Who invested in BurnBot

2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Drones

Raised 6 months ago

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$20Mraised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources

Latest round: VentureMay 2026
Biggest round: $20MSeries A · Apr 2024
Investors: 4

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20252026

$20MSeries A?Venture

First round: Series A, $20M
Biggest round: $20M
Between rounds: 2.1 years

The rounds

May 2026
VentureAmount undisclosed3 returning
Source recorded
Apr 2024
Series A$20M4 new
Source recordedSEC filing: $26M sold, first sale Feb 2024

Founders and team

From BurnBot's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 9 on the team.

Dr. Anukool LakhinaCEO
Betsy KaisCFO
Brittany BlackCOO
Aaron BaileyVP, Engineering
Michael LangellaHead of Programs
Clint NeumannDirector (Australia)
James SalazarDirector of Business Development
Melissa BerubeGeneral Counsel
Waleed HaddadExecutive Officer, Directori

AdvisersLucas Mayfield

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Series A2024Venture2026

DCVC

Lowercarbon Capital

Toyota Ventures

American Family Ventures

Everyone who backed them

DCVCVC firm2rounds

Lowercarbon CapitalVC firm2rounds

Toyota VenturesVC firm2rounds

American Family VenturesVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 5 firms list BurnBot as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.