When was Sphere founded?

Sphere was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Sphere located?

Sphere is headquartered in Rozelle, Australia. It is registered at Keelings Broad House, The Broadway, Old Hatfield, Herts, United Kingdom, AL9 5BG.

Who is the current CEO of Sphere?

Kubi Mensah of Sphere. They are also angel investors in 2 startups.

How many employees does Sphere have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Sphere is 2.

Is Sphere a funded company?

Sphere is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Sphere?

Sphere's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on 2015, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Cybersecurity. In Australia, the Cybersecurity sector has seen $12.5M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Sphere rank among its competitors?

Sphere ranks 17th amongst 32 active competitors, of which 13 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was StrikeReady, which secured an undisclosed amount in Sep, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Sphere?

Sphere's top competitors include Cynomi, StrikeReady and Woven. Among them, StrikeReady secured the most recent funding round in September, 2026.

Sphere - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Sphere Secure Workspace is developing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) system which creates a separate and secure environment on personal mobile devices. Solution attempts to avoid invading employee privacy and is managed by the employer. Features include packaged solution, flexibility to access & use work apps without restricting usability. Part of first batch of CyLon cohort, 2015.

Website: sphere.works
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Registered Address: Keelings Broad House, The Broadway, Old Hatfield, Herts, United Kingdom, AL9 5BG

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Rozelle, Australia

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$125K in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, 2015, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator & 1 more

Ranked

17^th among 32 active competitors

Employee Count

2 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

StrikeReady & 38 more

Exit Details

Acquired by OneLogin (Nov 09, 2016)

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Sphere is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Sphere Pty Ltd CIN: 616777345 , Australia, Active	Nov 30, 2017	-	-
SPHERE LIMITED CIN: 06993876 , Australia, Active	Aug 17, 2008	-	-

Sphere got acquired by OneLogin on Nov 09, 2016.

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Sphere has raised a total funding of $125K over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on 2015 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Sphere has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Sphere:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2015	5139	Seed	3862	2126	8130	6841

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The founders of Sphere are Kubi Mensah, Philip Gasslander and Dominik Thalmann.

Here are the details of Sphere's key team members:

Kubi Mensah: Co-Founder & CEO of Sphere and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Philip Gasslander: Co-Founder of Sphere. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Dominik Thalmann: Co-Founder & CTO of Sphere.

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Sphere's employee count trend

Sphere has 2 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Sphere's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Sphere include Cynomi, StrikeReady and Woven. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Sphere, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Cynomi 2019, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Provides a range of cyber security services	$60.5M	Canaan, Entree Capital & 11 others	58/100
2nd	StrikeReady 2019, Dallas (United States), Series A	Provider of security based solutions for IT sector	$12M	33N Ventures, 11.2 Capital & 4 others	53/100
3rd	Woven 2015, Indianapolis (United States), Seed	Cloud-based workplace and team productivity management solutions	$1.5M	-	44/100
4th	ThreatMate 2021, Dover (United States), Seed	Platform for attack surface reduction and risk scoring	$4.98M	Top Down, Runtime Ventures & 1 others	42/100
5th	Divide 2010, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of BYOD mobility	$25M	Google Ventures, Harmony Partners & 8 others	42/100
6th	Zorus 2017, Monroe (United States), Acquired	Cloud based endpoint security solutions for managed service providers	$9.4M	ACP Partners, Innospark Ventures & 5 others	41/100
7th	Nokod Security 2022, Tel Aviv (Israel), Seed	Application security platform for no-code custom applications and robotic process automation	$8M	Meron Capital, Flint Capital & 1 others	39/100
8th	Graphite Software 2012, Ottawa (Canada), Series B	Provider of secure spaces in mobile device	$12.4M	ZVCA, Celtic House Venture Partners & 1 others	35/100
9th	VeliQ 2006, Barendrecht (Netherlands), Series B	Provider of enterprise observability solutions	$9M	Northcap Partners, T.Capital	35/100
10th	SnippetSentry 2022, San Ramon (United States), Series A	Provider of a mobile communications data security platform	$6.1M	Carofin	35/100
17th	Sphere 2014, Rozelle (Australia), Acquired	Secure workspace based BYOD security for personal mobile devices	$125K	Y Combinator & 1 others	28/100