# Bee: robotics company

Canonical ID: `8b3f19b3-9cc6-4ebc-b990-f38b2000bda0`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** Maria de Lourdes Zollo (Co-Founder)
- **Product:** Bee Pioneer — $49.99 clip-on wearable AI assistant
- **Price:** $49.99 (no monthly subscription)
- **Funding:** $7M from Exor
- **Acquisition:** Acquired by Amazon (2025)
- **Financial stage:** Acquired — Amazon subsidiary

- **Slug:** bee-ai
- **HQ:** San Francisco, CA, USA

## Models

- [Bee Pioneer](/models/bee-pioneer.md) (wearable) (id: `284f409b-1231-4c63-b896-5db1f4c79c2a`)
- [Bee AI Wearable](/models/bee-ai-wearable.md) (wearable) (id: `57e8d934-987c-4d65-866e-2c0896cd1f28`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Maria de Lourdes Zollo](/people/maria-de-lourdes-zollo.md) CEO & Co-Founder (SEC-verified)

## Founders (1)

- [Maria de Lourdes Zollo](/people/maria-de-lourdes-zollo.md) (cofounder)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Bee?

Wearable personal AI device company that created the Bee Pioneer, a $49.99 clip-on AI assistant that listens to conversations and generates transcripts, notes, and reminders. Co-founded by Maria de Lourdes Zollo, Bee raised $7M from Exor. The company was acquired by Amazon in 2025. The Bee device is screen-free, clips to clothing, and processes conversations in real-time with no monthly subscription fee.

### What does Bee make?

Bee has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Bee Pioneer, Bee AI Wearable (Bee builds physical robots).

### Is Bee publicly traded?

Bee is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Amazon (2025 on the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Bee?

Bee has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Amazon (2025 (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

### Where is Bee headquartered?

Bee is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA.

### Who owns Bee?

Bee is owned by Amazon (2025, per the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Bee operate robots?

Bee is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is Bee a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Bee ranks in roughly the top 11% of companies tracked by the registry.


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