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Sphero

Corporate marketlabCurated record
sphero.com

Programmable consumer/education robots ($80-$300): the BOLT/BOLT+ robotic ball with IMU, light and compass sensors and the RVR mobile platform with onboard sensor suite, all programmable for autonomous behaviors via the Sphero Edu platform (block and text coding). Founded out of Techstars Boulder 2010; sold via Amazon and education/retail channels.

HeadquartersBoulder, US
Founded2010
Corporate funding$71M
Team51-200
Deployments2
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries D
FoundersIan Bernstein (Co-founder), Adam Wilson (Co-founder)
Regions servedUnited States, Europe, Asia-Pacific
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machineamr

Sphero BOLT+

  • No specifications on file.
Machinelab

Sphero BOLT / BOLT+

  • Programmable robotic ball with IMU, light sensor and LED matrix enabling coded autonomous behaviors

    STEM education robot

    Claim source
Machinelab

Sphero RVR

  • Programmable all-terrain rover with onboard sensors, expandable with Raspberry Pi/Arduino for autonomous projects

    Hackable education robot platform

    Claim source
DP

Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2024-06-18General K-12 schools worldwideschoolUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
2024-04-22RSU 40 (Regional School Unit 40, Maine) via Maine Teaches CS InitiativeschoolUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordFoundry GroupTechstarsDisney Accelerator
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2018-06-13Raised $12M+ tranche as it pivoted from licensed toys to education roboticsBusinessDen
2010-09-03Founded at Techstars Boulder 2010 (as Gearbox/Orbotix) with seed backing from Foundry GroupWikipedia
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Source ledger

13 unique public sources

01
SEC Form D: $3,000,000 sold of $3,000,000 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
02
SEC Form D: $497,907 sold of $497,907 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
03
SEC Form D: $11,979,563 sold of $11,979,563 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
04
SEC Form D: $717,690 sold of $717,690 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
05
SEC Form D: $605,708 sold of $605,708 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
06
SEC Form D: $27,769,720 sold of $31,869,718 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
07
SEC Form D: $23,773,841 sold of $43,000,004 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
08
SEC Form D: $1,163,516 sold of $1,163,516 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
09
SEC Form D: $1,958,354 sold of $1,958,354 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
10
SpheroWikipedia · retrieved 2026-07-05
11
Sphero Launches Sphero BOLT+Sphero · retrieved 2026-07-05
12
Sphero Robots Support Playful Learning in RSU 40Maine DOE Newsroom · retrieved 2026-07-05
13
Boulder firm raises $12M and counting for robotic toysBusinessDen · retrieved 2026-07-05