Saronic Technologies
Autonomous surface vessels
Ranked #4 in Best Defense Tech Startups, and on 1 more ranking.
Saronic Technologies, founded in 2022 in Austin, Texas, builds autonomous surface vessels and maritime command software for navies. In March 2026 it closed a $1.75 billion Series D at a $9.25 billion valuation, led by Kleiner Perkins.
At a glance
| Price from | Custom |
| Best for | Navies adding uncrewed vessels to their fleets |
From Saronic Technologies's own website.
What stands out
- Vessels in several sizes
- Funded to scale production
Worth knowing
- Defense customers only
- Young company
How it ranks
Saronic Technologies is ranked 4th of 10 in Best Defense Tech Startups (Lister Score 93.8) and 7th of 10 in Best Deep Tech Startups to Watch (Lister Score 89.5).
#4 in Best Defense Tech Startups · Lister Score 93.8
Saronic, founded in 2022 and based in Austin, Texas, designs and builds autonomous surface vessels and the software that runs them, and is expanding into shipbuilding. It raised a $1.75 billion Series D at a $9.25 billion valuation in March 2026, led by Kleiner Perkins.
Saronic said the Series D will fund expansion of its shipbuilding operation and production of its autonomous vessel range..
| Rank | Best Defense Tech Startups | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anduril Industries | 97.3 |
| 2 | Shield AI | 96.1 |
| 3 | Helsing | 95.0 |
| 4 | Saronic Technologies | 93.8 |
| 5 | Castelion | 92.6 |
| 6 | Quantum Systems | 91.4 |
| 7 | Hadrian | 90.1 |
| 8 | CHAOS Industries | 88.9 |
| 9 | Epirus | 87.6 |
| 10 | Mach Industries | 86.3 |
#7 in Best Deep Tech Startups to Watch · Lister Score 89.5
Crunchbase described the March 2026 Series D as the largest robotics financing of the year at the time..
| Rank | Best Deep Tech Startups to Watch | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anduril Industries | 96.8 |
| 2 | Commonwealth Fusion Systems | 95.6 |
| 3 | Helsing | 94.5 |
| 4 | PsiQuantum | 93.3 |
| 5 | Shield AI | 92.0 |
| 6 | Figure AI | 90.8 |
| 7 | Saronic Technologies | 89.5 |
| 8 | Hadrian | 88.2 |
| 9 | Stoke Space | 86.9 |
| 10 | Varda Space Industries | 85.6 |
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Saronic Technologies is ranked 4th of 10 in Best Defense Tech Startups (Lister Score 93.8) and 7th of 10 in Best Deep Tech Startups to Watch (Lister Score 89.5).
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