Saronic Technologies
Autonomous surface vessels for maritime defense and security missions.
Saronic designs, manufactures, and deploys Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASVs) for naval forces and allied defense partners. The Marauder, Saronic's medium USV, grew from a 150-foot design at its April 2025 unveiling to a 180-foot production vessel; it went from initial design to on-water sea trials in under 12 months (keel laid Aug 2025, trials underway by May 2026, running nonstop as of Aug 2026), operating fully autonomously or under remote human supervision. Saronic also established an autonomous-ship test site at Port of Gulfport, MS in Aug 2026.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Austin, TX
- Founded
- 2022
- Employees
- 1,000+ (as of Dec 2025)
- Total funding
- $2.6B
- Valuation
- $9.25B (Series D, Mar 2026)
- Stage
- Series D
- Status
- active
- Domains
- Maritime autonomy, Uncrewed surface vessels, Naval defense
- X / Twitter
- x.com/Saronic
- Website
- saronic.com
Investors3
- FundCaffeinated CapitalSeed-stage VC focused on technical founders in defense, AI, and infrastructure.
- FundAndreessen Horowitz (a16z) - American DynamismPractice within a16z investing in defense, aerospace, and national interest companies.
- Fund8VCVC firm founded by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, active in defense technology.
Cap table8
Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.
Raised per round
Valuation over time
Percentages marked ~ are not disclosed. Some are a generic VC-pattern model (founders/team weighted heaviest, option pool lightest, other holders evenly) sized to whatever's left undisclosed — a standard industry shape, not this company's actual cap table.
| Holder | Instrument | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
Elad GilReinvested | Preferred (Series C) | ~13.3% |
Other institutional investorsReinvested | Preferred / Common | ~13.3% |
Andreessen HorowitzReinvested | Preferred (Series B–C) | ~13.3% |
Founders & managementReinvested | Common | ~13.3% |
General CatalystReinvested | Preferred (Series C) | ~13.3% |
8VCReinvested | Preferred (Seed–Series C) | ~13.3% |
Caffeinated CapitalReinvested | Preferred (Seed–Series C) | ~13.3% |
Employee option pool | Options | ~6.7% |
Programs2
- ProgramNavy Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) MarketplaceUS Navy program prototyping a Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel; seven vendors, including Saronic's Marauder design, selected in May 2026 to advance to at-sea testing through ~October 2026, ahead of a possible follow-on production award.
- ProgramDARPA Pulling GuardDARPA program developing semi-autonomous escort vessels to protect logistics ships; Saronic selected under Focus Area 2, Feb 2026, 39-month program.
Frequently asked
- What does Saronic Technologies do?
- Saronic designs, manufactures, and deploys Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASVs) for naval forces and allied defense partners. The Marauder, Saronic's medium USV, grew from a 150-foot design at its April 2025 unveiling to a 180-foot production vessel; it went from initial design to on-water sea trials in under 12 months (keel laid Aug 2025, trials underway by May 2026, running nonstop as of Aug 2026), operating fully autonomously or under remote human supervision. Saronic also established an autonomous-ship test site at Port of Gulfport, MS in Aug 2026.
- Where is Saronic Technologies headquartered?
- Saronic Technologies is headquartered in Austin, TX and was founded in 2022.
- How much funding has Saronic Technologies raised?
- Saronic Technologies has raised $2.6B in disclosed funding, at a most recent valuation of $9.25B (Series D, Mar 2026).
- What does Saronic Technologies specialize in?
- Saronic Technologies works across Maritime autonomy, Uncrewed surface vessels, Naval defense.
- Does Saronic Technologies hold government contracts?
- Defense Tech Atlas links Saronic Technologies to 1 government contract and 2 programs.
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