Six Degrees
Six Degrees is a searchable map of Berkeley connections that transforms cold outreach into warm introductions by highlighting real-world relationships such as shared classes, clubs, internships, and research labs. Users can input a target person or organization—like a company or professor—and see the shortest “warm path” of mutual contacts, complete with overlap details that explain why each link is effective, enabling faster networking and more contextual outreach.
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Funding
Founders
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Product
Problem
Cold outreach to companies, professors, and campus communities often fails because it lacks a personal connection. Students and job seekers are forced to guess who knows whom, sending impersonal messages that are easily ignored, which slows down internship applications, research opportunities, and community building.
Solution
Six Degrees provides a searchable map of Berkeley connections that transforms cold outreach into warm introductions. Users can search for a target person, company, or need and instantly see the chain of real friends who already connect them to it. The platform highlights the strongest overlap—such as a shared class, club, internship, or research lab—so users understand exactly why a route works before sending a message. This turns a cold application into a contextual, warm intro, accelerating access to internships, research labs, and campus communities.
Target Audience
Primary users are Berkeley students, alumni, and job seekers who need warm introductions to companies, professors, and campus communities to accelerate internships, research opportunities, and networking.
Features
- Searchable map of people, groups, and organizations with live network data showing 28 people, 4 groups, and 11 warm links
- Warm path visualization that displays the shortest chain of mutual contacts (e.g., "2 hops") with a bridge signal explaining the shared overlap
- Overlap details that surface specific connections like "EECS overlap" or "Current intern" to justify the introduction
- Built for specific use cases: internship searches, research lab outreach, and community discovery
- Live network cards showing which Berkeley groups are already mapped and the people who bridge them