Join Our Star League
Curious about sponsoring the Hidden Compass Pathfinder Prize? Welcome! You’re in the right place. Learn about sponsorship opportunities, start a conversation with a co-founder, and join us in funding a grand expedition and a captivating documentary. Together, we’ll re-map the landscape of discovery.
What is Hidden Compass?
We’re an independent journalism outlet and modern exploration society transforming the way audiences participate in journalism and exploration. We’re ending the era of junk food media by uniting audiences with the humans, causes, and possibilities behind award-winning stories and groundbreaking expeditions.
What is the Pathfinder Prize?
A nod to the past with an eye on the future, the Pathfinder Prize champions interdisciplinary storytelling with transformative power. Our Pathfinders are multimedia storytellers who bring our community behind the scenes in digital dispatches, and share the outcomes of their expedition through magazine features and a short documentary film.
Inspired by grand expeditions funded by exploration societies of old, the Pathfinder Prize will award $18,000 to a team of curious modern explorers and filmmakers, support them on their cinematic expedition, and premiere their film at a movie theater in California.
Stellar Sponsorship
Sponsors will be recognized as members of our Star League — an exclusive group of companies and individuals supporting exploration and innovative filmmaking.
One movement. Three tiers of support.
For more information, email Hidden Compass Co-founder Sivani Babu or schedule a chat with our co-founders.
Polaris League
$20,000
Sponsors at this level receive the following benefits:
- Airfare and hotel for two to Ethos of Exploration and VIP dinner with filmmakers
- Private screening at location of sponsor’s choice
- Credit in Pathfinder Prize-winning documentary
- Sponsor name, logo, and link on Hidden Compass website
- Name and logo in Pathfinder emails
- 20 – 1 year gift memberships to Hidden Compass: The Alliance
Atlas League
$10,000
Sponsors at this level receive the following benefits:
- Private screening at location of sponsor’s choice
- Credit in Pathfinder Prize-winning documentary
- Sponsor name, logo, and link on Hidden Compass website
- Name and logo in Pathfinder emails
- 10 – 1 year gift memberships to Hidden Compass: The Alliance
Arcturus League
$5,000
Sponsors at this level receive the following benefits:
- Sponsor name, logo, and link on Hidden Compass website
- Name and logo in Pathfinder emails
- 5 – 1 year gift memberships to Hidden Compass: The Alliance
We would love to answer any questions you have. If you’re interested, email Hidden Compass Co-founder Sivani Babu or schedule a chat with our co-founders. We look forward to our collaboration!
Past Pathfinder Films
2025 The Rebel Reef (Sizzle Reel)
2023 In Tété’s Footsteps (Full Film)