ASSISTED FLIGHT

BRINC FOUNDER Blake Resnick (right) told Forbes he's optimistic that his Seattle-made police drones will snatch the huge American market away from DJI, the dominant Chinese giant.

- SIMONE MELVIN

Tall order: About 80% of public safety groups with drone fleets use DJI; just 7% favor Brinc. Resnick's $480 million (valuation) company, though deeply unprofitable per Forbes estimates, does boast some prominent outfits testing its tech, chief among them the New York Police Department.