# Firefly: robotics company

Canonical ID: `c4006cec-9049-419e-8086-946c54f69e19`

## Key facts

- **Platform (company-stated, Oct 2026):** Ember safety software plus wearable panic buttons, AI beacons with on-device gunshot detection and triangulation, and gateways, tied into existing cameras, radios and alarms.
- **Target markets (company-stated):** Schools, healthcare and enterprise sites. Emerged from stealth Oct 20 2026.

- **Slug:** firefly-safety
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2024
- **HQ:** New York, NY, USA

## Models

_No models registered._

## Current leadership (2)

- [Alex Penn](/people/alex-penn.md) Co-founder & CTO (secondary-verified)
- [James Batt Buckley](/people/james-batt-buckley.md) Co-founder & CEO (secondary-verified)

## Founders (2)

- [James Batt Buckley](/people/james-batt-buckley.md) (cofounder)
- [Alex Penn](/people/alex-penn.md) (cofounder)

## Partnerships (1)

- [Firefly x Front Range Community College (campus safety platform)](/partnerships/firefly-safety-x-front-range-community-college.md) with Front Range Community College _deployment_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Firefly?

Firefly (Firefly Technology Inc.) is a [New York](/locations/new-york-ny.md) [physical AI](/glossary/physical-ai.md) safety company that combines its own panic buttons, AI beacons and gateways with existing cameras, radios and sensors in one platform to detect incidents and coordinate emergency response.

### What does Firefly make?

Firefly has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Firefly builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them.

### Is Firefly publicly traded?

No. Firefly is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Firefly?

Firefly is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is Firefly headquartered?

Firefly is headquartered in [New York](/locations/new-york-ny.md), NY, [USA](/locations/waymo-fleet-usa.md).

### Who owns Firefly?

Firefly is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is Firefly a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Firefly ranks in roughly the top 6% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Firefly founded?

Firefly was founded in 2024.


## Sources (4)

1. https://www.financialcontent.com/article/bizwire-2026-10-20-firefly-raises-20m-series-a-to-build-a-new-standard-for-safety · 2026-10-20
2. https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/firefly-raises-20m-series-build-130000813.html · 2026-10-20
3. https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/20/ai-startup-firefly-secures-20m-to-make-the-physical-world-a-safer-place/ · 2026-10-20
4. https://firefly.co/products/emergency-readiness

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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