Antero Group

Name

Antero Group

Legal name

Antero Group, LLC

Website

https://anterogroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services / Consulting Fees: Revenue earned from project-based professional services across Civil Engineering, Planning & Design, Strategic Consulting, Grant Writing & Administration, and Branding + Marketing engagements, billed to public agencies, municipalities, and private clients. Compensation includes competitive salaries and performance-based bonuses; clients such as the Village of Ford Heights, City of Harvey, and City of Morris pay fees across multi-year on-call contracts.
2. A-TAG Technical Assistance Program (In-Kind Service Delivery): The Antero Technical Assistance Grant (A-TAG) provides up to $15,000 of in-kind professional services per selected applicant (2-3 applicants at a time) to municipalities, nonprofits, tribes, and community-based organizations. While not a direct revenue stream, it serves as a market-development investment that builds future paid engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Antero Group is a multi-disciplinary professional services firm that provides civil engineering, planning and design, strategic consulting, grant writing and administration, branding and marketing, and geospatial services. The firm integrates these disciplines to deliver infrastructure, community development, and funding-related projects for municipalities, transit authorities, tribal governments, and private developers.

Product overview

Antero Group operates as an integrated consulting practice organized around five interlocking service lines — Civil Engineering, Planning + Design, Strategic Consulting, Grant Writing and Administration, and Branding + Marketing — supported by a cross-cutting Geospatial Services specialty practice that delivers GIS analysis, geodesign, and AI/remote sensing capabilities to other service lines. Together, these lines combine to deliver interdisciplinary solutions that pair technical engineering (e.g., site development, transportation engineering, stormwater management, green infrastructure) with planning/design (comprehensive plans, complete streets, smart communities), strategic consulting (grant writing, owner representative, government advisory), full-cycle grant services, and branding/marketing (visual identity, website design). The firm runs the in-house Antero Technical Assistance Grant (A-TAG) program to support resource-constrained communities with planning services, and operates from five U.S. offices (Chicago, South Bend, Denver, Dallas-Fort Worth/Denton) since its founding in 2015.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Antero Technical Assistance Grant (A-TAG): An in-house grant program operated by Antero Group that provides qualifying communities with up to $15,000 in technical assistance for project planning and capacity building.

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Civil engineering design and infrastructure delivery services for public agencies and private developers, supporting transportation, site development, and infrastructure improvement projects.
• Planning and Design Urban and community planning and design services that combine land-use, site, and conceptual design work for municipalities, developers, and community partners.
• Strategic Consulting Strategic advisory services supporting economic development, community development, and organizational planning for public agencies and private clients.
• Grant Writing and Administration End-to-end grant writing, funding strategy, and post-award grant administration services that help public and tribal clients secure and manage federal, state, and foundation funding.
• Branding and Marketing Branding, marketing, and communications services that translate community and infrastructure plans into public-facing campaigns, visual identities, and stakeholder engagement materials.
• Geospatial Services Geospatial analysis, mapping, and data visualization services supporting planning, engineering, and community engagement workstreams using GIS-based tools.
• A-TAG Pro-Bono Technical Assistance Program Pro-bono technical assistance offering that delivers planning, engineering, and grant support to under-resourced communities, primarily serving as a relationship-building and pipeline to paid engagements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $20 million in awards for the City of Harvey over five years
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers30 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and minor.

