Seattle-based public safety drone maker BRINC has closed a $125 million funding round led by Motorola Solutions, giving the company fresh capital to build out its 911 response drone lineup and put a drone on the roof of every police and fire station in America.
Round details and valuation
The financing pushes BRINC's total capital raised past $280 million and nearly doubles its valuation from $480 million a year ago, according to the company. Existing investors Index Ventures and Figma founder and CEO Dylan Field joined the round. Motorola Solutions became a BRINC investor in April 2025 as part of a $75 million round that formed a strategic alliance between the two companies.
911 response and public safety drones
BRINC's aircraft are used by police, fire, and emergency services to reach 911 calls before officers arrive, deliver medical supplies, and assist in hostage negotiations. The product lineup now includes the Lemur 2 indoor drone, the Responder rooftop-dispatched 911 platform, and Guardian — a larger Starlink-connected drone unveiled in March that the company says is built to replace police helicopters. Every aircraft is built in the United States, integrated directly with Motorola's public-safety radios and computer-aided dispatch systems.
Manufacturing expansion and China-drone crackdown
BRINC plans to move into a new Seattle headquarters and factory in Queen Anne later this year with three times the production space of its current facility. The company said it has grown to 187 employees, is actively hiring for 41 more, and expects to top 250 by the time the new plant opens. Contract signings for its 911 response drones are running at roughly four times the pace of the same period in 2025, with new customers including the Los Angeles Fire Department and St. Louis Police Department.
Momentum is being amplified by federal restrictions squeezing Chinese-made drones out of the U.S. market. The FCC in December 2025 blocked foreign-made drones from receiving U.S. equipment authorization, giving domestic manufacturers such as BRINC a new opening as public safety agencies look for alternatives to DJI. Related coverage: Motorola's D-Fend counter-drone acquisition, Quantum Systems' $1.2B Series D, and the Pentagon's equity stakes in U.S. drone startups.
Reporting based on coverage from GeekWire, DroneDJ, Bloomberg, GovTech and Commercial UAV News.