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Sphero

Sphero

Private
Greenville, TexasConsumer & Commercehttps://sphero.com/

Last Round

VC Round

Jun 14, 2018

Total Funding Raised

$82.24M

Company Overview

Sphero is an educational technology company that creates programmable robots and STEAM-based educational tools to enhance learning and creativity in children through coding, science, music, and the arts.

Sector

Consumer & Commerce

Verticals

Consumer Electronics, IoT Hardware, Sensors

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

educational robotsSTEM educationprogrammable robotscoding for kidsrobotics curriculumapp-enabled robotedtechclassroom roboticsrobotics competitionblock-based codingSTEM toyscomputational thinkingrobotics kitAI teaching assistant

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Sphero Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
VC RoundJun 14, 2018
VC RoundApr 12, 2017
Series EJun 3, 2015
AcceleratorJul 7, 2014
Series DMay 2, 2014
Series C
Aug 20, 2013

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Paul Copioli

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Diana Pincus

Chief Operating Officer

Executive Team

Sphero Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Sphero investors
InvestorRounds
Presence CapitalSeries E
Mercato PartnersSeries E
TechstarsAccelerator, Series A, Seed, Series B
Disney AcceleratorAccelerator
Shea VenturesSeries E, Accelerator, Series C, Series D
Grishin RoboticsAccelerator, Series E, Series C, Series D
Foundry GroupAccelerator, Series E, Series A, Series C, Series D, Series B, Seed

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  • Feb 1, 2026

    Launched 'Bolt+', an updated version of its smart robot for learning to code.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersGreenville, Texas
Employee Range109
Year Founded2010
Last FundingJun 14, 2018

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