What Sigala Inc does

Sigala Inc is a privately held California professional services firm headquartered in Clovis, California, with remote employees in Los Angeles, Stockton, and Davis. Founded and led by principals Michael Sigala and Marisa Sigala, both UC Berkeley-trained urban planners, the firm specializes in four integrated consulting service lines: urban and regional planning, project management, affordable housing, and real estate economics. Services span the full development lifecycle from conceptual planning and feasibility analysis through entitlements, financing, and construction project management.

The company serves a primarily public-sector client base across California's eight-county San Joaquin Valley — including metropolitan planning organizations, councils of governments, cities, counties, regional transportation planning agencies, and air pollution control districts — with a smaller portfolio of non-profit housing organizations and private real estate developers. Its core technical capabilities include GIS data development, housing element compliance analysis, grant writing (LIHTC, AHSC, HUD), and policy analysis. Notable engagements include managing the San Joaquin Valley Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) program for 70 jurisdictions, securing an $11.3 million AHSC award for the City of Madera, and acting as owner's representative for Mission Neighborhood Centers in San Francisco.

The business model is project-based, fee-for-service consulting delivered under direct engagement with government and non-profit clients. The firm holds DOT CFR 49 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and California Small Business Enterprise (SBE) certifications, which confer preferential procurement status on public-sector contracts. Go-to-market is relationship-led and consultative, supported by professional networking, an annual San Joaquin Valley Policy Conference, and Valley Voice advocacy trips to Sacramento and Washington D.C. No software platform, app, or proprietary technology product is offered; revenue is generated entirely through professional services delivery.

Name

Sigala Inc

Legal name

Sigala Inc.

Website

https://sigalainc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Planning Consulting

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Central Government Policy, Strategy & Performance (incl. OMB-style functions) (BPAIAAAB)

Keywords

• Urban planning consulting
• Affordable housing development
• Regional planning services
• Real estate consulting
• Project management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Clovis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for urban planning, project management, affordable housing development, and real estate economics. Services include housing planning, funding analysis, outreach, technical assistance, grant writing, and project management for public and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sigala Inc. is a California consulting firm that provides urban and regional planning, project management, affordable housing, and real estate economics services. The company serves both public and private sector clients involved in planning and development processes across central California's San Joaquin Valley region, offering a full suite of services from conceptual development through financing and construction project management.

Product overview

Sigala Inc offers a suite of four integrated consulting services: Urban and Regional Planning, Project Management, Affordable Housing, and Real Estate Economics. These services work together to provide comprehensive support for planning and development processes, from conceptual development through predevelopment, financing, and construction project management. The company serves both public and private sector clients throughout central California, with particular focus on the San Joaquin Valley region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urban and Regional Planning Services Regional planning services for the eight-county San Joaquin Valley including Smart Growth, Goods Movement, Blueprint planning, Air Quality, energy, and transportation planning. Designed for government agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, and regional planning bodies.
• Project Management Services Government project staffing and third-party development project management including site analysis, architectural and engineering feasibility coordination, entitlements, and construction project representation. Targeted at public agencies and private developers executing complex planning and development projects.
• Affordable Housing Services Analysis of affordable housing complexities including local, state (LIHTC and AHSC), and federal financing, prudent development strategies, and policy analysis covering homelessness, supportive, infill, multifamily, and workforce housing. Targeted at non-profit housing organizations, housing authorities, and developers.
• Real Estate Economics Services Third-party analysis including market and feasibility studies, public-private negotiations, public finance and policy, redevelopment and revitalization strategies, transit-oriented development, and strategic planning. Targeted at private developers, public agencies, and real estate investors.

Quantifiable outcome

• $11.3 million AHSC award to City of Madera (highest scoring project in San Joaquin Valley), including $3.8 million grant
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• Innovative Development and Living Solutions of California (IDLS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDLS is a developer organization where Michael Sigala serves as founder and board president. The company developed Magnolia Crossing Senior Living in Clovis. Sigala Inc provides development support and analysis for IDLS projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Keyser Marston Associates: California-based real estate and affordable housing consulting firm focused on market studies, feasibility analyses, and public-sector advisory. Directly comparable because Michael Sigala previously worked at Keyser Marston, and the firm competes head-to-head for affordable housing and redevelopment economics work.
• Economic & Planning Systems (EPS): Consulting firm providing real estate economics, fiscal and public finance analysis, and land-use planning advisory to public agencies. Closely comparable because both firms deliver feasibility, fiscal impact, and public-private negotiation services to California cities, counties, and housing authorities.
• PlaceWorks: California planning, design, and environmental consulting firm providing urban planning, housing, and community development services. Comparable as a California-focused multi-disciplinary peer that competes for the same municipal and regional planning RFPs, with broader scale and service breadth.
• MIG: National planning, design, and communications consulting firm with strong California public-sector practice. Comparable because MIG delivers urban planning, community engagement, and project management to similar municipal and regional clients, often on housing-element and general-plan assignments.
• Lisa Wise Consulting: California-based consulting firm providing housing policy, community development, and project management services to public agencies and nonprofits. Comparable because both firms deliver affordable housing advisory, project management, and grant-writing services to California municipalities and mission-driven clients.
• BAE Urban Economics: San Francisco-based consulting firm providing real estate economics, market and feasibility analysis, and affordable housing advisory to California public agencies. Directly comparable because Michael Sigala previously worked at BAE and the firms compete for the same California public-sector real estate consulting assignments.
• Dyett & Bhatia: Urban and regional planning consulting firm specializing in general plans, housing elements, and climate/sustainability planning for California public agencies. Directly comparable because both firms provide housing element compliance, regional coordination, and planning services to California municipalities.
• TischlerBise: Consulting firm specializing in fiscal impact analysis, development feasibility, and public finance for local governments. Comparable because both firms support California jurisdictions with fiscal modeling, redevelopment economics, and public-private partnership analysis underpinning planning decisions.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a substantial urban planning, transportation, and community development practice serving California agencies. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering overlapping planning and project management services, but at materially larger scale and across many geographies beyond the SJV.
• Kimley-Horn: National consulting firm with a sizable California planning, transportation, and real estate economics practice. Comparable because Kimley-Horn competes for many of the same MPO, county, and city planning and housing assignments as Sigala, but as a multi-discipline incumbent with broader geographic and service reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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