Figma Founder Dylan Field Invests In Public Safety Drone Startup BRINC

A public safety drone startup has just raised a fresh round of funding. And they’re aiming to change the future of responding to emergency situations.

What’s happening:

• BRINC has raised $125M USD in a new financing round
  

By the numbers:

• BRINC has now raised a total of roughly $280M USD in total venture capital funding since inception
  

Why it matters:

• The new funding round was led by Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI)
  

Going deeper:

• BRINC has developed proprietary drones that are purpose built to respond rapidly to emergency situations and provide a live view of situations before first responders arrive at the scene
  
• Motorola Solutions and BRINC have an existing partnership in which Motorola Solutions’ 911 dispatch and radio systems are used to allow police officers and firefighters to dispatch a BRINC’s drone remotely
  
• Figma (NYSE: FIG) co-founder Dylan Field personally invested in BRINC’s $125M USD financing round
  

The intrigue:

• OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman is also an early investor in BRINC