Overview
Bissell is an American floor cleaning company founded in 1876 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, developing robot vacuums including the SpinWave Robot. The family-owned company is led by fourth-generation CEO Mark Bissell, and was historically notable for having the first female CEO in the US (Anna Bissell, 1889).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- Mark Bissell Chairman & CEOreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Bissell.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Bissell in third-party press
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 27, 2026
unreviewed -> reviewed
- Record createdJun 16, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
- BISSELL - Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BISSELL
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-09
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Bissell.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Bissell from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Bissell - Wikipedia
Wikipedia overview of Bissell, founded in 1876 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Anna Bissell became the first female CEO in the US in 1889.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/bissell.md
- RSS feed: /companies/bissell/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/fa394e30-bf53-4341-bf95-0101df4e43f8
- Revision history: /companies/bissell/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
Reality vs attention
Bissell draws attention at the 17th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 1, 2026