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 Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Sphero is 109.

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. Its primary sector is K-12 EdTech. In United States, the K-12 EdTech sector has seen $230M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Sphero rank among its competitors?

Sphero ranks 2nd amongst 74 active competitors, of which 15 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Miko, which secured $10.5M in Aug, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Sphero?

Sphero's top competitors include Skillmatics, Miko and Wonder Workshop. Among them, Miko secured the most recent funding round in August, 2025.

Sphero - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

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

2^nd among 74 active competitors

Employee Count

109 as on Jul 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

littleBits & 1 more

Similar Companies

Miko & 78 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	2167334	Series D	8393211	8341893	8628048	6074549
Dec 10, 2019	6607636	Series D	2498494	3646713	6153744	6910185
Aug 28, 2019	4441822	Series D	5953462	4807012	4808035	5002478

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The founders of Sphero is Adam Wilson.

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

Adam Wilson: Former Founder & CEO of Sphero.

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Sphero's employee count trend

Sphero has 109 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Sphero's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Sphero include Skillmatics, Miko and Wonder Workshop. 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	Skillmatics 2016, Covina (United States), Series B	Manufacturer of educational toys and games for children of all	$23.8M	Peak XV Partners, Sofina & 20 others	72/100
2nd	Sphero 2010, Boulder (United States), Series D	Smartphone controlled robotic gaming toy for kids	$112M	Mercato Partners, firmgroupsinc.com & 10 others	71/100
3rd	Miko 2015, Mumbai (India), Series D	Developer of AI-powered educational robots and interactive learning tools for children	$102M	Chiratae Ventures, IvyCap Ventures & 118 others	67/100
4th	Wonder Workshop 2012, Millbrae (United States), Series C	Provider of educational toys for kids	$81.8M	WI Harper Group, CRV & 14 others	63/100
5th	PCS Edventures 1988, Boise (United States), Public	Hands-on STEM education solutions provider for schools and learning environments	-	-	50/100
6th	TRUETRUE 2016, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Unfunded	Provider of educational robot for kids	-	-	42/100
7th	Woobo 2015, Boston (United States), Series A	Provider of interactive AI-powered educational robot for kids	$1.82M	Svv, Kunlun & 2 others	41/100
8th	ROYBI 2017, San Francisco (United States), Seed	AI-powered robot for kids education	$4.2M	xEdu, AWS EdStart & 2 others	39/100
9th	Edurino 2021, Munich (Germany), Series B	Online platform providing digital skill development solutions for children	$38.2M	b2venture, DN Capital & 22 others	39/100
10th	MatataLab 2017, Shenzhen (China), Series A	Coding robot set to learn basic coding through games	$4.28M	South China Venture Capital, Future Capital ... & 4 others	39/100