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Saronic Technologies

Saronic designs, manufactures, and operates autonomous surface vessels for the U.S. Navy and allied defense customers, and owns its own shipyard to produce them at scale.

saronic.com · Austin

CALL NO.CS·SARONIC·26
StageSeries DMarch 2026[11]
Raised$2.6Bdisclosed rounds[11]
Headcount970as of Jun 2026[11]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2022[6][10]
Money

Raised $2.6B across disclosed rounds.[11]

Series D closed March 2026.[11]

Round size, post-money valuation, and the full investor list are not publicly disclosed.

People

Dino Mavrookas, Co-Founder and CEO[9][23]

Rob Lehman, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer[9][23]

Vibhav Altekar, Co-Founder[9][23]

Doug Lambert, Co-Founder[9][23]

Dino Mavrookas, CEO[9]

Signals
May 31 2026launchSaronic Launches First Marauder Autonomous Vessel with 150-Ton Payload Capacity[14]
May 30 2026launchSaronic launches Marauder autonomous ship after under-one-year build[15]
May 29 2026launchSaronic’s Marauder Enters On-Water Trials: Designed, Built, and Launched in Under a Year | by S.[13]
Mar 31 2026fundingSaronic Closes $1.75B Series D at $9.25B Valuation to Accelerate a New Era of Maritime Autonomy[12][16]
Comps

Anduril Industries · anduril.com · Named directly alongside Saronic in independent coverage as a competitor in the autonomous maritime defense space, with the key distinction that Anduril relies on legacy shipbuilders for production rather than owning its own shipyard.[17][18]

Textron Systems · textronsystems.com · Named directly alongside Saronic in independent coverage as a competitor in autonomous surface vessels for the U.S. Navy, with the same DoD buyer and same unmanned surface vessel product category.[17][18]

L3Harris Technologies · l3harris.com · Named directly alongside Saronic in independent coverage as a competitor in the autonomous maritime defense market, sharing the same primary buyer (U.S. Navy) and same unmanned surface vessel workflow.[17][18]

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Saronic Technologies

CALL NO.CS·SARONIC·26

Saronic designs, manufactures, and operates autonomous surface vessels for the U.S. Navy and allied defense customers, and owns its own shipyard to produce them at scale.

saronic.com · Austin

StageSeries D
Raised$2.6B
Headcount970
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2022
CompsAnduril Industries +2