Comparison
Saronic Technologies vs Saildrone
Saronic Technologies — Autonomous surface vessels for maritime defense and security missions. Saildrone — Uncrewed surface vehicles for persistent maritime intelligence and ocean mapping.
How they compare
Funding, contracts, and company data pulled directly from the Defense Tech Atlas index — see each company's full profile for sourced citations behind every figure.
| Dimension | Saronic Technologies | Saildrone |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Austin, TX | Alameda, CA |
| Founded | 2022 | 2012 |
| Stage | Series D | Series C |
| Total disclosed funding | $2.6B | $345M |
| Valuation | $9.25B (Series D, Mar 2026) | $575M (Series C-1, 2024) |
| Employees | 1,000+ (as of Dec 2025) | 250 |
| Contracts tracked | 1 contract | 3 contracts |
| Investors tracked | 3 investors | 3 investors |
| Shared focus areas | maritime, autonomy, usv | maritime, autonomy, usv |