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Sphere has closed its pre-seed funding round led by Springcamp, with additional participation from Lightside Capital and angel investors. The new capital will support the development of its AI data infrastructure marketplace.

RECENTLY ACQUIREDSep 15, 2026•1 day ago

Round Type

Pre-Seed

BostonInformation Technology

Investors

Angel InvestorsLightside CapitalSpringcamp

Description

Sphere, a startup focused on data infrastructure for artificial intelligence, has closed its pre-seed funding round. The capital will support the company's mission to bridge the gap between data providers and AI model developers. This round was led by Springcamp, with participation from Lightside Capital and several angel investors. Sphere plans to use the new capital to accelerate the development of its marketplace, which allows rights holders to price, license, and distribute content to AI companies while ensuring legal compliance and compensation.

Company Information

Company

SPHERE

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

The platform SPHEREboard provides an end-to-end workflow for end-user and privileged account controls, across cloud and on-premises systems and infrastructure, remediates open, excessive and inappropriate access, and provides an evergreen path for sustainability. The firm brings over 100 years of proven company-building experience and its Advisory Council of more than 80 industry leaders to support entrepreneurs advancing innovation globally. We're thrilled to have the support of Edison Partners and Forgepoint Capital for our next chapter of growth."For over 13 years, SPHERE has enabled IT and Security teams to adopt a Zero Trust model by finding and fixing any type of identity access issue across any resource—in a fraction of the time these complex capabilities would take manually. We're excited to continue our partnership and to welcome Lenard and Edison to the board of directors."About SPHERESPHERE is an award-winning, woman-owned cybersecurity business focusing on improving security and enhancing compliance.

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