but don't have — or don't want — a large in-house data team to solve them.

Unique Offering
Most data consultants can't do geospatial. Most geospatial professionals don't understand investment workflows. Lumen Labs has deep expertise in both, built from 15+ years working in large energy companies like Apache, Shell, and a private equity firm investing in deals across the energy value chain.
Private Equity Funds
Deal tracking, underwriting support, portfolio analytics, and investor reporting infrastructure.
Family Offices
Consolidated views of investments, assets, and performance across complex, multi-asset portfolios.
Energy Investors
Geospatial asset intelligence, acreage mapping, and operational data systems for E&P and midstream investments.
Portfolio Companies
Operational databases, workflow automation, and reporting for asset-intensive businesses.
How we work

Practical engagements with measurable outcomes.

No multi-year retainers before value is delivered. Engagements are scoped, purposeful, and designed to show results fast.

SCOPE
BUILD
ITERATE
01 — Discovery & Scoping
Define the problem clearly.
We start with a focused conversation about your biggest data challenge, including what's broken, slow, or costing you time or decisions. We define a clear, bounded scope before any work begins.
02 — Build & Deliver
Ship something real, fast.
Project-based engagements with defined deliverables: a dashboard, data pipeline, map, or an automated workflow. You see real work quickly, not a roadmap to future work.
03 — Support & Iterate
Grow at your pace.
Ongoing retainer support for clients who want continued development, maintenance, and iteration. Built around your team's actual cadence, not a fixed billable hour model.
Common questions

Things clients usually ask.

What does an engagement typically cost?
Project engagements typically range from $5,000 to $50,000 depending on scope and complexity. We scope clearly before any work begins so there are no surprises. Ongoing retainers are structured around your actual needs, not a fixed hourly model.
How long does a typical project take?
Most project engagements deliver a working result within 4–8 weeks. We prioritize getting something real in front of you quickly rather than long planning phases. More complex builds are broken into phases with clear deliverables at each stage.
Do we need a large in-house data team to work with you?
No — that's exactly who we're built for. Most clients come to us because they don't have a dedicated data or engineering team and need someone who can own the build end-to-end. We work directly with business stakeholders, not just technical teams.
What tools and platforms do you work with?
We work across the Microsoft stack (Power Platform, Azure, SQL Server), Esri/ArcGIS for geospatial, FME for data integration and automation, Python, and Airtable. We'll recommend what fits your existing environment rather than pushing a preferred stack.
Do you work with energy companies specifically?
Yes — geospatial intelligence for energy assets is a core capability. We've worked across E&P, midstream, and energy investment contexts, and understand how operators and investors think about asset data, acreage, and infrastructure mapping.
Who owns the work you build?
You do, fully. All deliverables — databases, dashboards, pipelines, maps — are yours at the end of the engagement. We don't lock you into proprietary platforms or require ongoing dependency on Lumen Labs to keep things running.
Daniel Matranga, Founder of Lumen Labs
About
Daniel Matranga
Founder, Lumen Labs

Before starting Lumen Labs, Daniel spent nearly two decades building data systems at the intersection of energy, investment, and geospatial intelligence. He served as Director of Data at a private equity firm where he built data and geospatial intelligence infrastructure that supported underwriting and analytics across deals of all sizes. Prior to that, he designed and developed digital products for Bayer to serve the golf, forestry and European railway markets. Before that, he spent six years at Apache Corporation building competitive intelligence platforms and products for use by executive management. Earlier in his career, he worked in hybrid technical and business roles at Shell and Chesapeake Energy.

Lumen Labs is the product of that experience, built to help businesses and investment firms get more out of their data.

Private Equity Bayer Apache Corporation Shell
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Intro call: 30 min scoping conversation, no commitment
Project engagement: scoped build with fixed deliverables
Ongoing retainer: continued development and support

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