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Available Spring 2027

Growing a kinder world starts with one small living thing.

A plant companion that helps children build responsibility, curiosity, and empathy through the joy of caring for a real plant.

Meet Toko

Every growing adventure begins with a caring companion.

Toko is a companion who celebrates every small act of kindness, encourages curiosity, and helps children discover the joy of caring for something living. Toko translates the plant's real biological needs into signals a child can understand and respond to, turning something invisible into something a child can see, hear, and act on.

Together, every watering becomes a moment of connection, wonder, and growth.

Toko plush companion sitting beside a potted plant with its soil sensor, glowing heart lit up

Your Growing Journey

Four simple steps to begin growing together.

1Adopt Toko
Adopting Toko alongside a new potted plant

Bring Toko home and choose a plant, or introduce Toko to one you already have.

2Connect Toko to Your Plant
Placing the soil sensor into a potted plant

Place the sensor in the soil. It helps Toko feel the water, light, and warmth around your plant.

3Tell Toko What You’re Growing
The Toko app asking what plant you're growing today

Use the app to tell Toko about your plant, so Toko knows what it needs to thrive.

4Grow Together
A child watering their plant beside Toko

Toko notices when your plant needs care and lets your child know. When they care for it, Toko’s heart lights up to celebrate.

Why Parents Love Toko

Child tending to a potted plant

Builds Responsibility

Daily care routines build confidence and lifelong habits.

A parent and child gardening together

More Nature, Less Screen Time

Technology that encourages kids to engage with the real world.

A child hugging their Toko companion

Meaningful Family Moments

Simple rituals that bring your family closer together.

A young seedling sprouting from soil

Why We Exist

Toko uses play and technology to help children understand the needs of a living plant, encouraging empathy, responsibility, and a lifelong appreciation for the natural world.

Today's children are growing up in an increasingly digital world, often with fewer opportunities to connect with nature. We believe caring for the planet begins with caring for something living.

By helping children nurture a single plant, we hope to cultivate curiosity, empathy, and a habit of care that lasts well beyond childhood.

Our Philosophy

A simple path to help children grow, and the planet thrive.

EMPATHY

Developing sensitivity to the needs of other living things.

RESPONSIBILITY

Understanding that caring means noticing and responding to those needs.

NATURE

Learning how plants live, and discovering that our everyday actions affect the environment around them.

PLAY

Discovering these ideas through interaction and curiosity, rather than formal instruction.

Toko plush companion sitting on moss

Grow with us.

Join a community of families learning to care for something living — one plant at a time.

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