BRINC drone technology has landed a major new round of financial backing. The Seattle-based company announced on July 14, 2026 that it has raised $125 million in a financing round led by Motorola Solutions, with additional participation from Index Ventures and Dylan Field, the founder and CEO of Figma. The company says the investment will fuel its mission to place 911 response drones at the 80,000 police and fire stations across the United States.
The round brings BRINC’s total capital raised to well over a quarter billion dollars. The company has built its reputation on aircraft designed specifically for emergency services, and it positions itself as the leader in public safety drone technology. The concept behind its 911 response drones is straightforward. The aircraft put eyes on a scene before first responders arrive, giving crews the situational awareness they need before anyone steps out of a vehicle. With the new funding secured, BRINC plans to expand on several fronts at once, from factory space to product development to the sales teams that work directly with police and fire departments.
BRINC Drone Production Moves Into a Larger Factory
A large share of the capital will go toward growing BRINC’s domestic manufacturing capability. By the end of the year, the company will move into a new facility three times the size of its current factory. The expanded footprint is intended to raise production capacity so BRINC can keep pace with what it describes as surging demand from public safety agencies. The funding will also support bringing new products to market and scaling the company’s go-to-market operations.
Blake Resnick founded the company and serves as its CEO. He framed the raise around the value of speed in an emergency.
“Every second matters in an emergency. Our 911 response drones put eyes on scene before first responders arrive, giving everyone the situational awareness they need to act decisively and keep people safe. This investment enables our organization to build more products, expand our manufacturing capacity, and put a drone on the roof of every police and fire station in America.” Blake Resnick, Founder & CEO of BRINC
The pace of BRINC drone adoption has accelerated sharply. The company more than tripled its revenue in 2025 and quintupled its monthly production capacity. Investor interest in the drone as first responder model extends beyond a single company, with startups such as Aerodome also raising venture capital to put emergency response aircraft in the hands of police departments. This year, BRINC has signed nearly four times as many 911 response drone contracts as it did over the same stretch of 2025, and its customer list now includes the Los Angeles Fire Department, the St. Louis Police Department, and hundreds of other agencies across the country.
A Fleet of Drones Built for Emergency Response
BRINC offers a family of aircraft covering different public safety missions. Lemur 2 is described as the most capable indoor drone and is used by tactical teams operating inside buildings. The company’s Responder platform leads the market in time on scene, while Guardian is a 911 response drone built to replace helicopters. Because BRINC maintains exclusive integrations with Motorola Solutions and interoperability with other public safety technology providers, the company says every product in its fleet is just a button-press away.
Every BRINC drone is manufactured in the United States, and the company is vertically integrated, controlling the entirety of its supply chain with research and development co-located alongside production. More than 900 public safety agencies use its tools, along with over 20 percent of SWAT teams in the country, to de-escalate dangerous situations and safeguard human life. Beyond Motorola Solutions, Index Ventures, and Dylan Field, the company’s backers include Sam Altman, Elad Gil, Patrick Shanahan, Julius Genachowski, Shyam Sankar, Alexandr Wang, Bradley Tusk, and Jeff Weiner.
