Space Jellyfish is a small studio building careful, well-tended software for small businesses and non-profits — the kind of teams that need real tools, not another dashboard nobody opens.
We pick projects where good software disproportionately changes the outcome — small teams, modest budgets, real users.
Bookings, inventory, point-of-sale, internal ops — software shaped to how your team actually works, not a SaaS forcing you to bend.
Donor management, program intake, volunteer rosters. Built lean so the savings flow back into your mission, not a license fee.
You have an idea and a deadline. We move from a Notion doc to a real prototype in weeks — and stay on after launch.
Every few months we take on one in-house project — software we'd use ourselves, shipped to friendly testers first.
A pocket-sized ops tool for farmers' markets, community kitchens, and neighborhood non-profits. Track subscriptions, donations, and small wholesale orders without an accountant or a dashboard PhD.
Four loose phases. No discovery decks, no sixty-slide pitches — we'd rather spend that time building.
45 minutes. You talk, we map. We leave with a one-page brief — and sometimes that's enough.
~ 1 weekSketches and a clickable prototype. We test it with two of your real users before writing any backend code.
2–3 weeksSmall releases each week. You see what changed, we see what stuck. Nothing ships behind a curtain.
6–10 weeksSoftware is a garden. We stick around for updates, fixes, and the occasional new bed once you know what you need.
ongoingTell us about your team, the thing you wish existed, and roughly when you'd like to use it. We read every note — usually reply within two days.