📝 Brinc Drones raises $75M

Liam Gill
April 10, 2025

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News of the Day

Seattle-based Brinc Drones, founded by 25-year-old Blake Resnick, just raised $75 million in a round led by Index Ventures, bringing total funding to $157.2 million and signaling an “up-round” from its last reported $300 million valuation. Brinc makes drones for public safety use — like reaching remote 911 calls — and is partnering with Motorola Solutions to integrate its drones directly into emergency dispatch systems. With seed backing from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and unique capabilities like window-breaking and medical delivery, Brinc is carving out space in a growing U.S. drone market increasingly closed off to Chinese rivals like DJI.

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