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Company

BRINC

American public-safety drone maker (Seattle, founded 2017 by Blake Resnick) focused on Drone-as-First-Responder (DFR) and tactical drones for police and emergency response. Raised a $75M Series C in April 2025 led by Index Ventures with a strategic alliance and investment from Motorola Solutions. Used by 900+ public-safety agencies. Drones are pilot-operated with an onboard autonomy feature; BRINC LiveOps provides 911/CAD-integrated dispatch and remote piloting.

Based in Seattle, Washington, USA · Founded 2017 · 3 models on record

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Key facts

Founded
2017, Seattle, by Blake Resnick (Thiel fellow)
Funding
$75M Series C (Apr 2025, led by Index Ventures + Motorola Solutions); ~$157M total
Alliance
Motorola Solutions strategic alliance + investment; CommandCentral 911/CAD integration
Scale
900+ public-safety agencies; 20%+ of US SWAT teams
Software / autonomy
BRINC LiveOps (operator dispatch + remote piloting); onboard 'Autonomy Engine' / DFR 3.0 feature (LiDAR mapping, GPS-denied hover) - not a standalone autonomy product
HQ
Seattle, Washington, USA
Founded
2017
Status
private
Type
hardware
ID
c9c5664a-cb1e-434d-8965-74f5870ad1be

Models (3)

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Sources (12)

  1. https://brincdrones.com/about/
  2. https://brincdrones.com/blake-resnick/
  3. https://www.geekwire.com/2022/meet-blake-resnick-the-22-year-old-engineer-who-just-moved-his-fast-growing-drone-startup-to-seattle/
  4. https://www.commercialuavnews.com/public-safety/blake-resnick-brings-an-industry-to-the-brinc-of-a-revolution-with-drones-that-support-first-responder-dfr-operations
  5. https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/08/a-25-year-old-police-drone-founder-just-raised-75m-led-by-index/
  6. https://brincdrones.com/news/brinc-secures-75-million-forms-strategic-alliance-with-motorola-solutions-to-scale-production-and-use-of-911-response-drones/
  7. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/brinc-secures-75-million-forms-strategic-alliance-with-motorola-solutions-to-scale-production-and-use-of-911-response-drones-302423065.html
  8. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/public-safety-drone-maker-brinc-raises-75m-forms-strategic-alliance-with-motorola/
  9. https://dronedj.com/2025/04/08/brinc-funding-motorola-drones-china/
  10. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250408177136/en/Motorola-Solutions-Forms-Strategic-Alliances-with-BRINC-and-SkySafe-for-Drone-as-First-Responder-and-Drone-Detection-for-Public-Safety
  11. https://www.motorolasolutions.com/newsroom/press-releases/brinc-unveils-guardian-drone-as-first-responder.html
  12. https://dronelife.com/2026/03/24/brinc-us-drone-manufacturing-public-safety-guardian/