Sunflower Labs
Security Services · Drones & UAVs
$26.8Mtotal raised · 4 rounds on record
3open roles
$14.9Mlatest round · Series B · Sep 2026 · 2 mo ago
2backers · Sequoia Capital, Vanedge Capital
Overview
Fully autonomous AI-powered drone security with thermal imaging and real-time threat detection for commercial, industrial, and residential properties.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$26.8M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$14.9M
Series B · Sep 2026 · 2 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
5
+3 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
Sequoia Capital, Vanedge Capital
The money's age
Fresh money
2 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
54/100
hiring for its size, a new city, fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 10
Raised a round Series B $14.9M · SEC Form D
Dec 10, 2024
Certified Sunflower Labs Achieves ISO 27001 Certification with Support from Bright Defense · PRNewswire
Dec 22, 2023
Raised a round Convertible Note $1.5M · SEC Form D
Jul 7, 2023
Raised a round Convertible Note $505k · SEC Form D
Jul 23, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $9.9M · SEC Form D
Jan 6, 2020
Launched Sunflower Labs Announces Availability of World's First Fully Autonomous Residential Security Drone · businesswire.com
2016
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
3
best: 32 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | Sep 2026 | $14.9M | — | SEC Form D |
| Convertible Note | Dec 2023 | $1.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Convertible Note | Jul 2023 | $505k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jul 2021 | $9.9M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Sunflower Labs Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Alexander PachikovExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
66/100
Growing
Open positions
5
2 opened / 4 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
12 days
faster than 71% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~9 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
33% ▲
Administrative
22% ▲
QA
11% ▲
Hardware
11% ▲
Robotics
11% ▲
Customer Success
11% ▲
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Perception to stack
Oct 2026
Added ONNX to stack
Oct 2026
Added TCP/IP to stack
Oct 2026
Added Rest API to stack
Oct 2026
Added Linux to stack
Oct 2026
Added DNS to stack
Oct 2026
Added DHCP to stack
Oct 2026
Added FMEA to stack
Oct 2026
Added GD&T to stack
Oct 2026
Added Robot Framework to stack
Oct 2026
Added Pytest to stack
Oct 2026
Added Human-in-the-Loop to stack
Oct 2026
People
Alexander Pachikov
Executive Officer, Director
Christian Eheim
Director
Philip Libin
Director
Elian Kool
Director
Moe Kermani
Director
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Sunflower Labs over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
30
Postings analysed
8
Stack modernity
73/100
Languages
Python
C++
Frameworks & libraries
CUDA
Google Test
PyTorch
Pytest
Cloud & platforms
Linux
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News
Sunflower Labs: $16 Million Series B Raised To Advance Autonomous Security Drones
Sunflower Labs, a pioneer in autonomous aerial security technology, announced three major milestones that strengthen its position as a leader in automated security: nationwide FAA approval for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations, the launch of
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Business update from Business Wire
SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 4, 2025--Sunflower Labs, creator of the Beehive autonomous security drone system, today announced thre
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Sunflower Labs receives nationwide FAA approval, launches property configuration tool, and closes $16M Series B
SAN CARLOS, Calif., November 04, 2025--Sunflower Labs receives nationwide FAA approval, launches property configuration tool, and closes $16M Series B
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Sunflower Labs Achieves ISO 27001 Certification with Support from Bright Defense
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sunflower Labs, the leader in autonomous security drone technology, proudly announces its successful attainment of ISO 27001:2022...
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Swiss railways uses drones against graffiti sprayers
The Swiss Federal Railways has been using drones in the fight against graffiti sprayers since the beginning of July.
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Swiss Drone Companies leading the way on drone approvals RoboticsTomorrow
This spring, two Zurich-based Swiss drone companies received authorizations worldwide to break through the way of revenue generating use cases for BVLOS flights and for operations near one of the highest risks facilities, airports.
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Self-Storage Operator Uses Drone Technology for Site Security
Read how 10 Federal has deployed drone technology across its self-storage portfolio to beef up security and enhance site quality control.
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The Beehive System from Sunflower Labs Looks to Disrupt the Security Sector
As Commercial UAV News recently detailed, drone-in-a-box solutions have become a fit for a variety of applications. Automated workflows that allow drones to perform missions 24/7 without any human int
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ADT, Swiss Railways + more to adopt Sunflower Labs security drone
Sunflower Labs Inc. the company building next generation autonomous security systems, today announces the deployments of the Sunflower Labs' Beehive System to its global partners: ADT Inc, 10 Federal Self Storage, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), Sec
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Stallikon
Stallikon
Switzerland
HQ
4 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Administrative