# BurnBot

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/burnbot

- Industry: Environmental Services
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.burnbot.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $20M
- Latest round: Series A (Apr 2, 2024)
- Investors on record: 9

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2022 by Chief Executive Officer Anukool Lakhina, BurnBot, Inc. operates as provider of solutions for safeguarding wildfire by leveraging robotics and remote-controlled vehicles. In April 2024, BurnBot, Inc. raised USD 20 million in Series A funding led by ReGen Ventures with participation from Toyota Ventures, Convective Capital, Skip Capital, Overture Ventures, AmFam Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, and Pathbreaker Ventures.

BurnBot, Inc. developed a product known as the LeanRX system, which is a technology to execute remote prescribed burning safely through combining remote-operated machines, drones, and software. The company focuses on improving workforce capacity and treating fuel loads up to 10 times. In addition, the firm provides a variety of services such as precision vegetation management, safe aerial ignition solutions, reducing ignitions near critical infrastructure, fortifying homes and communities from destructive wildfires, and restoring habitats.

The company plans to use the funding from April 2024 to develop new machines that can traverse steeper hills and get into tighter spaces.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Apr 2, 2024, $20M — American Family Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Skip Capital, Lowercarbon Capital, ReGen Ventures, Overture, Convective Capital, Blue Forest Asset Management

## Investors

- American Family Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/american-family-ventures) — Series A
- Pathbreaker Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/pathbreaker-ventures) — Series A
- Toyota Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/toyota-ventures) — Series A
- Skip Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/skip-capital) — Series A
- Lowercarbon Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lowercarbon-capital) — Series A
- ReGen Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/regen-ventures) — Series A
- Overture (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/overture) — Series A
- Convective Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/convective-capital) — Series A
- Blue Forest Asset Management — Series A