{"city":"Austin","name":"Saronic","slug":"saronic","facts":[{"date":"2026-09-10","type":"funding_round","value":"Series D for defense robotics","source":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-04-17","type":"deployment","value":"Tested the Rove System in vessel production","source":"Path Robotics"},{"date":"2026-03-31","type":"revenue_band","value":"[object Object]","source":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-03-31","type":"contract","value":"Production contract with the U.S. Navy","source":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-03-31","type":"funding_round","value":"Series C at a $4 billion valuation","source":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-03-31","type":"ownership_change","value":"Acquired a Louisiana shipyard","source":"The Robot Report"}],"peers":[{"name":"Kongsberg Maritime","rank":39,"slug":"kongsberg-maritime","score":"84"},{"name":"Exail","rank":79,"slug":"exail","score":"79.5"}],"stage":null,"state":"Texas","aliases":[],"country":"United States","domains":[{"why":"Saronic develops autonomous defense vessels and robotics systems, including the Marauder and Corsair, and holds a USD 392 million production contract with the U.S. Navy.","list":"Robotics 100","rank":62,"tier":"member","layer":"Systems","total":81,"domain":"Robotics","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":10,"commercial":6,"deployment":6,"production":8,"technology":8},"edition":"November 2026","segment":"Marine & underwater"}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-10-29","header":"Anduril and Saronic have built large U.S. production facilities for system manufacturing.","outlet":"a16z"},{"date":"2026-09-30","header":"Saronic broke ground on the Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville, Texas.","outlet":"Breaking Defense"},{"date":"2026-09-10","header":"Saronic raised a $1.75 billion Series D for defense robotics.","outlet":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-06-22","header":"Saronic raised $1.75 billion at a $9.25 billion valuation.","outlet":"TechCrunch"},{"date":"2026-03-31","header":"Saronic expanded its operating footprint and workforce to support autonomous ship production.","outlet":"The Robot Report"},{"date":"2026-03-31","header":"Saronic raised $1.75 billion in Series D funding at a $9.25 billion valuation.","outlet":"The Robot Report"}],"website":"saronic.com","category":"Robotics · Systems","categories":[{"name":"Defense & security","domain":"Robotics","parent":"Robotics · Systems"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-30T10:01:08.679+00:00","facts_total":26,"positioning":"Saronic is a US maker of autonomous vessels (the 24-ft Corsair and 180-ft Marauder, its first Marauder hull built in under six months) with a Louisiana facility (a $300M expansion, 1,500 planned jobs) and a Port Alpha next-gen shipyard in development. It raised a $1.75B Series D in March 2026 at a $9.25B post-money (Kleiner Perkins-led) after a $600M Series C at $4B in 2025, and holds a $392M US Navy production contract, with UK and Australia operations launched. Current revenue is estimated at 10-100m+ (the Navy contract is backlog).","sub_category":"Defense & security","signals_total":10,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/saronic","title":"Saronic · robotics, Austin, Texas, United States · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Saronic develops autonomous defense vessels and robotics systems, including the Marauder and Corsair, and holds a USD 392 million production contract with the U.S. Navy. Robotics 100 rank 62 (score 81) 10 signals and 26 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}