Sphere

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StageSeed
Founded2017
HQSan Francisco, United States
Industries
FinTechSaaSRegTechAICompliance

About Sphere

Sphere is an AI-powered cross-border tax compliance platform that helps companies automate sales tax, VAT, and GST obligations. Over the past 1.5 years, Sphere has built local rails into tax authorities in the US and internationally to automate compliance processes. It is building the world's first AI-native tax engine, which will form the foundation for a broader cross-border compliance platform. The company is experiencing 34%+ month-over-month revenue growth and is backed by Felicis Ventures and Y Combinator. Its customer roster includes Eleven Labs, Replit, Windsurf, Runway AI, Fathom, Linktree, Photoroom, Sierra AI, and Zed.

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