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Live fishing intelligence for Arkansas anglers
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Lake Maumelle · Central AR
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Outdoor Recreation Innovation Lab

We build what's next above and below the surface.

Software, strategy, and field-tested execution for outdoor and marine environments.

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The best outdoor technology comes from people who use it.

Now

What we're building.

Pocket Fishing Guide
LIVE
Live fishing intelligence for Arkansas anglers. Real-time USGS water temps, NWS barometric pressure, spawn phase data across 39 water bodies and 27 species.
AI-native. Solo-built. Learning and shipping every day. Could white-label. Could expand beyond fishing. We're letting the product lead.
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Happening Now

Prompt Play — An AI Playground for Curious Minds.

Prompt Play — an AI playground for curious minds at Hey, Let's Play in Benton, AR. Tuesday, June 9, 2026. One night, four topics.
Prompt Play
LIVE
One night. Four topics. Limitless possibilities. A free, grassroots creative-AI playground where curious minds, families, and builders explore what's possible when you treat AI like a creative partner.
📍 Hey, Let's Play · Benton, AR📅 Tuesday, June 9, 2026🕖 7:00–9:00 PM CT
Not a class. Not a webinar. A creative playground for the curious. One free night, four topics — First Contact, Fishing with AI, Prompt to Manufacturing, and AI Tinkerers. Just 25 seats — coffee provided, family-friendly.
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Exploring

What we're learning toward.

Guide marketplace
EXPLORING
$89.8B
Fishing tourism market (2025)
57 million Americans fish annually. No dominant platform connecting anglers with local guides.
Platform expansion
EXPLORING
White-label PFG for other states? Broader outdoor intelligence?
We don't have the answer yet. We're building toward it.
Lab Projects
PORTFOLIO
Where we collect everything we ship from the lab — live products, AI experiments like the Quest, and field-tested demos. A growing portfolio of small things that teach us bigger things.
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Where We Come From

This isn't our first build.

RaftUp Technologies
Outdoor social platform. 30k+ users. $1M+ raised. Top 30 Travel app, iPhone. Farmers Insurance licensing.
NMMA / Miami Boat Show
Real-time water taxi app. Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show. 2019 & 2020.
Ark Tank & DRA Winner
Inaugural startup pitch winner, AR Governor's Conference on Tourism. Delta Regional Authority winner.
The Team

Who builds this.

Corey Boelkens
Corey Boelkens
Founder & Principal
20+ years in product, CRM, and marine tech. Founded RaftUp. Built the NMMA Water Taxi App. DEKA Research intern. PADI Divemaster. Arkansas native.
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Abby Sims
Abby Sims
Chief Technology Officer
20 years full-stack dev. Government and nonprofit delivery. Founded Idestini. SVP Solutions, Trabian. Arkansas-based since 2002.
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Have something to build together?

We partner with agencies, brands, government, guides, and founders in outdoor recreation.

We also run workshops, facilitate sprints, and open our process to collaborators.
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