BRINC Raises $125 Million to Expand Public Safety Drone Platform and U.S. Manufacturing

BRINC, a developer of public safety drone technology, has raised $125 million in a financing round led by Motorola Solutions, with participation from Index Ventures and Figma CEO Dylan Field, to expand manufacturing and accelerate deployment of emergency response drones across the United States.

The latest financing brings the company’s total funding to more than $250 million and will support its goal of equipping 80,000 police and fire stations nationwide with 911 response drones.

The capital will fund expanded U.S. manufacturing, new product development, and go-to-market growth. BRINC said it will move into a new manufacturing facility by year-end that is three times larger than its current factory, significantly increasing production capacity.

“Every second matters in an emergency,” said Blake Resnick, Founder and CEO of BRINC. “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.”

The company reported strong commercial momentum, with revenue more than tripling in 2025 while monthly production capacity increased fivefold. BRINC also said it has signed nearly four times as many 911 response drone contracts this year compared with the same period in 2025, including deployments with the Los Angeles Fire Department, St. Louis Police Department, and hundreds of other public safety agencies.

BRINC’s product lineup includes the Lemur 2 indoor drone, the Responder drone designed for extended on-scene operations, and the Guardian, a 911 response platform intended to provide rapid aerial situational awareness. The company’s drones integrate with Motorola Solutions’ public safety technologies and interoperate with other emergency response platforms.

Founded to develop technology for emergency responders, BRINC manufactures its products in the United States through a vertically integrated supply chain. Its systems are now used by more than 900 public safety agencies, including over 20% of U.S. SWAT teams, according to the company.

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Bmw Group Has Opened Electric Vehicle And Battery Manufacturing Facilities In South Carolina

BMW Group has opened expanded vehicle and battery manufacturing facilities in Spartanburg and Woodruff, South Carolina. The company, which assembles BMW vehicles and produces BMW X models, invested $1.7 billion in its South Carolina operations and said its business activities in the U.S. support more than 120,000 jobs nationwide.

The investment included the expansion of Plant Spartanburg and the construction of Plant Woodruff, creating the foundation for assembling fully electric BMW vehicles in South Carolina. BMW confirmed that the BMW iX5 will be the first fully electric BMW assembled in the United States, with production scheduled to begin at Plant Spartanburg before the end of 2026.

Plant Spartanburg assembled 412,799 BMW X models in 2025, marking the seventh time the facility exceeded 400,000 units of annual production. Since 1994, the plant has assembled more than 7.3 million BMW vehicles, with approximately half of its current production exported to nearly 120 countries.

The new BMW X5 assembled at Plant Spartanburg will become the first vehicle offered with five drivetrain technologies, including internal combustion, battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, diesel, and soon, fuel cell electric powered by hydrogen. Plant Spartanburg will also become the first facility in BMW Group’s global production network capable of assembling a single vehicle with five different drivetrain technologies on one assembly line.

BMW said the facilities implement the principles of its BMW iFACTORY production concept through smart automation, end-to-end data integration and virtual planning. The plants use digital twins and 3D virtual simulations to optimize processes, while artificial intelligence supports self-correcting robotics, vision-based quality controls, and the AIQX platform, which uses sensors and camera systems to automate quality processes and provide real-time feedback to employees.

Plant Spartanburg is also deploying humanoid robots from Figure AI to support workers in physically demanding and repetitive tasks. At Plant Woodruff, the company is implementing a “Cell-to-Pack” manufacturing approach that assembles battery cells directly into housings without cell coating and cell module production processes.

In a recent quote, Milan Nedeljković, chairman of the board of management, BMW AG, said, “When we announced our investment plans for South Carolina in 2022, we made a clear commitment to the future of the BMW Group in the United States. Today, we are delivering on that commitment. The completion of our investments in Plant Spartanburg and Plant Woodruff demonstrates our confidence in the United States and reinforces South Carolina’s role at the center of BMW Group’s global operations.”

In a recent quote, Dr. Robert Engelhorn, president & CEO, BMW Manufacturing Co., said, “From highly efficient combustion engines and plug-in hybrid systems to battery-electric and future hydrogen-powered vehicles, Plant Spartanburg will be able to assemble a broad range of drivetrain technologies for customers in the U.S. and around the world.”

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