# Nucleos

> Nucleos is a San Francisco Bay Area public benefit corporation building secure e-learning software for people who are incarcerated. Its Learning Platform runs inside the locked-down IT environments of prisons and jails, stripping out the roughly 95% of digital coursework that facilities normally block for security reasons, so incarcerated learners can access GED prep, college degrees, vocational training, and wellness programs on tablets and kiosks. Founded by Noah Freedman and Camila Vega out of a Stanford education-technology project, Nucleos aims to reduce recidivism by making education - one of the most effective reentry interventions - actually usable behind bars.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Cruz), California, United States
- **Founders:** Noah Freedman (Co-founder & CEO), Camila Vega (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~14 employees
- **Products:** Nucleos Learning Platform, Secure Content Delivery, Credential & Progress Tracking, Offline Learning Content
- **Notable:** Built one of the industry's first platforms to deliver free, secure digital education inside correctional facilities., Won NSF SBIR Phase I and Phase II research grants for correctional education technology., Raised $3M in seed capital in 2023 from investors including iT1, WGU Labs, ScaleGood Fund and Sanjay Srivastava.

## Products & services

- **Nucleos Learning Platform** — A secure learning management system that operates within existing prison and jail IT infrastructure, delivering blended education, training, and social-emotional wellness programs to incarcerated learners on tablets and kiosks.
- **Secure Content Delivery** — Technology that adapts otherwise-blocked digital coursework - roughly 95% of e-learning normally cannot run in facilities - by disabling prohibited communications while keeping educational content accessible.
- **Credential & Progress Tracking** — Tools that track courses and credentials so learners can carry a verifiable record into reentry job searches, plus data-driven insights for facilities and program administrators.
- **Offline Learning Content** — Aggregated offline educational and library resources (courses, e-books, films) built for low- or no-connectivity correctional environments.

## Achievements

- Built one of the industry's first platforms to deliver free, secure digital education inside correctional facilities.
- Won NSF SBIR Phase I and Phase II research grants for correctional education technology.
- Raised $3M in seed capital in 2023 from investors including iT1, WGU Labs, ScaleGood Fund and Sanjay Srivastava.
- Partnered with WGU Labs to pilot accredited bachelor's degree programs for incarcerated learners.
- Reincorporated as a public benefit corporation to embed its social mission in its legal structure.
- Featured in TechCrunch for enabling tablet-powered education behind bars.

## Latest updates

- **2023-11** — Raised $3M in private investment and grants and was featured in TechCrunch for its secure tablet-based education platform.
- **2023-01** — Announced partnership with WGU Labs to deliver bachelor's degree programs to incarcerated learners.
- **2023** — Awarded an NSF SBIR Phase II grant ($750K plus $500K matching) to advance correctional education technology.
- **2020-11** — Secured NSF SBIR seed funding to build e-learning for GED and remedial education in prisons.

## Links

- Website: https://nucleos.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/nucleos-second-chances
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Nucleos_Inc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NucleosInc

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Last updated: 2026-07-03