Alex Pachikov

Alex Pachikov is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sunflower Labs, a company that has developed a remote autonomous security solution using drones.12 He founded the company in 2016 with Chris Eheim and Nicolas de Palézieux.2 Pachikov has over 20 years of experience in the tech industry.3

Born in Russia, Pachikov moved to the United States in 1992 at the age of 11.2 He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Astronomy and Sociology.13

Career Highlights

• Sunflower Labs: Co-founded in 2016, where he serves as CEO. The company has developed the Sunflower Beehive System, a drone-in-a-box solution for property security.12

• Evernote: Worked from 2006 to 2015 as VP of Partnerships, Developer Relations, and Hardware Products Integration. He was the 3rd official employee and a member of the founding team.12

• SGI: Worked on the Cosmo Software Demo team from 1997 to 1999.1

• Colorado Space Grant Consortium: Served as a Systems Administrator from 1999 to 2002.1

Languages

Pachikov is proficient in both Russian and English at a native or bilingual level.1

Entrepreneurial Journey

The idea for Sunflower Labs came from Pachikov's personal experience with security concerns at his home near a forest.4 The company has since raised over 15 million dollars in seed funding and has active deployments with companies including ADT Inc. and Swiss Federal Railways.12