Etica Group

What Etica Group does

Etica Group is a women-owned architecture and engineering professional services firm founded in 2005 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a secondary office in New Haven. The firm delivers six core service lines — Architecture, Building Envelope, Civil/Site Engineering, Construction Inspection, Private Development Inspection, and Survey — supported by specialized advisory offerings in NFPA compliance and facility studies. Its technology stack is non-proprietary, centered on standard A&E tools, modern survey equipment, mobile mapping, and remote data transfer workflows; no software platforms, APIs, or AI systems are disclosed. The business model is professional services on a project-fee basis, with quote-based pricing determined by scope and complexity. The firm serves six market verticals — Aviation, Education, Municipal, Public Safety, Public Transportation, and Utilities — and its go-to-market is direct, relationship-driven engagement with government and institutional buyers (municipal agencies, airport authorities, school corporations, public utilities) primarily across Indiana. Disclosed marquee clients include the Indianapolis Airport Authority, IndyGo, Citizens Energy Group, Ball State University, Brownsburg Community School Corporation, the City of Noblesville, Indy Department of Public Works, and Boone County, with multi-year engagements such as the IndyGo Purple Line BRT survey work (2017-2026) and a Roof Management Plan with Brownsburg Community School Corporation established in 2016. The firm differentiates through a women-owned business certification, an in-house public safety expert (a retired Fire Chief), full-lifecycle delivery from feasibility through construction inspection, and deep Indiana-specific regulatory and agency knowledge. The firm states it is rapidly growing and is actively hiring across multiple technical disciplines, though no revenue, funding, or M&A signals are disclosed and its geographic footprint remains regional.

Name

Etica Group

Legal name

Etica Group

Website

https://eticagroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Etica Group is a women-owned architecture and engineering firm founded in 2005 in Indianapolis, Indiana, providing architecture, building envelope, civil engineering, construction inspection, and surveying services to government, aviation, education, public safety, transit, and utility clients across Indiana.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Architecture and Engineering: Etica Group generates revenue through providing architecture, engineering design, surveying, construction inspection, and building envelope consulting services to government and institutional clients on a project basis. Revenue is earned through professional service fees for design work, feasibility studies, assessments, and ongoing construction administration services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Etica Group is a women-owned architecture and engineering firm providing architectural design, building envelope consulting, civil/site engineering, construction inspection, private development inspection, and land surveying services. The firm delivers full-cycle project support from feasibility studies through design, permitting, and construction administration to government and institutional clients across Indiana.

Product overview

Etica Group is a women-owned architecture and engineering firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional services organized around six core service lines: Architecture, Building Envelope, Civil/Site Engineering, Construction Inspection, Private Development Inspection, and Survey. The firm serves six primary market verticals (Aviation, Education, Municipal, Public Safety, Public Transportation, and Utilities) and provides specialized advisory services including NFPA compliance and facility studies. These services are delivered as integrated professional consulting offerings rather than discrete software products, with the firm leveraging its multidisciplinary team to provide end-to-end project support from feasibility studies through design and construction inspection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture

Quantifiable outcome

• $5.8M renovation investment for Indianapolis Airport Authority Quick Turn Around facilities (26,500 sq ft across 5 buildings)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WSPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Etica Group provided survey services working with WSP as a partner firm on IndyGo's BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) Purple Line project. The project, spanning 15.2 miles from downtown Indianapolis to Lawrence with 31 BRT stations, ran from 2017 through early 2026. WSP served as the primary firm managing the overall transit project while Etica Group contributed location control route surveys, topographic surveys using traditional methods and mobile mapping, ADA compliance surveys, and as-built documentation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global engineering and professional services firm providing transportation, environmental, building, and energy advisory services. Comparable to Etica as a broader incumbent already partnering with Etica on the IndyGo Purple Line and competing for similar public-sector programs.
• AECOM: Global publicly traded infrastructure consulting firm offering architecture, engineering, construction management, and environmental services across all major market sectors. Comparable to Etica as a broad incumbent offering overlapping A&E capabilities across aviation, transit, water, and civic architecture.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm serving municipal, infrastructure, water, and buildings markets. Comparable to Etica as a broad incumbent with overlapping service lines across water utilities, transportation, education, and civic architecture.

Direct peers

• DLZ Corporation: Indianapolis-headquartered architecture and engineering firm providing civil, transportation, environmental, and surveying services to government, education, and infrastructure clients across Indiana and the Midwest. Directly comparable to Etica as a multi-disciplinary Indiana A&E firm competing for the same municipal and public-sector engagements.
• BSA LifeStructures: Indianapolis-headquartered architecture firm with national reach, designing healthcare, sports, religious, and civic facilities. Comparable to Etica as a peer Indianapolis architecture firm active in civic and public-sector projects with similar institutional client focus.
• Bernardin Lochmueller & Associates: Indiana-based engineering firm specializing in transportation, infrastructure, site development, and structural engineering for DOT, municipal, and private clients. Comparable to Etica as a regional Indiana A&E firm pursuing similar public-sector infrastructure and transportation work in the same geography.
• Schmidt Associates: Indianapolis-based architecture, engineering, and interior design firm serving civic, education, public safety, healthcare, and workplace clients. Comparable to Etica as a similarly sized Indianapolis A&E firm pursuing the same public-sector and institutional clients with overlapping service offerings.
• Cripe (C2AE / Cripe Architects + Engineers): Indianapolis-based architecture, engineering, and planning firm serving corporate, civic, healthcare, and education clients across the Midwest. Comparable to Etica as a multi-disciplinary Indiana A&E firm addressing overlapping public and institutional client segments with similar service breadth.
• Guidon Design: Indianapolis-based architecture and engineering firm serving federal, state, and municipal clients with infrastructure, civil, and building design services. Comparable to Etica as a similarly sized Indiana A&E firm competing head-to-head for government and public-sector commissions.
• Ratio Architects: Indianapolis-based architecture firm with a national practice specializing in civic, education, healthcare, and workplace design. Comparable to Etica as a peer-sized Indiana architecture practice competing directly for institutional, civic, and higher education commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/etica-group
• Xx.com/EticaGroupInc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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