The Portico Group

What The Portico Group does

MIG (Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc.), operating in association with The Portico Group identity, is a privately held U.S. professional services firm founded in 1982 and headquartered in Berkeley, California. The firm specializes in planning, design, environmental sciences, communications, management, and technology services, delivered through 250+ employees across 13 offices in California, Colorado, New York, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. Service delivery is organized around five specialized studios — Play, Regenerative Design, Native Nation Building, Cultural Places, and Visualization — that combine planners, landscape architects, civil engineers, biologists, and community engagement specialists on project-based engagements.

The firm's core offerings span comprehensive plans, specific plans, downtown and corridor plans, zoning codes, transit-oriented development planning, multimodal mobility planning, environmental compliance (CEQA/NEPA), biological monitoring, parks and recreation design, and culturally sensitive planning for tribal communities. MIG also publishes industry-standard reference books (Streets Reconsidered, The Inclusive City, Play for All Guidelines, The Meeting of the Minds) and operates a meeting facility (MIG Meeting Space) in Berkeley. The technology stack is not proprietary; MIG relies on standard professional-services and design tooling without disclosed AI, API, or platform products.

MIG generates revenue through project-based professional services fees billed to government agencies, municipalities, transit authorities, Native Nations, educational institutions, and private developers. Pricing is quote-based with hourly rates ranging from $34 (entry-level engineer) to $175+ (senior director). Work is acquired through direct client relationships, RFP responses, and business development rather than productized sales channels. The firm is privately held under the legal name Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc., doing business as MIG, with Daniel Iacofano as CEO/President and Mukul Malhotra as Chief Innovation Officer. No external funding rounds, acquisitions, or parent-company relationships are disclosed.

Name

The Portico Group

Legal name

Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc.

Website

https://porticogroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Portico Group / MIG is a privately held U.S. planning, design, and environmental consulting firm with 250+ employees across 13 offices, serving government agencies, municipalities, transit authorities, tribal communities, and private developers through specialized studios.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Planning and Design Consulting

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Architectural Services (541310), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Urban planning services
• Landscape architecture
• Environmental consulting
• Community engagement
• Civil engineering design

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices16 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 Consulting: Project-based consulting fees for planning, design, environmental compliance, and community engagement services delivered to government agencies, municipalities, transit authorities, and private sector clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Portico Group is a professional services firm delivering planning, design, environmental sciences, civil engineering, and community engagement consulting. The firm serves government agencies, municipalities, transit authorities, tribal communities, educational institutions, and private developers through project-based engagements. It operates specialized studios covering urban planning, landscape architecture, play environment design, regenerative design, Native Nation Building, cultural places, and visualization, supported by 250+ employees across 13 US offices.

Product overview

MIG (Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc.) is a national planning, design, communications, management, science, and technology firm. Rather than a software product company, MIG provides professional services including urban planning, landscape architecture, environmental planning, civil engineering, community engagement, and graphic design. The firm operates through specialized studios including Play Studio, Native Nation Building Studio, Regenerative Design Studio, Cultural Places Studio, and Visualization Studio. MIG also publishes professional books and guides on planning and design topics, and operates a meeting space facility in Berkeley, California. Services are delivered through over 250 employees across 13 US offices in California, Colorado, New York, Oregon, Texas, and Washington.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urban Planning Services Comprehensive urban planning for cities and municipalities including comprehensive plans, specific plans, downtown plans, corridor plans, zoning codes, and development entitlement review.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• California State Energy CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for Oakland EcoBlock project - a deep retrofit initiative combining energy efficiency, electrification, and renewable energy at the block scale for residential neighborhoods.
• California Institute for Energy and the EnvironmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for EcoBlock project providing technical expertise and evaluation for the block-scale decarbonization initiative in East Oakland.
• University of California BerkeleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for EcoBlock project collaborating on technical blueprint development and legal/financial roadmap for community energy retrofits.
• City of OaklandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner for EcoBlock project providing permitting and regulatory considerations for the block-scale residential energy retrofit initiative.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OLIN: Landscape architecture and urban design studio with practices in parks, public realm, and cultural places — directly competes with MIG's Cultural Places and Play studios for civic and cultural commissions.
• Sasaki Associates: Multi-disciplinary design and planning firm working across landscape architecture, urban planning, and campus design — comparable to MIG's combination of planning, design, and engagement services for institutional and public clients.
• SWA Group: Landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with comparable practice areas including public realm design, parks, and community engagement — directly comparable to MIG's studios in scale and project type.
• LandDesign: Multi-office landscape architecture, civil engineering, and urban design firm serving both public and private developers — directly comparable to MIG in service mix and client base.

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. Global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with substantial planning and environmental practices — competes with MIG on transportation planning and municipal master plans at the larger scale.
• Stantec: Global design and consulting firm with deep planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services — competes with MIG across community development, transit, and environmental planning.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with planning, design, and environmental practices — competes with MIG on large-scale municipal and transportation planning programs.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with major planning, environment, and transportation practices — overlaps with MIG on transit-oriented development, corridor planning, and municipal engagements.
• Kimley-Horn: Large national planning and engineering consulting firm competing for municipal planning, transportation, and environmental work — broader portfolio but overlapping in municipality and transit customer segments.

Emerging players

• Mithun: Integrated architecture and planning firm with strong master planning and community engagement practices — comparable to MIG in championing community-led planning processes for institutional and public clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MIGCommunity
• Facebookfacebook.com/MIGCommunity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-portico-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/migcommunity

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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