Sphere Is Proud to Announce Our Pre-Seed Round

We are thrilled to share that Sphere has closed its pre-seed funding round, led by Springcamp with participation from Lightside Capital and other angel investors. This milestone marks a pivotal moment for our mission: organizing the world's data to make it universally useful and accessible in the age of AI.

Why This Matters

The AI industry is growing at an unprecedented pace, and the demand for high-quality, rights-cleared data has never been higher. The open web has already been scraped — and for these models to improve, they need better-quality data and IP from the private sector. That's exactly what Sphere is building. Sphere is industrializing data in the age of the AI economy — building the infrastructure that connects data providers and IP holders with the companies that need their content, so both sides can transact at scale.

Sphere exists to change that. Our marketplace gives rights holders full control over how their content is priced, licensed, and distributed to AI companies, while giving buyers a legal, streamlined path to premium data. Since launch, we have onboarded over $10 million worth of datasets onto the marketplace—a clear signal that both rights holders and buyers are ready for a better way to transact. This pre-seed round will accelerate our ability to deliver on that promise.

Our Mission

Sphere's mission is to organize the world's data to make it universally useful and accessible in the age of AI. We believe every piece of content has value, and every rights holder deserves to be compensated when that value is used. Sphere is building the infrastructure to make this a reality—not someday, but now.

Together, we are setting a new standard for how data moves in the age of AI.

Join Us

Whether you're a rights holder ready to take control of your content's value, or an AI company looking for rights-cleared, higher-quality data, we'd love to have you on this journey. Sign up today and be part of building the future of licensed data.