Marauder
Autonomous surface vessel designed for logistics and modular payload deployment.
- Unveiled
- Apr 16, 2025
- Milestone
- Jul 2026


Startup · United States
HQ Austin, United StatesFounded 20221001-5000 employees
Autonomous surface vessels for defense and commercial maritime operations.
Autonomous surface vessel designed for logistics and modular payload deployment.
Command-and-control software for planning, simulation and operation of autonomous vessel fleets.
Autonomous surface vessel for maritime operations and manned-unmanned teaming.
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| Announced | Stage | Valuation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2024 | Series B | $1.00B | Basis not stated |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Series C | $4.00B | Basis not stated |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Series D | $9.25B | Basis not stated |
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | Series D | $1.75B | $9.25B? | Kleiner Perkins | 8VC, Advent, Andreessen Horowitz, BAM Elevate, Bessemer Venture Partners, Caffeinated Capital, DFJ Growth, Elad Gil, Franklin Templeton | Reported |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Series C | $600M | $4.00B? | Elad Gil | 8VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst | Confirmed |
| 2025 | Debt | $150M | — | Hercules Capital | — | Reported |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Series B | $175M | $1.00B? | Andreessen Horowitz | 8VC, Caffeinated Capital, Elad Gil, NightDragon | Confirmed |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Series A | $55.0M | — | Caffeinated Capital | 8VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Cubit Capital, Ensemble, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Overmatch, Point72 Ventures, Silent Ventures, U.S. Innovative Technology | Confirmed |
| 2023 | Seed | ~$15.0M | — | 8VC | Andreessen Horowitz, Geodesic Capital, Haystack, Point72 Ventures, Quiet Capital, Silent Ventures, U.S. Innovative Technology | Estimated |
Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.
| Announced | Award | Agency | Type | Program | Obligated | Ceiling | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel production OTA (10 vessels)press:saronic:2026-09-29:musv-production | U.S. Navy | Production OTA | — | Undisclosed | — | Confirmed |
| Sep 29, 2026 | MUSV Phase I follow-on production: 10 vesselspress:saronic:2026-09:musv-production | U.S. Navy | Production OTA | Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) Family of Systems | Undisclosed | — | Confirmed |
| — | CONTRACTOR-OWNED CONTRACTOR-OPERATED (COCO) CORSAIR UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE (USV) OPERATIONSN0003926FB060 | U.S. Navy | Contract | — | $29.0M | $57.8M | Confirmed |
| Program | Role | Program status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) Family of Systems | Prime | Production | Confirmed |
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.
| Customer | Supplies | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Navy | — | Marauder production Other Transaction under the Navy MUSV Marketplace; award value and quantity not disclosed. | Reported |
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin shipyard | Shipyard | Franklin, Louisiana, United States | Operating | Reported |
| Port Alpha | Shipyard | Brownsville, Texas, United States | Under construction | Confirmed |
Senior Business Development Lead, Nordics ↗
Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark · Full-time · Commercial
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
New Orleans, LA · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Senior Electrical Engineer – PCBA Schematic & Layout ↗
Austin, TX · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Austin, TX · Full-time · Engineering
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Senior People Operations Generalist ↗
Austin, TX · Full-time · Other
Availability unverified · Bright Data / LinkedIn
Observed Oct 5, 2026
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LinkedIn via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · headquarters, Organization · logo, Organization · url
“{"company_size": "1,001-5,000 employees"}”
Saronic · Supports Organization · name
“Home | Saronic Technologies”
Saronic · Supports Organization, System
“Our family of autonomous platforms are engineered to operate across both defense and commercial applications.”
U.S. SEC EDGAR · Apr 9, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“<totalOfferingAmount>1750000000</totalOfferingAmount>”
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.”
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”
U.S. SEC EDGAR · Aug 21, 2024 · Supports Funding round
“<totalAmountSold>175499911</totalAmountSold>”
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.”
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.”
TechCrunch · Oct 9, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised around $70 million in venture capital to date”
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.”
Crunchbase · Supports Funding round
“Seed Round - Saronic”
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.”
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.”
Sep 30, 2026 · Supports Government award
“Galliano Marine Services, HII and Saronic Technologies were each awarded other transaction agreements to produce 10 MUSVs”
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.”
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.”
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”
Sep 30, 2026 · Supports Facility
“on its new shipyard in Brownville, Texas, known as Port Alpha.”
Saronic · Sep 30, 2026 · Supports Supply relationship
“Saronic Technologies has been awarded a production Other Transaction (OT)”
Sep 30, 2026 · Supports Facility
“Saronic breaks ground on its next-generation shipyard, Port Alpha, in Brownsville, TX.”
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.”
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