Startup · United States
Sunflower Labs
HQ United StatesFounded 201611-50 employeesUpdated
Fully autonomous AI-powered drone security with thermal imaging and real-time threat detection for commercial, industrial, and residential properties.
Funding7 rounds · $54.0M
- Equity raised
- $54.0M
- Latest
- $14.9MStage undisclosed · Sep 25, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Undisclosed | $14.9M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Series B | $16.0M | — | Sequoia Capital | — | Reported |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Undisclosed | $2.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Undisclosed | $15.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Series A | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Sep 28, 2017 | Seed | $4.0M | — | General Catalyst | — | Reported |
| Nov 3, 2016 | Pre-Seed | $2.1M | — | General Catalyst | — | Reported |
- Undisclosed$14.9MSep 25, 2026
- Series BLed by Sequoia Capital$16.0MNov 4, 2025
- Undisclosed$2.0MJul 17, 2023
- Undisclosed$15.0MJan 26, 2022
- Series AUndisclosedJul 23, 2021
- SeedLed by General Catalyst$4.0MSep 28, 2017
- Pre-SeedLed by General Catalyst$2.1MNov 3, 2016
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems3
- BeeAutonomous camera drone used in the Sunflower Labs Beehive property-security system.
- BeehiveIntegrated property-security system combining the Bee autonomous camera drone with its Hive charging and computing station.
- HiveCharging, housing and computing station for the Sunflower Labs Bee drone.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomous AI drone security for commercial, industrial and residential properties; no government or defense customer is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomous AI drone security for commercial, industrial and residential properties; no government or defense customer is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Alex Pachikov | co-founder and CEO |
| Christian Eheim | Founder & CTO |
Sources5
Profile1
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "acf7566c-f81c-42f0-8770-250f4975906a"}”
Systems2
- 2
Sunflower Labs · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Fully autonomous AI-powered drone security with thermal imaging and real-time threat detection for commercial, industrial, and residential properties.”
- 3
Sunflower Labs · Supports System
“### The Bee Designed for safety and performance, the lightweight drone features sophisticated technology for autonomous flight, high-quality video capture and accurate landing and charging, each and every time.”
Funding1
- 4DatabaseSunflower Labs company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Role
“funding round: Venture Round, 2022-01-26, USD 15,000,000”
People1
- 5
technews180.com · Supports Role
“"Through extensive collaboration with the FAA, we've secured authorizations that let us operate safely and legally across nearly every location in the United States," said Alex Pachikov, co-founder and CEO of Sunflower Labs.”
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