Social robotics company Furhat buys Sphero spin-out company Misty Robotics
TechCrunch
JANUARY 16, 2022
Misty has had a hell of a journey of it. After raising $11.5 million from Foundry and Venrock , then crowdfunding its personal robot , the company hit a series of challenges. Today, Swedish social robotics company Furhat Robotics is offering the beleaguered startup a gentle landing in what the Swedish company says is an all-cash deal. Furhat is tight-lipped about the financial details of the deal, but tells TechCrunch that the acquisition was designed to give Furhat a leg up on the hardware side
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