We embed. We fix.
PE-backed software companies don’t fail from bad strategy. They fail from operating chaos. Four pillars. One obsession: build the operating structure that actually gets you to exit.
ENTERPRISE VALUE CREATED
Last Twelve Months
Our DNA
Kinetic PE was born from a simple frustration: watching consultants charge to study problems that experienced operators could fix in weeks.
Founded by a senior operating executive with decades in the trenches, we maintain a network of battle-tested operators who engage based on specific portfolio company needs.
Track Record:
- → Dozens of high-velocity M&A integrations led in PE-backed SaaS
- → Executive roles across portfolio companies from seed to exit
- → Billions in enterprise value creation since 2019
- → Both VC growth plays and PE EBITDA harvesting
- → Platform mergers, operational turnarounds, and exit preparations
The Difference:
- → We don’t study problems. We’ve lived them.
- → Kinetic PE operates with deliberate minimalism. No layers. No junior teams. Direct access to senior operators who’ve been in your exact position.
We embed. We fix. We exit. Your team keeps the capability.
Leadership
Founded by Aaron Whiting, a senior operating executive with 15+ years leading transformations in PE-backed portfolio companies.
You need a machine that works without you constantly fixing it. We build operational systems that survive scaling, integration, and leadership transitions — your team drives while we navigate.
High-Velocity Exit Capability
PE-backed software companies exit through two roads: a well-executed M&A strategy, or a business that scaled through hypergrowth. Both require the same four pillars. We build them with you.
Process & Structure
Rapid diagnosis with your leadership team of what’s broken and what’s holding back exit velocity. We identify the operational blockers that slow execution and build the rhythm to fix them.
Operating Rhythm
Top-to-bottom operational cadence built alongside your team. They learn by doing with us — not watching presentations.
Leadership Teams
Develop leaders through side-by-side execution. Transfer capability that makes your company more valuable and easier to exit.
Business Systems
Install operational infrastructure that scales without breaking. Systems your team owns and can evolve independently.
We Design Our Own Exit
We embed with your organization, not above it. Your team owns the success from day one.
Traditional consultants profit from your dependency. We measure success by how quickly you don’t need us.
Every engagement is designed to build a better machine—one that’s worth more when you exit and doesn’t fall apart when we leave.
Insights
How we think
The frameworks behind the work — for the private equity leader who wants the thinking before the conversation.
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No sales pitch. Just a straight conversation about building exit-ready capability.
Portfolio Company Dragging?
Let’s discuss whether we can help build exit-ready capability.