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Oct 2020Alluma and One Degree announced a merger to combine their social safety net platforms and create a single organization.
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Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Oakland-based 501(c)(3) tech nonprofit that builds 1degree.org and related social-care infrastructure to help low-income people and the organizations serving them find, refer, track, and enroll in benefits and services.
Primary product
1degree.org community-resource and social-service navigation platform, plus enterprise social-care/referral software
Founded
2012
Headquarters
Oakland, California, United States
Team size
11-50
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Sub-industry
Social care technology / benefits navigation
Offices
Oakland, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
Business model
501(c)(3) nonprofit
freemium consumer access
paid org subscriptions
enterprise/government licensing
white-label referral systems
infrastructure-as-a-service
Funding
Stage
venture
Total raised
$1.8M
Latest round
Venture Round · Jan 2017
Latest amount
$1.7M
Jan 2017
Jan 2014
People & investors
Leadership
CEO & Founder
Head of Partnerships
Steffi Brock-Wilson
Head of Product
Founders
Founding CTO & COO
Work & culture
Mission-driven, low-ego, humble, collaborative, diversity-oriented, people-first, and community-partnership focused; strong emphasis on transparency and building technology for social good.
Compensation
No public employee salary bands or visa policy found. Publicly posted volunteer roles are unpaid, but some roles mention flexible/remote schedules, and community feedback or volunteer participation can be rewarded with pre-paid cards, Amazon gift cards, letters of recommendation, or swag.
Benefits
Volunteer roles are unpaid but offer flexible/remote schedules
Volunteers may receive a letter of recommendation
Volunteer referrals can be rewarded with gift cards or swag
Community feedback sessions may provide pre-paid cards or Amazon gift cards
Product & market
Pricing
Free personal access; Pro org plans start at $5,000/year; Plus/enterprise plans start at $6,500/year; custom eligibility and referral solutions for government/FQHC clients.
Differentiators
- —Human-verified, regularly updated local resource database
- —Closed-loop referrals and enrollment workflows
- —Free access for individuals and families
- —HIPAA-compliant, customizable infrastructure
- —Built through community partnerships and local stewardship
- —Multilingual access and accessibility focus
- —AI tools trained on curated, trusted data rather than open-web scraping
Technology
React
Angular
Docker
Slack
Google Workspace
Google Sheets
Salesforce
Expensify
Medium
LinkedIn
iOS
Android
SMS
Customers
low-income individuals and families
community members seeking social services
community-based organizations
healthcare agencies and systems
government agencies
nonprofit service providers
case managers
social workers
Competitors
findhelp (Aunt Bertha)
Unite Us
NowPow
Healthify
211-style referral/navigation platforms
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
163K
Signals & risks
Latest news
About One Degree · May 2026
Official white paper / post arguing that service navigation must move from referrals to enrollment, with AI, interoperability, trust, and administrative friction reduction as key themes.
About One Degree · Apr 2026
Reflections on AI and health equity, based on a webinar that drew 350+ attendees from healthcare, government, academia, philanthropy, and nonprofits.
About One Degree · Jun 2025
One Degree says it was selected from a global applicant pool to join Google.org's accelerator and pursue AI-enabled social safety net work.
About One Degree · Mar 2025
Launch of an eligibility screener to connect families to anti-poverty programs, backed by UCLA Medical Financial Partnership and W.M. Keck Foundation Southern California Program funding.
About One Degree · Dec 2024
Board addition announcement for Joshua Ogundu, who brings product, startup, and venture-backed founder experience.
Jobs and careers at One Degree
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