When was Sphero founded?

Sphero was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Sphero located?

Sphero is headquartered in Boulder, United States. It is registered at Boulder, Colorado.

How many employees does Sphero have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Sphero is 112.

Is Sphero a funded company?

Sphero is a funded company, having raised a total of $112M across 17 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Sep 03, 2010.

When was the latest funding round of Sphero?

Sphero's latest funding was a $***** Series D round on Jun 11, 2020, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Sphero rank among its competitors?

Sphero ranks 1st amongst 49 active competitors, of which 11 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Elias Robot, which secured $100K in Jan, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of Sphero?

Sphero's top competitors include Wonder Workshop, PCS Edventures and MatataLab. Among them, Elias Robot secured the most recent funding round in January, 2022.

Sphero - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Sphero is a series D company based in Boulder (United States), founded in 2010 by Ian Bernstein and Adam Wilson. It operates as a Smartphone controlled robotic gaming toy for kids. Sphero has raised $112M in funding from Mercato Partners. The company has 49 active competitors, including 11 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Wonder Workshop, PCS Edventures and MatataLab.

Company Details

Sphero designs and manufactures Sphero, a smartphone-controlled robotic gaming ball connected via Bluetooth. Sphero is a small, self-propelled ball with a built-in gyroscope, accelerometer, and Bluetooth. Has released its SDK for developers to build applications or connect their pre-built applications with the robotic ball. The company has created many applications for the device, available for free. Also designed a tubular smartphone-controlled robot called Ollie, that is engineered for speed, play, and race.

Website: sphero.com
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Registered Address: Boulder, Colorado

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2010

Location

Boulder, United States

Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$112M in 17 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series D, Jun 11, 2020, $*****

Investors

Mercato Partners & 11 more

Ranked

1^st among 49 active competitors

Employee Count

112 as on Mar 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

littleBits & 1 more

Similar Companies

Wonder Workshop & 70 more

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Sphero is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Sphero, Inc. CIN: 0018y000008tgTOAAY , United States, Active	Apr 26, 2023	-	-	-
Rentalutions LLC CIN: 1560052 , United States, Active		$1 - $1M (As on Feb 21, 2013)	-	-
LITTLEBITS ELECTRONICS, INC. CIN: 1554573 , United States, Active		$1 - $1M (As on Aug 07, 2012)	-	-
SPHERO CIN: 271947501 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	84 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Sphero has raised a total funding of $112M over 17 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 03, 2010. Sphero has 12 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Sphero:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 11, 2020	3750426	Series D	8620812	2206065	4044267	2440904
Dec 10, 2019	1555974	Series D	8387583	4231036	7025440	8821430
Aug 28, 2019	2787716	Series D	8565726	7646677	4989842	1792980

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The founders of Sphero are Ian Bernstein and Adam Wilson.

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

Ian Bernstein: Founder & CTO of Sphero.
Adam Wilson: Former Founder & CEO of Sphero.

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Sphero's employee count trend

Sphero has 112 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Sphero's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Sphero include Wonder Workshop, PCS Edventures and MatataLab. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Sphero, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Sphero 2010, Boulder (United States), Series D	Smartphone controlled robotic gaming toy for kids	$112M	firmgroupsinc.com, The Walt Disney Company ... & 10 others	71/100
2nd	Wonder Workshop 2012, Millbrae (United States), Series C	Provider of educational toys for kids	$81.8M	WI Harper Group, Madrona & 14 others	64/100
3rd	PCS Edventures 1988, Boise (United States), Public	Hands-on STEM education solutions provider for schools and learning environments	-	-	52/100
4th	MatataLab 2017, Shenzhen (China), Series A	Coding robot set to learn basic coding through games	$4.28M	Future Capital, Cowin Capital & 4 others	50/100
5th	TRUETRUE 2016, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Unfunded	Provider of educational robot for kids	-	-	42/100
6th	Woobo 2015, Boston (United States), Series A	Provider of interactive AI-powered educational robot for kids	$1.82M	Svv, Kunlun & 2 others	42/100
7th	ROYBI 2017, San Francisco (United States), Seed	AI-powered robot for kids education	$4.2M	xEdu, AWS EdStart & 2 others	39/100
8th	Zyrobotic 2013, Atlanta (United States), Funding Raised	Social robotic coach and smart toys	-	Georgia Research Alliance, VentureLab & 4 others	36/100
9th	Elias Robot 2017, Helsinki (Finland), Seed	Developer of a robot-based language learning application for educational institutions	$100K	Gener8tor, xEdu & 2 others	32/100
10th	Tinker 2011, Singapore (Singapore), Unfunded	Provider of products and curriculum for coding education	-	-	31/100