• The Conservation FundstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by The Conservation Fund with Antero Group providing GIS analysis, health impact assessment, urban design, and community engagement for the Southeast Cook County Land Acquisition Plan (2019), supporting Forest Preserves of Cook County's 90,000-acre protection goal.
• TJKMcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject partner with Antero Group and ASH + LIME on the Journey to 2035: Jersey Village GLO-RCP Comprehensive Plan under Texas General Land Office's CDBG-MIT Resilient Communities Program.
• ASH + LIMEcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject partner with Antero Group and TJKM on the Journey to 2035: Jersey Village GLO-RCP Comprehensive Plan.
• South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAntero Group partnered with SSMMA to develop an ArcGIS Web-Map version of the Village of Calumet Park Zoning Map; also coordinated public meetings across the 17 communities of the Cal Sag Enterprise Zone.
• Genesee & Wyoming RailroadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinated with Genesee & Wyoming Railroad on strategies to develop spur tracks from the existing line for the City of Whitewright's 1,000-acre rail-served industrial park concept.
• Cook County (Government)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked with Village of Ford Heights, Cook County, IDOT, and other stakeholders on the Lincoln Highway Planning and Environmental Linkages Study; Cook County also funded the Bedford Park mobility study and works with Antero on multiple grants.
• St. Joseph County Office of Economic DevelopmentstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term client and partner; commissioned the Indiana Enterprise Center Economic Opportunity Analysis Report, St. Joseph County Rail Opportunity Plan, and New Carlisle Station Concept Plan.
• South Bend Regional Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-collaborator with Antero Group and St. Joseph County Office of Economic Development on the St. Joseph County Rail Opportunity Plan (2017).
• Texoma Council of Governments (TCOG)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaged Antero Group to develop the 2022-2042 Texoma Regional Solid Waste Management Plan across Cooke, Fannin, and Grayson counties; ongoing geospatial work with TCOG.
• Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected Antero Group to lead the New Carlisle Station Feasibility Study and to develop an updated Strategic Business Plan for the South Shore Line commuter rail service.
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)minorOthersAntero Group provided application-strengthening recommendations and grant submission support to Barry County for an NTIA grant related to broadband expansion.
• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA)minorOthersFunder of the $1M+ Green Infrastructure Grant (IGIG) implemented by Antero Group for the City of Blue Island.
• Ford Heights Advisory TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvened by Antero Group during the Envision Ford Heights planning, consisting of local, regional, and national stakeholders for community-driven planning.
• LinkedIn (Platform)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAntero Group's LinkedIn company page is the firm's primary social recruiting and broadcasting channel for job openings and project announcements.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kimley-Horn: National employee-owned civil engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm with deep public-sector practice across municipalities, counties, and DOTs. Most directly comparable to Antero's interdisciplinary model combining civil engineering, planning, grant/transportation work, and GIS/geospatial analytics, but at far greater scale (hundreds of offices).
• Baxter & Woodman: Mid-sized civil engineering and municipal consulting firm headquartered in Illinois with offices across the Midwest. Directly comparable to Antero's core municipal engineering, water resources/stormwater, transportation, and GIS practice serving Illinois villages, cities, and counties.
• Clark Dietz: Illinois-headquartered civil engineering and planning firm specializing in municipal infrastructure, transportation, water, and environmental services. Closely comparable to Antero's Illinois-Indiana municipal engineering and planning footprint and similar scale.
• Burns & McDonnell: National employee-owned engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting firm with strong public-sector practice. Comparable to Antero's infrastructure, environmental, and planning services for municipalities and transit authorities, but at substantially larger scale.
• HNTB Corporation: National infrastructure solutions firm specializing in transportation, transit, and municipal engineering with strong presence in Illinois and Indiana. Directly comparable to Antero's NICTD, DCTA, and SS4A-style transit and safety planning engagements, but operates at significantly larger scale with deeper federal program access.
• TranSystems: Transportation-focused engineering and planning firm serving transit agencies, DOTs, and municipalities across the Midwest and nationally. Comparable to Antero's NICTD Strategic Business Plan, DCTA economic impact analysis, and SS4A safety planning engagements in the rail/transit planning domain.

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with deep public-sector practice across transportation, water, and municipal infrastructure. Overlapping with Antero on transit (NICTD-style engagements), comprehensive planning, and civil engineering, but HDR serves a much broader portfolio and larger contract values.
• WSP Global: Global professional services firm with major U.S. public-sector practice in transportation planning, civil engineering, and environmental services. Comparable on planning and engineering service lines but operates at vastly larger scale with global delivery capabilities.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with substantial U.S. municipal and community development practice. Comparable to Antero on comprehensive planning, environmental, water, and community development workstreams, but at much greater scale and geographic reach.

Emerging players

• CivicMoxie / Reedy Creek Solutions-type mid-market planning firms: Mid-market consulting firms specializing in municipal comprehensive planning, economic development strategy, and grant writing/administration. Comparable to Antero's Strategic Consulting and Grant Writing service lines serving small and mid-sized municipalities, often competing for similar on-call contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anterogroup
• Instagraminstagram.com/anterogroup

Compliance1 record

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Funding rounds

Investors

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