Police Tech Startup Flock Safety Valued at $8.4 Billion Amid Civic Protests

Flock Safety, which sells cameras, drones and AI software to police departments, was valued at $8.4B in a new round of funding completed in recent weeks, a modest bump from its financing last year, according to a publicly filed corporate charter and people familiar with the round. The company raised the new funds amid the largest political and public relations crisis it has faced in its nine-year history. In the past year, some residents, activists and others across the U. S.