# Make the world one market Trade built the modern world, yet borders still make it harder than it should be. Sphere exists to dissolve the last barrier between a company and global commerce: compliance. ## We’re building the compliance layer of global trade Trade built the modern world. Every leap in global prosperity, from the first shipping routes to the internet, came from making it easier to do business across borders. One by one, the costs of trading globally have been solved: logistics, payments, communications, each abstracted away until distance stopped mattering. One cost is left. Compliance is the last barrier standing between a company and global commerce, and it has never been abstracted, because the world's tax rules were never machine-readable. Sphere changes that. With TRAM, our AI-native engine, we make global trade rules machine-readable for the first time, so any company can sell anywhere without the compliance drag. That is the compliance layer of global trade, and it is what we are building. 0123 3 0124 4M Pages of tax law indexed 0122 2 0125 5+ Languages covered 0121 1 0123 3 0120 0+ Integrations into tax authorities ## Our founding team ## Backed by: ![a16z](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/3bf8539f5302a912640c9f516dbab6d5c0d8899f-69x32.svg) ![y combinator](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/b1806ff504fa9c24c2dd6e8337068d27e594b0e7-162x32.svg) ![felicis](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/c83c73b77ea22dad2ba79c592f592c7fec82fea8-121x32.svg) ![20vc](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/2d78c03dc807fed22f3e48d19b4eed783056758f-89x32.svg) ## The thinking behind Sphere [Explore our Global blog](/blog) [ ![AI for Taxes: From Research to Filing](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/798c3e62bf6fcae2e0d3c70ea9d92ba687e507cc-1224x816.avif?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) AI ### AI for Taxes: From Research to Filing Feb 27 2026 ](/blog/ai-for-taxes)[ ![Arizona Sales Tax: TPT Rates, Rules & Compliance Guide](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/101dff7899ec4f5e53fda11b7ad8600f1bc0b295-1744x1163.png?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Regional Guides ### Arizona Sales Tax: TPT Rates, Rules & Compliance Guide Jul 4 2026 ](/blog/arizona-sales-tax)[ ![4 Best Anrok Competitors for Tax Automation](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/27d6137938767a8ea4d17ce3aa140ac7d5caa504-1520x1126.avif?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Tools ### 4 Best Anrok Competitors for Tax Automation Jun 21 2026 ](/blog/anrok-competitors)[ ![Form 10F (India): Avoid Double Taxation – Complete Guide](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/4c28c26a80f3cb800513db626620828e9544f1cb-2280x1689.png?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Indirect Tax ### Form 10F (India): Avoid Double Taxation – Complete Guide Jul 6 2026 ](/blog/form-10f-india)[ ![Anrok Pricing Explained for SaaS Companies](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/7b15335214df39c471bb3578302c0a32647314fe-2280x1521.png?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Tools ### Anrok Pricing Explained for SaaS Companies Feb 27 2026 ](/blog/anrok-pricing)[ ![Do US Companies Have a VAT Number?](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/f7351f6a137190e77c6e4df75e818b1bb49b48c2-1744x1163.avif?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Regional Guides ### Do US Companies Have a VAT Number? Jul 4 2026 ](/blog/do-us-companies-have-a-vat-number)[ ![AI for Taxes: From Research to Filing](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/798c3e62bf6fcae2e0d3c70ea9d92ba687e507cc-1224x816.avif?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) AI ### AI for Taxes: From Research to Filing Feb 27 2026 ](/blog/ai-for-taxes)[ ![Arizona Sales Tax: TPT Rates, Rules & Compliance Guide](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/101dff7899ec4f5e53fda11b7ad8600f1bc0b295-1744x1163.png?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Regional Guides ### Arizona Sales Tax: TPT Rates, Rules & Compliance Guide Jul 4 2026 ](/blog/arizona-sales-tax)[ ![4 Best Anrok Competitors for Tax Automation](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/27d6137938767a8ea4d17ce3aa140ac7d5caa504-1520x1126.avif?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Tools ### 4 Best Anrok Competitors for Tax Automation Jun 21 2026 ](/blog/anrok-competitors)[ ![Form 10F (India): Avoid Double Taxation – Complete Guide](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/4c28c26a80f3cb800513db626620828e9544f1cb-2280x1689.png?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Indirect Tax ### Form 10F (India): Avoid Double Taxation – Complete Guide Jul 6 2026 ](/blog/form-10f-india)[ ![Anrok Pricing Explained for SaaS Companies](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/7b15335214df39c471bb3578302c0a32647314fe-2280x1521.png?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Tools ### Anrok Pricing Explained for SaaS Companies Feb 27 2026 ](/blog/anrok-pricing)[ ![Do US Companies Have a VAT Number?](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/f7351f6a137190e77c6e4df75e818b1bb49b48c2-1744x1163.avif?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Regional Guides ### Do US Companies Have a VAT Number? Jul 4 2026 ](/blog/do-us-companies-have-a-vat-number)[ ![AI for Taxes: From Research to Filing](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/798c3e62bf6fcae2e0d3c70ea9d92ba687e507cc-1224x816.avif?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) AI ### AI for Taxes: From Research to Filing Feb 27 2026 ](/blog/ai-for-taxes)[ ![Arizona Sales Tax: TPT Rates, Rules & Compliance Guide](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/101dff7899ec4f5e53fda11b7ad8600f1bc0b295-1744x1163.png?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Regional Guides ### Arizona Sales Tax: TPT Rates, Rules & Compliance Guide Jul 4 2026 ](/blog/arizona-sales-tax)[ ![4 Best Anrok Competitors for Tax Automation](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/27d6137938767a8ea4d17ce3aa140ac7d5caa504-1520x1126.avif?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Tools ### 4 Best Anrok Competitors for Tax Automation Jun 21 2026 ](/blog/anrok-competitors)[ ![Form 10F (India): Avoid Double Taxation – Complete Guide](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/4c28c26a80f3cb800513db626620828e9544f1cb-2280x1689.png?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Indirect Tax ### Form 10F (India): Avoid Double Taxation – Complete Guide Jul 6 2026 ](/blog/form-10f-india)[ ![Anrok Pricing Explained for SaaS Companies](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/7b15335214df39c471bb3578302c0a32647314fe-2280x1521.png?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Tools ### Anrok Pricing Explained for SaaS Companies Feb 27 2026 ](/blog/anrok-pricing)[ ![Do US Companies Have a VAT Number?](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/jldqsjg6/production/f7351f6a137190e77c6e4df75e818b1bb49b48c2-1744x1163.avif?q=80&fit=max&auto=format&w=3840) Regional Guides ### Do US Companies Have a VAT Number? Jul 4 2026 ](/blog/do-us-companies-have-a-vat-number) arrow arrow We are hiring ## Join Sphere [See open roles](/careers#open-roles) ## It shouldn't be your job to understand 190 tax systems.\*It shouldn't be your job to understand 190 tax systems.\* \* It's ours. [Get a demo](/contact)