70 Degrees

What 70 Degrees does

70 Degrees is a GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) professional services firm headquartered in Orange County, California, founded in 2014 by sisters Jennifer Keil and Cindy Keil. The company delivers archive, preservation, museum development, digitization, exhibition fabrication, and grant-support services to cultural institutions, with a client base spanning historical societies, municipal cultural programs, and educational organizations across California. Named engagements include the Balboa Island Museum, Moulton Museum, the Newport Beach 120th Anniversary Virtual Museum, and the Taiwanese American History Museum.

The firm's technology stack combines established digitization tools such as ABBYY FineReader OCR with newer capabilities including Matterport 3D scanning, Proto holographic displays, and AI-powered auto-description and transcription workflows. A partnership with UC Irvine's Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences supports development of an AI Archive System, and the firm is participating in UCI's Applied Innovation Wayfinder program. 70 Degrees has released the open-source Omeka S ArchiVe project on GitHub, contributing to the cultural heritage technology ecosystem, and maintains a public-facing AI.70Degrees.org platform.

The business model is project-based consulting and services revenue with multi-year institutional engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm operates as a privately held company with no disclosed external funding rounds, serving nonprofit, municipal, and educational clients in the cultural-heritage sector.

Name

70 Degrees

Legal name

70 Degrees

Website

https://70degrees.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

70 Degrees is a California-based GLAM professional services firm that provides archive, digitization, museum development, exhibition, and grant-support services to historical societies, municipalities, and educational institutions across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dana Point

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Museum Development Services: Full-service museum development including archival systems, exhibition design, installation, and ongoing preservation consulting for GLAM institutions
2. Digitization Services: Digital archive creation and management using best practices from Society of American Archivists, National Archives, and Getty Research Institute
3. Exhibition Services: Research, design, and installation of permanent and traveling exhibits for cultural institutions
4. Grant Support Services: Historical consulting to help clients secure funding through grants like California Revealed, California Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

70 Degrees provides project-based professional services to GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) organizations, including archive creation and digitization using OCR technology, heritage preservation and oral history programs, exhibition research/design/installation, grant application support, virtual museum experiences using Matterport and Proto hologram technology, and AI-enhanced digital collection management. The firm specializes in California and Orange County cultural heritage, serving cultural institutions, city agencies, and historical societies on multi-year contracts.

