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Sphere

Palo Alto, United States

pre-seedFreshly fundedData & AnalyticsAI & MLMarketplaces

Stage

pre-seed

Location

Palo Alto, United States

Founded

2025

Team size

1-10

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About Sphere

A marketplace connecting rights holders with AI companies that need licensed, high-quality data.

What sets it apart

It focuses on rights-cleared proprietary data with built-in licensing, provenance, and compliant delivery for AI training and grounding.

Sectors

Data & AnalyticsAI & MLMarketplacesData InfrastructureLegal Tech

Business

Modelmarketplace

CustomerAI companies, AI labs, enterprises, institutions, experts, and other rights holders seeking to license or acquire high-quality data

Notable

  • Onboarded over $10 million worth of datasets onto the marketplace
  • Launched a marketplace for rights holders to license data to AI companies

Funding rounds

14 Sept 2026

Led by Springcamp

With Lightside Capital

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FAQ

What does Sphere do?

A marketplace connecting rights holders with AI companies that need licensed, high-quality data.

Where is Sphere based?

Sphere is based in Palo Alto, United States, founded in 2025.

Who has invested in Sphere?

Investors in Sphere include a16z, Felicis Ventures, Y Combinator, Uncommon Capital, founders of Go1, founders of Lyft, founders of BetterUp and founders of Xendit.