Startup · United States

BRINC Drones

HQ SeattleFounded 2019201-500 employees

BRINC is a US company developing tech in the service of public safety. Known for Drone as First Responder, indoor tactical drones and more.

Growth · Jul 14, 2026

Systems

Funding8 rounds · $485M

Equity raised: $485M
Latest: $125MGrowth · Jul 14, 2026
Last valuation: $480M?Basis not stated · Series B · Apr 8, 2025

Cumulative raised$425M

Oct 12, 2021Jul 14, 2026

Funding rounds
Announced	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors	Other investors	Confidence
Jul 14, 2026	Growth	$125M	—	Motorola Solutions	Index Ventures	Confirmed
Jul 14, 2026	Series C	$125M	—	Motorola Solutions	Index Ventures	Confirmed
Apr 8, 2025	Growth	$75.0M	—	Index Ventures	Motorola Solutions	Confirmed
Apr 8, 2025	Series B	$75.0M	$480M?	Index Ventures	Motorola Solutions	Confirmed
Oct 12, 2021	Series A	$25.0M	—	Index Ventures	Elad Gil, Next Play Ventures, Sam Altman, Tusk Venture Partners	Reported
2020	Seed	$2.3M	—	Sam Altman	—	Reported
2021	Seed	$2.3M	—	—	—	Reported
2022	Series B	$55.0M	—	—	Index Ventures, Next Play Ventures	Reported

Growth
Led by Motorola Solutions
With Index Ventures
Confirmed
$125M
Jul 14, 2026
Series C
Led by Motorola Solutions
With Index Ventures
Confirmed
$125M
Jul 14, 2026
Growth
Led by Index Ventures
With Motorola Solutions
Confirmed
$75.0M
Apr 8, 2025
Series B
Led by Index Ventures
With Motorola Solutions
Valuation $480M?
Confirmed
$75.0M
Apr 8, 2025
Series A
Led by Index Ventures
With Elad Gil, Next Play Ventures, Sam Altman, Tusk Venture Partners
$25.0M
Oct 12, 2021
Seed
Led by Sam Altman
$2.3M
2020
Seed
$2.3M
2021
Series B
With Index Ventures, Next Play Ventures
$55.0M
2022

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems5

BRINC Ball

A handheld device that can be thrown to de‑escalate situations from a distance.

Maturity not rated

Guardian

A large outdoor public‑safety drone system for 911 response.

Maturity not rated

Lemur 2

An indoor public‑safety drone designed to enter dangerous places.

Maturity not rated

LiveOps

A browser-accessible operations platform for BRINC drones.

Maturity not rated

Responder

A mid‑sized outdoor public‑safety drone for situational awareness.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

People1

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Blake Resnick · LinkedIn ↗
Founder

Sources13

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Profile2

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DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "da5b2121-aeff-48d4-8a09-bb0843c3ce81"}”
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DatabaseBRINC Drones - LinkedIn company profile
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city
“employee_range: 201-500 (profile: 201-500 employees)”

Systems2

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CompanyBRINC - Technology in the Service of Public Safety
BRINC Drones · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“BRINC is a US company developing tech in the service of public safety. Known for Drone as First Responder, indoor tactical drones and more.”
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CompanyBRINC LiveOps - BRINC
BRINC Drones · Supports System
“Unified Drone Operations Harness the full potential of BRINC technology with LiveOps – an all-in-one operations platform accessible from any modern browser”

Funding8

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CompanyBRINC Raises $125M to Put a 911 Response Drone on Every Police and Fire Station Roof
BRINC · Jul 14, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“today announced a $125 million financing round led by Motorola Solutions”
6
NewsMotorola leads $125M round for Brinc
GeekWire · Jul 14, 2026 · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd
“nearly doubled from $480 million a year ago”
7
CompanyBRINC Secures $75 Million, Forms Strategic Alliance with Motorola Solutions
BRINC · Apr 8, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Seattle, WA – April 8, 2025 – BRINC, America’s premier manufacturer of emergency response drones, today announced that it has raised $75 million in new funding.”
8
NewsA 25-year-old police drone founder just raised $75M led by Index
TechCrunch · Apr 8, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“it has raised $75 million in new funding led by Index Ventures”
9
NewsOpenAI's Sam Altman Wrote The First Check Into This $300 Million Startup
Forbes · May 24, 2024 · Supports Funding round
“a $55 million Series B”
10
NewsA 21-year-old founder just raised $25 million from Index Ventures and Sam Altman for drone tech that helped respond to the Surfside condo collapse
Business Insider · Oct 12, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“This month, BRINC raised a $25 million Series A funding round led by Index Ventures principal Erin Price Wright”
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NewsBRINC Raises $25 Million Series A Funding Led by Index Ventures With Participation From Sam Altman, Tusk Venture Partners, Jeff Weiner’s Next Play Ventures, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Patrick Spence, Alex Wang
Business Wire · Oct 12, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“BRINC previously raised a seed round of $2.25M led by Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.”
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NewsBrinc Raises $25 Million Series A Funding Led By Index Ventures
Fundz (company release text) · Oct 12, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“BRINC previously raised a seed round of $2.25M led by Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.”

People1

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DatabaseBRINC Drones - Crunchbase company profile
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · x url, Role
“hq_city: Seattle”

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