Sprouting Bear
A den for ideas to grow.
Not a company. Not a brand. A place where good ideas get the warmth and time they need before they are ready to leave.
Sprouting Bear
Not a company. Not a brand. A place where good ideas get the warmth and time they need before they are ready to leave.
What we are
A den is where things are kept safe while they grow. Where the world stays outside a little longer.
Some of what we build here will make money. Some of it never will. Some of it will matter to millions of people. Some of it will matter to twelve. All of it belongs here equally, as long as it is made with care and held to the same values.
We are here because good ideas deserve a safe place to grow, even before they are ready. Even before they are profitable. Even if they never become profitable.
We are here because the people who have the big ideas and do the work deserve to be taken care of. Their income. Their health. Their futures. Not just theirs, but their families, their communities, their world.
Profit is not the enemy. Exploitation is.
How we work
Every project here lives in one of two tracks. Not because one matters more than the other. Because knowing which track a project is on tells you what it needs and what it owes.
Exists to serve a need. Protect people, animals, communities, the planet. Funded by the den. Never expected to pay its own way. The work is the point.
Built with full integrity, encouraged to earn well. Funds the den and everything in it. What it earns makes the mission track possible. The work still has to mean something.
Growing in the den
These are the projects currently taking root. Some are live. Some are still finding their shape. All of them belong here.
Mission-driven software. Apps that earn well to fund the ones that never will. Reduced and free access for the organizations that need it most.
sproutingbearlabs.com →An interactive guide to the vast and varied biomes of your region. Built for museums, classrooms, and curious minds of every age.
biomebrowser.com →Flexible kiosk software for science centers, museums, and educational spaces. Touch-optimized, configurable, built for non-technical staff.
In developmentBringing specimens, habitats, and scientific data to life through augmented reality. Making museum collections immersive and accessible.
Early conceptApps that help you along the way. Small, thoughtful tools that make everyday life a little easier, a little safer, a little more yours. Projects in development now.
Landing page coming soonGames that make you think. Rooted in real science, built to challenge convention, and not afraid to ask something of the player. We make games that earn their place. Projects in development now.
Landing page coming soonGot a project that belongs in the den? A question about what we are building? Just want to know if there is room for your idea here?
tim@sproutingbear.com