EPISODE · Jun 16, 2025 · 12 MIN
Find. Match. Win. The Arctas AI platform (built for Government) Is Fueling Billions in Teaming Opportunities
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In this episode of The Peel, David Blackburn sits down with Luke Nascimento, the CEO and founder of Arctas, as they dive into a bold new platform purpose-built to help government leaders tackle one of the toughest parts of their job: market research. Only 90 days since launch, Arctas is already reshaping how government and industry connect - offering access to thousands of verified contractor profiles, real performance insights, and crowd-sourced industry research to support smarter partner selection. In this episode, we talk about: ✅ Why market research remains one of the most time-consuming and complex challenges in Federal acquisition ✅ How Arctas is streamlining discovery and evaluation with AI-driven insights ✅ The rollout of their new teaming component, which has already surfaced billions in subcontracting opportunities ✅ The February acquisition of the OrangeSlices listings platform and what it means for the future of the GovCon ecosystem Teaming matches are already happening - and this is just the beginning. To connect with Luke, visit his LinkedIn page here. To learn more about Arctas, visit their website here. If you liked listening to this episode, click here to view more in this series. To view all of our podcast series, visit our podcast page.
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In this episode of The Peel, David Blackburn sits down with Luke Nascimento, the CEO and founder of Arctas, a fast-growing platform revolutionizing the way government and industry connect. Luke shares how Arctas is transforming government procurement by creating an open, data-rich network where businesses can increase their visibility and find teaming partners, while government agencies gain smarter, easier access to vendors. With a background that began in college bidding on quirky state contracts and evolved into founding a venture-backed tech company, Luke brings a unique blend of public sector insight and startup energy to the GovCon space. Just 90 days into acquiring OrangeSlices’ popular listings tool, Arctas is already seeing explosive organic growth and traction, particularly with its new anonymous teaming feature that’s making collaboration more efficient and competitive than ever. This is an episode for anyone who wants a front-row seat to the next generation of government contracting innovation. To connect with Luke, visit his LinkedIn page here. To learn more about Arctas, visit their website here. If you liked listening to this episode, click here to view more in this series. To view all of our podcast series, visit our podcast page.
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Find. Match. Win. The Arctas AI platform (built for Government) Is Fueling Billions in Teaming Opportunities
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