What it sells
Find and move money after a death
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
Executor or family member of the deceased; also probate attorneys, fiduciaries and trustees who invite families.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
A death in the family and the need to find and close all financial accounts; claims families save 200+ hours.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Executor answers questions; Sunset discovers accounts, opens an estate bank account, gets an EIN, sends closure notices to 3,000+ institutions, generates county probate documents, assists calls and transfers inheritance.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Flat $50 per estate; value claim is 200+ hours saved on average and a complete asset search.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Direct to consumer self-serve, plus referrals from probate attorneys, fiduciaries and trustees.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Fall 2024 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.