Technology that
connects people
to the services
they need.
IdeaCrew is a mission-driven technology firm. We build and run the systems government agencies use to serve the public — the website where a family signs up for health insurance, the database an agency relies on to make decisions, the tools that keep critical programs running. When those systems work, people get what they need.
- 13,500
- Residents protected from coverage loss when we built a new marketplace in five months
- 100,000+
- Members enrolled annually through DC HealthLink, up from 20,000 at the start of our partnership
- $12M
- In medical debt relieved for Washington, D.C. families through our partnership with Undue Medical Debt
We deliver when failure is not an option.
We find the problems others have accepted as normal.
The most consequential problems in government technology are often the ones no one has named yet. Workarounds become standard practice. Manual processes outlive their purpose. Inside a system that has been running under pressure for years, that is simply how things work.
IdeaCrew’s work begins before the build and continues throughout the engagement. We bring deep domain expertise into every project, which means we help our clients define their challenges, not just respond to them. That is how it worked with Washington, D.C.’s Department of Behavioral Health: the agency knew its federal reporting was unreliable, but the full scope of its data problem only became clear once we helped define it. Then we built the system that solved it.
This is why our engagements get better over time, as the impact of our partnership grows.
What We Do
Our Services
Management Consulting
We help agencies understand what is actually wrong before anyone writes a line of code.
Software Development
We design, build, and operate digital systems in high-stakes, high-reliability environments.
Data Integration
We bring together fragmented data and make it accurate, consistent, and trustworthy.
DevOps & Cloud
We architect and operate cloud environments built for performance, security, and cost-efficiency.
Proof, Not Promises
Results our clients can point to.
DC Basic Health Plan
When Medicaid eligibility changes put 23,000 Washington, D.C. residents at risk of losing coverage, we built a new marketplace in just five months. Similar programs elsewhere have taken a year and a half or more.
CoverME.gov
We transitioned Maine from the federal marketplace to its own state-based marketplace on a timeline no one had achieved before, working with a small but nimble client team of just four people.
Massachusetts Health Connector
Since relaunching on IdeaCrew’s shared platform, Massachusetts’ small business marketplace became the fastest-growing in the country, with membership up 90% in two years.
Impact
Our values show up in our work, and beyond it.
IdeaCrew was founded on the belief that businesses are only as strong as the communities where they operate. Our partnership with Undue Medical Debt has helped relieve approximately $12 million in medical debt for roughly 12,000 Washington, D.C. residents.
Our ImpactCareers
Do work that matters, with people who do it well.
IdeaCrew is remote-first, flat, and built on talent and attitude. The problems are genuinely hard. The impact is real. New team members make meaningful contributions from day one.
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If you are evaluating technology partners for a complex initiative, we will tell you what we can do, what we cannot, and how we would approach your problem before a contract is signed.