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The debate over the line between privacy and public safety has intensified in the age of artificial intelligence. and Herd safetya company that has seen an influx of investment and intense public backlash, is at the heart of this debate.
That’s why in TechCrunch disabled 2026we’re bringing Flock Founder and CEO Garrett Langley to the stage to talk about these very issues. Disrupt has always had its fair share of difficult conversations, and you should expect no less from this session.
Langley’s discussion of artificial intelligence, surveillance, and the future of public safety is just one of many compelling conversations taking place at Disrupt this year, which will be held October 13-15 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. You can dive in The programming we’ve announced so far is hereOr take advantage of less, Early bird ticket prices here.
How Fluke Safety and Langley arrived at 2026 disruption
Atlanta-based Flock Safety is not Langley’s first foray into the startup space. In previous roles, he worked at car subscription service Clutch and the Experience platform, where he oversaw several teams, including engineering and design, before its sale to Cox Enterprises for $200 million in 2014.
Flock began in 2017, with Langley partnering with co-founders Matt Feury and Paige Todd, passing through Y Combinator before achieving significant success selling its surveillance technology to businesses and law enforcement agencies. You can link the company to find out where it is licensed, although it has more general surveillance cameras and is developing first responders drones. After its acquisition of the Aerodome.
The company’s last fundraising was last year, a $275 million round. Flock placed at a valuation of $7.5 billionwhich was a sharp increase from the previous year’s valuation of $4.8 billion. In total, the group has received total funding of $950 million since its inception.
Flock’s commercial success has been coupled with resistance from privacy advocates like the ACLU and members of the general public, with some people going so far as to Destroying Flock’s surveillance cameras It continues to provide its cameras and databases to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in particular. Among Fluke’s biggest obvious setbacks, Amazon’s Ring recently ended its partnership With the company, and the Los Angeles Police Department made its deal with Fluke End of this month.
Langley will discuss the company’s approach to the increasingly intertwined nature of the AI and surveillance industry in a discussion that is sure to enlighten Fluke’s supporters and detractors.
To watch the discussion in person and join 10,000 founders, investors, tech enthusiasts and innovators who will be They flock to San Francisco for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 October 13-15 For a wide range of workshops, speaker talks, afterparties, and networking, grab a ticket at The best price you’ll see for the rest of the year is here.
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