
Bumblebee Spaces is creating a new way to live by thinking about space in cubic feet instead of square feet. The company multiplies usable space by using modular robotics systems to store and retrieve objects in the ceiling. Combining this with AI, sensor fusion and contextual awareness, Bumblebee Spaces safely and intelligently organizes your life, making space for what matters. Using smart robots and an AI stack, the company increases usable space and reduce footprint by storing, managing, and retrieving objects on-demand in your ceiling.

Bumblebee Spaces is creating a new way to live by thinking about space in cubic feet instead of square feet. The company multiplies usable space by using modular robotics systems to store and retrieve objects in the ceiling. Combining this with AI, sensor fusion and contextual awareness, Bumblebee Spaces safely and intelligently organizes your life, making space for what matters. Using smart robots and an AI stack, the company increases usable space and reduce footprint by storing, managing, and retrieving objects on-demand in your ceiling.
What: Modular ceiling-mounted robotic storage and retrieval systems powered by AI and sensor fusion
Founded: February 2017 (San Francisco)
Funding: Series A (last reported 2021-11-16); total reported funding 22700000.00 USD
Founders / Key people: Sankarshan Murthy (Founder & CEO); Prahlad Athreya (Co‑Founder & COO); Garrett Rayner (Co‑Founder)
Core tech: Modular robotics, AI, sensor fusion, contextual awareness
Space optimization for urban/residential living—making more usable room within existing footprints by shifting storage into ceiling-mounted, robotically managed systems.
2017
Robotics; Smart-home
Crunchbase reports this Series A (amount obfuscated) and lists Series A investors including Valor Equity Partners, Toyota Ventures, Sound Ventures, NTT Venture Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Cthulhu Ventures; Crunchbase indicates the company has had 5 funding rounds.
“Series A included institutional VC participation (Valor Equity Partners, Toyota Ventures, Sound Ventures, NTT Venture Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Cthulhu Ventures); Crunchbase lists a total of 16 investors including Basement Fund and Inertia Ventures.”