- Headquarters
- Boulder, Colorado
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2010
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- sphero.com
- Total Funding
- $57.0M
- Last Round
- $12.0M Series AJun 2018
- Rounds
- 3
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About
Sphero is an American consumer robotics and educational technology company that creates programmable robots, STEAM kits, and coding tools for PK-12 learners. Founded in 2010 as Orbotix, Sphero became widely known for its BB-8 Star Wars robot before pivoting to focus on STEM education. Its product lineup includes the Sphero BOLT, Mini, RVR, and indi robots, all programmable via JavaScript or block-based coding apps.
Summary
Sphero is an AR/VR company based in Boulder, United States, founded in 2010. It has raised $57.0M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $12.0M Series A round in Jun 2018. Investors include Mercato Partners, Foundry Group and Disney.
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