Your Next 911 Call Might Get a Drone. Not a Person.

Startups didn’t just raise money last week, they raised middle fingers to entire job categories. We’ve got drones doing 911 calls, bots filing patents, and AI closing deals. Here’s what went down.

Brinc: Drones Answering 911 Calls 🚓 ($75M Raised)

Founded by Blake Resnick in 2021, Brinc just raised $75M to put autonomous drones into emergency response systems across the U.S. He was 21 when he started. He’s 25 now and Motorola just backed him.

💡 Why It Matters:
Brinc’s drones launch in under 70 seconds, fly directly to a 911 location, and stream live video to dispatchers. They can even speak to people on the ground through a built-in mic and speaker.

That means responders get eyes and ears on a scene before they even arrive. Faster dispatch, lower risk, and real-time footage for review. It’s surveillance meets public safety and cities are buying in.

🎓 What You Can Learn From This:
Find a giant, slow-moving industry with a fat budget, then give it speed, data, and efficiency. Government tech may be boring, but the checks don’t bounce.

🔮 Prediction:
By 2026, a Brinc drone shows up to a neighbor noise complaint, gets smacked with a broom, and the footage ends up on TMZ.

Inventex: AI Is Coming for Patents 🧠 ($15M Raised)

Daniel Ruskin, who was building software for Coinbase at 14, just raised $15M to automate patent applications. His startup Inventex uses AI agents to write, format, and file patents in days. Not months.

💡 Why It Matters:
Right now, filing a patent costs thousands of dollars and takes up to two years. You need lawyers, consultants, revisions and a calendar full of waiting.

Inventex uses AI trained on patent databases and USPTO requirements. Founders upload their idea, and the system generates a ready-to-file draft with documentation, approval odds, and weak point analysis.

This saves startups time and legal bills all while protecting their IP from Day 1.

🎓 What You Can Learn From This:
Don’t ignore the boring stuff. The biggest opportunities live in pain points everyone quietly tolerates. Automating legal friction is a goldmine.

🔮 Prediction:
By 2027, every YC startup has five patents filed by bots one for the actual idea, and four for memes, inside jokes, and the founder’s dog.

Artisan: Don’t Hire Humans 🤖 ($25M Raised)

Jaspar Carmichael-Jack founded Artisan in 2023 to replace entry-level sales teams with AI. The company just raised $25M to scale its sales agent, Ava a full-time SDR that never takes a lunch break.

💡 Why It Matters:
Ava runs cold outreach, follow-ups, scheduling, and CRM updates. She’s already handling top-of-funnel sales for 250+ companies, helping Artisan pull in $5M ARR.

But the company’s “Don’t hire humans” pitch doesn’t tell the whole story. Behind Ava is a growing team of engineers, ops, and product leads all building the very tech that’s meant to replace them. Are we in a Black Mirror episode right now?

🎓 What You Can Learn From This:
Hype gets attention. But trust gets customers. If you market “no humans,” but secretly hire dozens, people will start to notice. Clarity > cleverness.

🔮 Prediction:
By 2026, Ava has a personal brand on LinkedIn. Posts cold email tips. Has 80K followers. Closes deals while you sleep.

🔥 MEME BREAK 🔥

Startup Idea of the Week: GhostRate 👻

Rate your coworkers. Anonymously. Managers see the results.

💡 How It Works:
Everyone on your team gets a profile. Once a month, coworkers rate each other anonymously on things like communication, reliability, team contribution, and general vibe. All scores and written feedback are compiled into an internal dashboard only managers see it.

It's anonymous. No names. Just real feedback, tracked over time, with aggregated trends. Employees can also view their own average ratings and get improvement tips.

💰 Why It’s a Great Idea:
Performance reviews are broken. No one wants to give honest feedback. GhostRate fixes that by making it fast, anonymous, and part of the culture. It helps managers spot patterns early, reward top performers, and handle problems before they blow up.

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