Product overview

70 Degrees operates as a GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) organization specializing in museum development throughout California. The company offers an integrated suite of cultural heritage services centered around Archive Services, Preservation Services, and Exhibition Design and Installation as core offerings. Add-on capabilities include AI Archive Collections (AI-powered auto-tagging and transcription for digital archives) and Virtual Exhibit Tours (Matterport and Proto hologram-enabled virtual museum experiences). Additional services encompass Event Production and Edit and Design Services. The company was established in 2014 and is celebrating over 10 years of business in Orange County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Archive Services Creation and management of archives for museums and cultural institutions, following Society of American Archivists and Society of California Archivists best practices. Includes arrangement of materials and digital accessibility using ABBYY FineReader OCR technology.
• Preservation Services Heritage conservation services including historic structure preservation, Section 106 site nomination, oral history interviews, and multimedia digitization following National Archives, Getty Research Institute, and Oral History Association standards.
• Exhibition Design and Installation Research, design, and installation of permanent and traveling exhibits following National Council on Public History, AASLH, and American Alliance of Museums standards. Creates exhibit walls with interactive didactics.
• AI Archive Collections AI-powered system for tagging and organizing digital collections using artificial intelligence for auto description and transcription of archive materials, developed in partnership with UC Irvine for machine learning enhancements.
• Virtual Exhibit Tours Interactive virtual museum experiences using Matterport technology for space capture and Proto hologram technology for three-dimensional presentations, enabling docent-less, self-guided virtual museum visits.
• Event Production Community development events specializing in curated OC art and culture experiences, including harbor-to-harbor adventures and one-of-a-kind views of art, nature, and history.
• Edit and Design Services Editorial services maintaining Chicago Manual of Style, MLA, and AP Style standards, using Adobe Creative products for unique designs including websites with social media integration, marketing campaigns, and printed materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 15 museum and historical society clients served across California
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner70 Degrees follows National Archives best practices for digitizing archival materials. The company name derives from 70°F, the preferred temperature for artifact preservation according to NARA guidelines.
• UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on AI/ML projects for archive systems transformation. Students work with 70 Degrees to enhance digital history technologies. 70 Degrees participated in UCI's Applied Innovation Wayfinder program.
• Society of American ArchivistscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner70 Degrees creates and manages archives according to SAA best practices for archival management and digital accessibility.
• Oral History AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJennifer Keil served as Past President of Southwest Oral History Association (regional affiliate). 70 Degrees conducts oral history interviews following OHA standards.
• Visit Newport BeachmoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for Newport Beach 120th anniversary exhibition and cultural tourism promotion.
• California State University FullertonmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Center for Oral and Public History projects and oral history programs.
• UCLAmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for cultural heritage projects and research collaboration.
• Chapman UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Hilbert Museum projects and California art preservation.
• University of Southern California (USC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for cultural and historical research projects.
• Richard Nixon Presidential Library and MuseummoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical consulting services and archive digitization projects.
• Crystal Cove ConservancymoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigitized Laura Davick Crystal Cove Historic Archive Collection for preservation.
• American Alliance of MuseumscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional membership organization for museum best practices and standards.
• Society of California ArchivistscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner70 Degrees follows SCA best practices for California-specific archival management.
• California Preservation FoundationmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollows CPF guidelines for preservation and conservation practices.
• Getty Research InstitutemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerUses Getty best practices for digitizing archival materials.
• American Association for State and Local HistorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollows AASLH standards for exhibition research, design, and installation.
• National Council on Public HistorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional membership for public history projects and community engagement.
• North American Reciprocal Museum AssociationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReciprocal membership providing access to museum resources and networks.
• Orange County Department of EducationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducational partnership for cultural programs in Orange County schools.
• Arts Orange CountymoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerArts advocacy and cultural development organization for Orange County.
• City Councils (Orange County)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with local city councils to develop sustainable cultural plans.
• Visit CaliforniaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerState tourism partnership for promoting California cultural destinations.
• Soka UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for exhibitions and cultural programs.
• John Wayne FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration on John Wayne exhibit at Balboa Island Museum.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lord Cultural Resources: Global museum and cultural planning consultancy offering master planning, exhibition development, and audience research. Overlaps with 70 Degrees on museum development and exhibit design but operates at a much larger scale across continents.
• Tessitura Network: CRM and ticketing platform purpose-built for cultural institutions (theaters, museums, performing arts). Overlaps with 70 Degrees' museum client base but serves a different operational layer (visitor management vs. archive/exhibit).
• Axiell: Global provider of software for libraries, archives, and museums across Europe and North America. Competes with 70 Degrees in the archive management technology layer; broader portfolio but overlapping digitization and DAM functionality.

Emerging players

• Small Mammoth: Cleveland-based design and digital agency serving museums and cultural nonprofits with web, branding, and exhibit design services. Comparable boutique scale and museum client base, with emphasis on digital delivery.
• Cuseum: Boston-based digital engagement platform for museums providing interactive experiences, mobile apps, and AR/VR tools. Overlaps with 70 Degrees' virtual exhibit and Matterport capabilities but focused on software rather than service delivery.

Direct peers

• Lucidea: Provider of archival and library management software (ArchivEra, CuadraSTAR) used by cultural institutions. Directly comparable in the archival systems layer of 70 Degrees' service stack, but productized rather than service-delivered.
• History Associates Incorporated: Rockville, MD-based archival and historical consulting firm offering digitization, museum development, and exhibit services to GLAM institutions. Directly comparable in service mix, though significantly larger in scale and geographic reach.
• Past Perfect Software: Long-standing affordable collections management software serving small and mid-sized museums and historical societies. Competes at the archival and collections-management layer of 70 Degrees' offerings, especially for budget-constrained GLAM clients.
• Gallery Systems: Provider of collections management software (TMS) for museums, galleries, and archives. Comparable in serving the GLAM digitization and cataloging workflow that 70 Degrees addresses through services plus Omeka S ArchiVe.

Others

• Bevy / Eventive: Event management platforms serving cultural and film organizations. Comparable as enabling infrastructure for 70 Degrees' event production and cultural tourism work, though not a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/70-degrees/omeka-s-archiVe
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHpUOUc1tvcWYkJKmaqEkGw
• Facebookfacebook.com/70degreess
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/70degrees
• Instagraminstagram.com/_70degrees
• Pinterestpinterest.com/70degrees

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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