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Startup · United States

Saronic

HQ Austin, United StatesFounded 20221001-5000 employees

Autonomous surface vessels for defense and commercial maritime operations.

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Products4

Marauder

Autonomous surface vessel designed for logistics and modular payload deployment.

Maturity not rated
Unveiled
Apr 16, 2025
Milestone
Jul 2026

Corsair

Autonomous surface vessel for modular maritime missions.

Maturity not rated

Echelon

Command-and-control software for planning, simulation and operation of autonomous vessel fleets.

Maturity not rated

Mirage

Autonomous surface vessel for maritime operations and manned-unmanned teaming.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a product for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Funding6 rounds · ~$2.75B

Disclosed
~$2.75B
Latest
$1.75BSeries D · Mar 31, 2026
Cumulative raised$2.58B
Oct 10, 2023Mar 31, 2026
Valuation over time$9.25B · Mar 31, 2026
Valuation over timeReported valuation rose from $1.00B (Jul 19, 2024) to $9.25B (Mar 31, 2026) across 3 valued rounds. 3 without a stated pre/post basis.
Valuations by round
AnnouncedStageValuationBasis
Jul 19, 2024Series B$1.00BBasis not stated
Feb 18, 2025Series C$4.00BBasis not stated
Mar 31, 2026Series D$9.25BBasis not stated

Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.

Government awards & programs3 awards · $29.0M obligated · up to $57.8M ceiling · 1 program

Awards received3

  • Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel production OTA (10 vessels)
    Sep 29, 2026 · Production OTA
    Confirmed
    Undisclosed
  • MUSV Phase I follow-on production: 10 vessels
    Sep 29, 2026 · Production OTA
    Confirmed
    Undisclosed
  • CONTRACTOR-OWNED CONTRACTOR-OPERATED (COCO) CORSAIR UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE (USV) OPERATIONS
    Undated · Contract
    Confirmed
    $29.0M
    Obligated · up to $57.8M ceiling

Programs1

Obligated is what has been committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach. Joint values cover all recipients and are excluded from this company’s money totals.

Supply chain1 customer · 2 facilities

Customers1

  • Marauder production Other Transaction under the Navy MUSV Marketplace; award value and quantity not disclosed.

Facilities2

  • Franklin shipyard
    Shipyard · Franklin, Louisiana, United States
    Operating
    Reported
  • Port Alpha
    Shipyard · Brownsville, Texas, United States
    Under construction
    Confirmed

People4

Hiring observations5 listings

A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.

Company metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
1,369
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
93,442
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗

Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.

Sources24

Profile2

  1. 1

    LinkedIn via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · headquarters, Organization · logo, Organization · url

    “{"company_size": "1,001-5,000 employees"}”
  2. 2

    Saronic · Supports Organization · name

    “Home | Saronic Technologies”

Products2

  1. 3
    CompanyHome

    Saronic · Supports Organization, System

    “Our family of autonomous platforms are engineered to operate across both defense and commercial applications.”
  2. 4
    CompanyVessels

    Supports System

    “Corsair is a 24' Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV)”

Funding11

  1. 5

    U.S. SEC EDGAR · Apr 9, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “<totalOfferingAmount>1750000000</totalOfferingAmount>”
  2. 6

    CNBC · Mar 31, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “Autonomous ship maker Saronic raised $1.75 billion and more than doubled its valuation to $9.25 billion.”
  3. 7

    Saronic Technologies / PR Newswire · Feb 18, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “Saronic Technologies today announced it has closed $600 million of funding for its Series C round”
  4. 8

    U.S. SEC EDGAR · Aug 21, 2024 · Supports Funding round

    “<totalAmountSold>175499911</totalAmountSold>”
  5. 9

    Saronic / PR Newswire · Jul 19, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · investors, Funding round · post money valuation usd

    “today announced a $175 million Series B raise placing the company's valuation at $1 billion.”
  6. 10

    Saronic / PR Newswire · Oct 10, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “announced today a $55 million Series A funding round led by Caffeinated Capital, with participation from 8VC, U.S. Innovative Technology Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Point72 Ventures, Silent Ventures, Overmatch Ventures, Ensemble VC, and Cubit Capital.”
  7. 11

    TechCrunch · Oct 9, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “has raised around $70 million in venture capital to date”
  8. 12

    Saronic Technologies / PR Newswire · Supports Funding round

    “AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Saronic Technologies today announced it has closed $600 million of funding for its Series C round to advance its mission of redefining maritime superiority for the United States and its allies. The round was led by Elad Gil and values the company at $4 billion. This most recent round quadrupled Saronic's valuation just seven months after the company hit unicorn status in July 2024. Saronic welcomes General Catalyst as a new investor and recognizes commitments from existing investors, including a16z, Caffeinated Capital, and 8VC.”
  9. 13

    Crunchbase · Supports Funding round

    “Seed Round - Saronic”
  10. 14

    Hercules Capital · Supports Funding round · amount

    “In Q2 2025, [Saronic Technologies](https://www.saronic.com/), a defense technology company that designs and manufactures intelligent Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASVs), secured a $150 million debt commitment from Hercules.”
  11. 15

    Saronic / PR Newswire · Supports Funding round

    “AUSTIN, Texas, March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Saronic Technologies today announced it has closed $1.75 billion in Series D funding to advance its mission of ensuring maritime superiority for the U.S. and its allies by delivering autonomous platforms at scale across defense and commercial sectors. The round was led by [Kleiner Perkins](https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4652369-1&h=1262733555&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kleinerperkins.com%2F&a=Kleiner%20Perkins) and values the company at $9.25 billion.”

Government4

  1. 16

    Sep 30, 2026 · Supports Government award

    “Galliano Marine Services, HII and Saronic Technologies were each awarded other transaction agreements to produce 10 MUSVs”
  2. 17

    Sep 29, 2026 · Supports Government award

    “Production Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements were awarded to Galliano Marine Services, HII, and Saronic Technologies following successful at sea testing.”
  3. 18

    U.S. Navy · Sep 29, 2026 · Supports Government award

    “Production Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements were awarded to Galliano Marine Services, HII, and Saronic Technologies following successful at sea testing. Each agreement includes the procurement of 10 MUSVs, at an average procurement cost of $40,000,000 per vessel.”
  4. 19

    USAspending.gov · Supports Government award · ceiling amount, Government award · description, Government award · end on, Government award · obligated amount, Government award · recipient, Government award · start on

    “Base and all options value: $57,800,889.00”

Supply chain4

  1. 20

    Sep 30, 2026 · Supports Facility

    “on its new shipyard in Brownville, Texas, known as Port Alpha.”
  2. 21

    Saronic · Sep 30, 2026 · Supports Supply relationship

    “Saronic Technologies has been awarded a production Other Transaction (OT)”
  3. 22

    Sep 30, 2026 · Supports Facility

    “Saronic breaks ground on its next-generation shipyard, Port Alpha, in Brownsville, TX.”
  4. 23

    Louisiana Economic Development · Dec 3, 2025 · Supports Facility

    “Saronic established its Louisiana operations with the acquisition of the former Gulf Craft shipyard in Franklin and has since advanced production of its autonomous vessels at the site.”

People1

  1. 24
    CompanyTeam

    saronic · Supports Role

    “Doug Lambert ... Co-Founder and COO”

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