# Sphere funding: rounds and investors

> Sphere has raised $31M across 4 rounds since 2024. Investors include Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz and Right Side Capital Management.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/sphere (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Sphere*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 13 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

AI Fintech Regtech

Raised 4 months ago Y Combinator: W22

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$31M** raised across 4 rounds since 2024, from 5 sources

**$5.0M** Venture **$21M** Series A **$3.0M** Seed **$1.5M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $1.5M Jul 2026
- **Biggest round:** $21M Series A · Nov 2025
- **Investors:** 13 (1 led)

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2025 2026

**$5.0M** Venture

**$21M** Series A

**$3.0M** Seed

**$1.5M** Venture

- **First round:** Venture, $5.0M
- **Biggest round:** $21M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 12 months

## The rounds

- **Jul 2026** Venture **$1.5M** *1 new* [Pale blue dot](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pale-blue-dot) Source recorded
- **Jun 2026** Seed **$3.0M** *2 new* [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) [Forum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forum-ventures) Source recorded
- **Nov 2025** Series A **$21M** *5 new* *1 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) [20VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/20vc) [YC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yc) Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $412K sold, first sale Oct 2025
- **Dec 2024** Venture **$5.0M** *5 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) [Big Brain Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-brain-holdings) [TCG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcg) [Karatage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karatage) Source recorded and 1 other

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Venture** 2024 **Series A** 2025 **Seed** 2026 **Venture** 2026 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) L [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) [Forum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forum-ventures) [Big Brain Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-brain-holdings) [TCG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcg) [20VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/20vc)

## The exit

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired [AOL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol) $25M Apr 2008

From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=sphere).

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds

[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) VC firm **1** round

[Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) Private equity **1** round

[Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) Corporate VC **1** round

[Forum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forum-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Big Brain Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-brain-holdings) VC firm **1** round

[TCG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcg) Private equity **1** round

[20VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/20vc) VC firm **1** round

[Karatage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karatage) VC firm **1** round

[Pale blue dot](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pale-blue-dot) VC firm **1** round

[YC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yc) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=sphere).

## Quick answers about Sphere

### Who invested in Sphere?

Sphere's investors include Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Right Side Capital Management, Felicis and Pioneer Fund, and 8 more on record.

### How much has Sphere raised?

Sphere has raised $31M across 4 rounds since 2024.

### When did Sphere last raise?

Sphere's most recent round was a Venture of $1.5M in Jul 2026.

### What was Sphere's biggest round?

Sphere's largest round on record is $21M (Series A), in Nov 2025, led by Andreessen Horowitz.

### Who backed Sphere first?

Sphere's first round on record, in Dec 2024, was backed by Y Combinator, Coinbase Ventures and Big Brain Holdings and 2 others.

### What stage is Sphere at?

Sphere's latest named round is a Venture, in Jul 2026.

### Where is Sphere based?

Sphere is based in the United States.

### Who led Sphere's rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz led the Series A in 2025.

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