RNGD
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2013
- HeadquartersNew Orleans, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
RNGD firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- RNGD
- Legal name
- RNGD
- Website
- https://rngd.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2013
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where RNGD is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- New Orleans
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices5 records
Markets served
RNGD business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- General Contracting & Construction Management: RNGD generates revenue primarily through fee-based general contracting and construction management services for commercial, multifamily, industrial, hospitality, and infrastructure projects. Revenue is project-based, earned as a percentage of construction cost or through fixed-price contracts. The company self-performs significant portions of work through its building, infrastructure, and steel divisions.
- Steel Fabrication & Manufacturing: RNGD operates an 80,000+ square foot manufacturing facility producing prefabricated building components and steel fabricates structural and miscellaneous steel for both internal use on RNGD projects and external client orders. Revenue is generated through direct steel sales and fabrication contracts.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
RNGD product offering
Product offeringCore offering
RNGD is a vertically integrated construction firm providing general contracting, heavy civil infrastructure construction, and steel fabrication through three integrated service lines: Building, Infrastructure, and Steel. The company employs its proprietary Renegade Delivery Method (RDM), which combines self-perform construction, prefabrication, and in-house steel manufacturing to compress project timelines by up to 40% and reduce insurance exposure by up to 50%. Services are delivered directly to enterprise developers, government agencies, healthcare systems, and industrial clients across the Gulf South and Southeast U.S.
Product overview
RNGD is a vertically integrated construction and development firm operating under the RNGD (Renegade) brand since its 2024 rebranding from Impetus. The company offers three integrated service lines: Building Services (general contracting, prefabrication, commercial/hospitality/multi-family/adaptive reuse), Infrastructure Services (heavy civil, bridges, roads, sitework), and Steel Services (fabrication, structural/miscellaneous/specialty steel, PEMB). The Renegade Delivery Method (RDM) serves as the core methodology unifying all operations, combining self-perform capabilities with off-site manufacturing to reduce project timelines by up to 40%. Supporting these services is Renegade Academy, an in-house professional development program, and an 80,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility producing prefabricated building components. RNGD operates offices in Louisiana (Metairie/New Orleans HQ), Tennessee (Nashville), Alabama (Huntsville), and Mississippi (Vicksburg), serving clients across the Southeast U.S.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Renegade Delivery Method (RDM): RNGD's integrated construction delivery approach that combines design-build, prefabrication, and self-perform construction capabilities to compress project timelines and reduce costs.
Products and services
- Renegade Delivery Method (RDM) Proprietary integrated project delivery approach combining vertical integration of building, infrastructure, and steel operations. Reduces insurance exposure by up to 50% through cold-formed steel framing and compresses project timelines by up to 40%. Used by RNGD across its commercial, multifamily, infrastructure, and adaptive reuse projects.
- Building Services General contracting, construction management, and custom fabrication/manufacturing/assembly services for commercial, hospitality, multi-family, and adaptive reuse projects. Leverages off-site manufacturing technologies to reduce complexity, schedule duration, and total cost.
- Infrastructure Services Heavy civil construction services including roads, bridges, public spaces, sitework, utilities, and earthwork for government agencies and private developers across the Gulf South.
- Steel Services
Quantifiable outcome
- Project timeline compression of up to 40% through Renegade Delivery Method
- +7 more outcomes
Companies that use RNGD
Customer profileNamed customers15 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
RNGD technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
Feature1 record
RNGD partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and notable.
- Gulf Coast Housing Partnership (GCHP)coreGCHP is the primary developer of the H3C Urban Mixed-Use and Affordable Housing project, a $80M, 210,000 SF development with 192 units and integrated healthcare. RNGD served as Lead Contractor, performing infrastructure, steel fabrication, and vertical integration services. GCHP's Health + Housing pilot links affordable housing with Medicaid MCO investments, with Aetna/CVS Health contributing $26M+ in concessionary investments facilitated through R4 Capital.
- HRI CommunitiescoreHRI Communities is a major multifamily developer in Louisiana. RNGD has delivered multiple projects with HRI including Mid City Lofts (46-unit mixed-income in Lake Charles), Southeast Louisiana State Office Building, and West Tunnel Lofts (historic adaptive reuse). RNGD's integrated delivery approach aligns with HRI's development pipeline.
- NASAmajorRNGD is developing 50 acres of land abutting NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans East into Propel Industrial Business Park (Propel Park), a light industrial and manufacturing campus. This is a high-profile public-private development partnership with significant federal government involvement.
- Industrial Realty Group (IRG)majorIRG is the owner/developer engaging NASA to develop the 50-acre Propel Park site. RNGD is the lead contractor and construction partner for this campus development adjacent to NASA's Michoud facility.
- Palmisano FoundationcoreRNGD's affiliated 501(c)(3) charitable foundation focuses on disadvantaged youth, AEC industry workforce development, and educational initiatives. Has contributed more than $2.1M to community nonprofits, awards up to 40 scholarships/year, and sponsors programs like Renegade Fest. Founded 2020 as part of WJ Palmisano organizational umbrella.
- Office of Jonathan TatenotableOffice of Jonathan Tate served as project architect for the M.S. Rau's Gallery expansion (19,000 SF historic renovation in French Quarter) and is a notable New Orleans architecture firm with a portfolio of culturally significant projects.
