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NatureShare is an innovative social platform for the outdoor vertical and the leading publisher of mobile applications for nature and outdoor lifestyle. NatureShare, previously known as Green Mountain Digital, was founded in 2009 by David Roberts and Andrew Stewart in Woodstock, VT. The company has designed and published more than 30 award-winning mobile apps, including Audubon Birds of North America, Orvis Fly Fishing: The Ultimate Guide, GardenMinder, Sailing World: Knots and Splices, FishBlue, and NatureTap, for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, Nook, and other mobile operating systems.

History

 * March 2009 – Green Mountain Digital is founded
 * October 2009 – First 4 Audubon Guides apps are released for iOS: Birds, Trees, Wildflowers, and Mammals
 * 2010 – Subsequent Audubon Guides apps and Orvis Fly Fishing app released, Android platform apps released
 * September 2010 – $3.8M first round of funding is closed from angel investors
 * 2011 – FishBlue and NatureTap apps released, Amazon, Nook, and HP platforms apps released
 * 2012 – GardenMinder and Sailing World: Knots and Splices apps released
 * July 2012 – Green Mountain Digital becomes NatureShare, raises $1.5M in funding, downloads pass 750,000

Products and Availability
Nature Share’s new social platform is for people who love the outdoors. In the current Private Beta version of the product, members can collect their wildlife sightings and outdoor experiences and share them with people all over the world. Nature enthusiasts can share sightings of all kinds of animals and plant species, including birds, butterflies, fish, insects, spiders, mammals, mushrooms, reptiles, amphibians, seashells, seashore creatures, trees, and wildflowers. Now nature and the outdoors can be shared with a web and mobile community, allowing users to share their experiences wherever they are.