Misty Robotics raises USD 11.5 million Series A

Jun 20, 2017 · Funding · Misty Robotics · Development Platform

Misty Robotics raised a USD 11.5 million Series A as it spun out of Sphero to develop a programmable home and office robot.

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  • Venrock and Foundry Group led the Series A financing.
  • The new Boulder company included former Sphero staff and planned to begin with products for developers and early adopters.
  • The financing supported a longer-term roadmap toward a mainstream multipurpose robot for homes and offices.

Misty Robotics developed programmable personal robots for research, education and human-robot interaction. Furhat Robotics acquired the company in 2022 and continues to support Misty as part of its social-robotics portfolio.