Sphere provides technology for recording, distributing and viewing 360º content.
Sphere is pioneering how 360º content gets recorded, distributed, and viewed.The company has 20 pending patents that range from smartphone–based mapping and tracking techniques to bandwidth–sensitive streaming technology for 360º video. Sphere has licensed its software development kit to 60+ brands in 2012, including Samsung, Sony, HomeAway, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Viator. The company is on track for its Sphere app to be pre-loaded on 67 million devices in 1Q14.Sphere is a team of 10, with most of their team comprised of engineers. Their offices are located in San Francisco, California.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Dec 28, 2012 | Seed | $1.75M | 1 | — | — | Detail |
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General Catalyst | — | Seed |