Sphere Play

SpherePlay is a company that has developed a virtual reality suite for media purposes. The company was founded in 2014 by Christian Eve-Levesque and Stephane Levesque, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The suite that SpherePlay has created allows broadcasters, publishers, and media content distributors to combine virtual reality experiences with pre-existing media content. The service that the company offers can work across several different apps and websites. The VR platform is available for websites, iOS, Android, and VR headsets as well. The platform allows content creators to configure and manage their virtual reality experience to their liking, and can act as an ad marketplace.

The VR Player works in several different formats, it can project from 180º to 360º, in 3D or 2D, and in High Definition, 4K, and 8K. The goal of the company is to help companies raise customer engagement, reduce video production costs, help advertisers earn revenue with monetization, and allow for an unlimited amount of ads that users can experience. The company works with brands including Go360, T-Mobile, ImmerVision, ESPN, FOX Sports, Bell, intel, NFL, UFC, Dolby, and NVIDIA.

Sphere Play is a company that participated in the FounderFuel Fall 2015 cohort and raised an estimated $1,260,000.