- CCWIV Architecture LLCnotableCCWIV Architects designed the H3C project and worked with RNGD to achieve Fitwel certification — the first in Louisiana — along with National Green Building Standards certification and health-driven design requirements.
- DePaul Community Health CenternotableDePaul Community Health Center provides adult and pediatric medical and behavioral healthcare services, an on-site pharmacy, and Medicaid enrollment assistance at the H3C development, representing the integrated health + housing model.
- Port of South LouisiananotableThe Port of South Louisiana partnered with RNGD for the Globalplex Second Dock Access Bridge — a critical piece of port infrastructure in St. John the Baptist Parish, showcasing RNGD's heavy civil and bridge capabilities.
- HANO, Providence Community Housing, Columbia ResidentialnotableRNGD is building the BW Cooper affordable housing development in New Orleans in partnership with the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO), Providence Community Housing, and Columbia Residential, demonstrating multi-stakeholder public housing project capabilities.
- 223 Washingtonnotable223 Washington is the owner/developer of the Lewter District mixed-use development in Huntsville, Alabama, with RNGD delivering the Class A office building as the anchor.
- Kupperman CompaniesnotableKupperman Companies is the developer of the Hotel St. Vincent, a $22.5M historic restoration project in New Orleans that transformed an 1850s structure into a boutique hotel. RNGD served as design-build partner.
- Carrollton Seniors JV (Felicity Property Company / Liberty Healthcare Management)notableFelicity Property Company and Liberty Healthcare Management (North Carolina) jointly developed The Carrollton Senior Living Complex, a $30M+ historic courthouse renovation in New Orleans with 93 units (73 assisted living, 20 memory care). RNGD was the general contractor.
Scale indicators15 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights6 records
RNGD competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Brasfield & Gorrie: Top-30 U.S. general contractor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, with deep Southeast regional concentration in commercial building, infrastructure, and healthcare — closely mirroring RNGD's geographic and vertical mix. Comparable size (multi-billion in revenue) and similar self-perform approach.
- Robins & Morton: Birmingham, Alabama-based general contractor operating across the Southeast with strong healthcare, commercial, and infrastructure practices. Similar project mix to RNGD and comparable ENR Top 100 ranking with regional Southeast focus.
- DPR Construction: National, employee-owned general contractor known for vertical integration of self-perform work, prefabrication, and technology adoption. Operates in many of the same commercial building and advanced technology/facility verticals as RNGD, with a much larger geographic footprint.
- The Haskell Company: Jacksonville, Florida-based vertically integrated design-build firm combining architecture, engineering, construction, and steel fabrication under one roof — a near-perfect functional analog to RNGD's RDM model, with comparable Southeast concentration.
- The Weitz Company: Vertically integrated general contractor with in-house steel fabrication capabilities and significant commercial building, infrastructure, and industrial project work. Operates a similar "design-build + manufacturing" delivery philosophy to RNGD's RDM.
Regional players
- MAPP Construction: Mid-sized Louisiana-based general contractor serving the Gulf South region with similar commercial, healthcare, and institutional project profiles to RNGD. Comparable in scale and project mix within the same core Louisiana market.
- Boh Brothers Construction: Long-established Louisiana-based general and civil contractor with deep Gulf South infrastructure and public-sector work — a direct competitor on heavy civil projects such as bridges, water/wastewater, and municipal construction.
- Lemoine Company: Louisiana-based general contractor with strong public-sector and affordable-housing portfolio across the Gulf South. Competes directly with RNGD on affordable housing, healthcare, and state/municipal project work.
- Broadmoor LLC: Metairie, Louisiana-based general contractor operating in the same Gulf South market as RNGD, with comparable commercial, hospitality, and adaptive reuse project types. Same geography, similar size band, similar customer base.
Broad incumbents
- Turner Construction Company: Top-3 U.S. general contractor with nationwide footprint, broad commercial building practice, and growing prefabrication/off-site manufacturing capabilities. Represents the broader incumbent tier RNGD would encounter on larger commercial pursuits.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance17 records
RNGD financial estimates
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RNGD leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles9 records
RNGD funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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RNGD M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about RNGD
What does RNGD do?
RNGD is a vertically integrated construction firm providing general contracting, heavy civil infrastructure construction, and steel fabrication through three integrated service lines: Building, Infrastructure, and Steel. The company employs its proprietary Renegade Delivery Method (RDM), which combines self-perform construction, prefabrication, and in-house steel manufacturing to compress project timelines by up to 40% and reduce insurance exposure by up to 50%. Services are delivered directly to enterprise developers, government agencies, healthcare systems, and industrial clients across the Gulf South and Southeast U.S.
Is RNGD a public or private company?
RNGD is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was RNGD founded?
RNGD was founded in 2013. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is RNGD based?
RNGD is headquartered in New Orleans, United States, in the North America region.
How does RNGD make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. General Contracting & Construction Management is the primary driver. The others are steel Fabrication & Manufacturing.
Who are RNGD's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Brasfield & Gorrie, Robins & Morton, DPR Construction, The Haskell Company and The Weitz Company. Regional players are MAPP Construction, Boh Brothers Construction, Lemoine Company and Broadmoor LLC. Turner Construction Company is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does RNGD have an API?
No public API is recorded for RNGD.