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Ona is a technology company.
Ona builds open-source mobile data collection software designed for use in challenging environments, emphasizing offline functionality. Its flagship platform, Ona Data, provides tools for gathering, visualizing, and analyzing data, supporting a wide range of critical field operations. The company's technical approach centers on providing robust, accessible data infrastructure that can function effectively where connectivity is limited, enabling informed decision-making for organizations globally.
The company was co-founded by Matt Berg and Roger Wong. Matt Berg, previously an ICT Director for the Millennium Villages Project at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, brought an understanding of the necessity for better data solutions in social impact initiatives. This experience underpinned the insight to create accessible technology that empowers organizations working to address global challenges through efficient and reliable data collection.
Ona’s products serve thousands of organizations worldwide, particularly those engaged in public health, humanitarian aid, and development work, with a notable impact on initiatives improving child and maternal health. The company's vision is to promote the smarter and more effective use of data through open-source solutions, ultimately enabling better access to vital services and driving positive change across underserved communities.
Ona has raised $54.0M across 4 funding rounds.
Ona has raised $54.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Ona has raised $54.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Ona's investors include Founder Collective, General Catalyst, Greenoaks Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nexus Venture Partners, Preston-Werner Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Walden International, Michael Stoppelman, Pratyus Patnaik, Preetha Parthasarathy, Sam Lambert.
Ona has raised $54.0M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $25.0M Series A in November 2022.
Ona is a social enterprise technology company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with additional offices in Cambridge, MA, USA, and previously noted in Burlington, VT and New York.[1][2][3][4] It develops open-source data solutions, including the Ona Data platform and OpenSRP 2, to enable effective data collection, analysis, management, and visualization in challenging environments like global health, humanitarian aid, and international development.[1][2][3] Serving governments, NGOs, and organizations in over 100 countries (with deployments impacting 100+ million lives), Ona focuses on last-mile impact through offline-capable tools for frontline workers, such as registering 2.5 million patients via OpenSRP 2 in Liberia, Uganda, and Malawi as of November 2023.[1][2] With around 77-126 employees and $8 million in annual revenue (as of 2025), it emphasizes user-centric design for social good in sectors like health tech.[1][3]
Note: A separate entity at ona.com (formerly Gitpod) offers AI-driven development environments, but context points to the data-focused social enterprise.[5]
Ona was co-founded in 2013 by Roger Wong and others, emerging from a mission to leverage technology for international development in data-scarce regions.[1][3] Based initially in Nairobi's vibrant tech ecosystem, it grew from open-source roots like Open Data Kit to build robust platforms for real-world challenges in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and beyond.[2][3] Early traction came through partnerships with governments and NGOs, expanding to over 45 countries and housing projects like OpenSRP 2, which by 2023 supported 6,500 health workers.[1] Pivotal moments include scaling to 100+ million impacted lives via field deployments and capacity building, solidifying its role in health tech hubs like HealthTech Hub Africa.[1][2]
Ona rides the wave of digital health and data-for-development trends, capitalizing on rising demand for offline, scalable tools amid global challenges like pandemics and climate-driven aid needs.[1][2] Timing aligns with Africa's tech boom—Nairobi's ecosystem proximity aids partnerships with NGOs and governments—while open-source ethos democratizes data access in underserved regions.[2][3] Market forces like NAICS 541511 (custom software) growth and competitors (e.g., Qualtrics, Typeform) highlight Ona's niche in impact tech, influencing ecosystems by enabling 100+ million lives touched and boosting last-mile efficiency.[1][3]
Ona's trajectory points to expanded AI-enhanced data tools and deeper health tech integrations, potentially growing OpenSRP-like deployments amid rising global health funding.[1][2] Trends like remote sensing and real-time analytics will shape its path, evolving influence from operator to ecosystem leader via open-source contributions. As data becomes the backbone of impact investing, Ona's last-mile focus positions it to amplify startup-like innovation in social enterprises, transforming lives at scale.[1][3]