# Sopheon is now Wellspring

> Wellspring Worldwide sells enterprise software and expert services for invention disclosures, IP portfolios, technology scouting and innovation investment decisions. Its February 2024 acquisition of Sopheon added Accolade and corporate portfolio management to a business rooted in university technology transfer.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Arvada, United States
- **Founders:** Robert Lowe (Co-founder; former CEO), Sandi Lowe (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Accolade, Accolade Core, Evolve, Scout, Astria
- **Notable:** Completed the Sopheon acquisition on February 20, 2024., Added corporate innovation management to its university and government technology-transfer business., Mondelēz case study reports 50% less gate-meeting preparation time.

## Products & services

- **Accolade** — Enterprise innovation management with strategic portfolio management, roadmapping, resource planning and new product development workflows; inherited through Sopheon.
- **Accolade Core** — Shared data foundation, configuration and operating model connecting Accolade modules.
- **Evolve** — Successor to Sophia for technology transfer, disclosures, IP docketing, financials, agreements and licensing workflows; includes agreement-term extraction and a partner portal.
- **Scout** — Technology discovery and scouting across patents, publications, companies and other innovation records; company advertises more than 400 million records.
- **Astria** — IP renewal and annuity workflow system, including data checks, bulk instructions and invoice reconciliation.
- **Flintbox** — Technology marketing and exchange platform acquired by Wellspring in 2010.
- **Innovation and IP services** — Implementation, change management, IP consulting and managed renewal services.
- **Acclaim** — Sopheon idea and innovation offerings named alongside Accolade in the 2024 acquisition announcement; current Wellspring product navigation emphasizes Accolade, Evolve, Scout and Astria.

## Achievements

- Completed the Sopheon acquisition on February 20, 2024.
- Added corporate innovation management to its university and government technology-transfer business.
- Mondelēz case study reports 50% less gate-meeting preparation time.
- Hershey case study reports a reduction from eight phase-gate meetings to three and from 30 project types to eight.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Announced a unified Wellspring Worldwide brand and an AI development agenda.
- **2025-10** — Scheduled an in-person Accolade user group in Boston for October 22-24, with customer sessions and AI demonstrations.
- **2026-06** — Updated privacy policy identifies Wellspring Worldwide Inc. and subsidiaries and lists Arvada among its offices.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wellspring.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sopheon
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sopheon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WellspringWW/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26