The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Kraken Technology Group: 1 model, $175.0M raised, 1 active incident. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryMaritime
Overview
British defense technology company developing uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and autonomous maritime platforms for naval and security applications. Founded by Mal Crease in 2020, Kraken builds a line of dual-use autonomous boats — the K3 Scout, K4 Manta, and K5 Kraken — that can be configured for surveillance, logistics, anti-submarine warfare, and precision strike missions.
Raised $175M Series B at $1B valuation in July 2026, achieving unicorn status. The company builds through manufacturing partnerships with Rheinmetall, Anduril, and Inocea's Davie Shipbuilding rather than operating its own shipyards.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
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K3 Scout Specs
K5 Kraken Specs
K4 Manta Specs
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Kraken Technology Group has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Anduril Industries1× joint8 total
- 2Capewell1× joint
- 3Rheinmetall1× joint3 total
Most recent
- Kraken x Rheinmetall2026-07-01with Rheinmetalljust announced
- Kraken x Capewell2026-07-01with Capewelloperating
- Kraken x Anduril2026-06-01with Anduril Industriesjust announced
Kraken Technology Group on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Mal Crease Founder & CEO, Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Kraken Technology Group (1)
- K3 Scout drone cameras secretly transmitted heartbeat data to Chinese IP address2026-03-01 · Regulatory action
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Recent coverage
Kraken Technology Group in third-party press
Peer companies
- Cellula Robotics3 models
- Huntington Ingalls Industries2 models
- Ukrainian Armed Forces2 models
- BlackSea Technologies1 model
- Havoc1 model
- HavocAI1 model
Financial state
- Total funding
- $175.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 1 operating · 2 just announced · 1 ended
Every company Kraken Technology Group has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Kraken x Rheinmetall2026-07-01with Rheinmetalljust announced
- Kraken x Capewell2026-07-01with Capewelloperating
- Kraken x Anduril2026-06-01with Anduril Industriesjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Anduril Industries1× joint8 total
- 2Capewell1× joint
- 3Rheinmetall1× joint3 total
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- manufacturing2026-07-01just announced
- manufacturing2026-06-01just announced
- Kraken x CapewellwithCapewelldevelopment2026-07-01concludedoperating
Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2026-07-09
$175M(reported) · $1.0B post
Investors: DTCP (lead), British Business Bank, NATO Innovation Fund, Rheinmetall (strategic), Inocea Group, Speedinvest, National Security Strategic Investment Fund, HICO, Thesiger Capital Group, BOKA Capital, Supernova Invest, Hakluyt Capital, Notion Capital, SmartCap
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdSep 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedMar 1, 2026
Kraken USV Platform at United Kingdom
- Incident recordedMar 1, 2026
K3 Scout drone cameras secretly transmitted heartbeat data to Chinese IP address
Sources (3)
- https://smartmaritimenetwork.com/2026/07/09/uncrewed-vessel-firm-kraken-technology-group-raises-175m/
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-08/former-speedboat-racer-s-startup-is-europe-s-newest-defense-unicorn
- https://www.tectonic-defense.com/2026/07/09/kraken-raises-175m-at-a-1b-valuation/
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-05
Verification posture
Verified
Medium confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-05
Sources by quality tier
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- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Kraken Technology Group.Peer companies
- Cellula Robotics3 models
- Huntington Ingalls Industries2 models
- Ukrainian Armed Forces2 models
- BlackSea Technologies1 model
- Havoc1 model
- HavocAI1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Kraken Technology Group from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Kraken Robotics: Undersea Batteries Drive Solid Revenue Growth
Cybercrooks trawl Fishbrain to net password hashes
Armed with password hashes and salts, attackers could already be kraken those creds
Houston mayor says his city is a better location than Austin for an NHL expansion franchise
Mayor John Whitmire says Houston beats Austin for NHL expansion after the league added the Vegas Golden Knights, Seattle Kraken and Utah Mammoth.
U.S., U.K. Firms Partner to Airdrop Uncrewed Boat
Capewell and Kraken Technology Group completed an airdrop of the K3 Scout USV from an A400M, supported by the Royal Navy's Project Beehive.
Sonardyne Expands SPRINT-Nav into Family of Navigation Products
Sonardyne, a Kraken Robotics company, has expanded its industry-leading SPRINT-Nav technology into a complete, scalable family of underwater navigation systems for marine robots,…
Royal Navy's £12m drones 'secretly sent data to China' in huge security breach
Cameras on K3 Scout drones transmitted heartbeat data to a Chinese IP address; MoD and Kraken conducted full audit, no sensitive data confirmed leaked.
From powerboat records to a $1bn war chest: meet Europe's newest defence unicorn
Kraken Technology Group raised $175M Series B at $1B+ valuation, led by DTCP with participation from British Business Bank, NATO Innovation Fund, and Rheinmetall.
The UK Navy is hurling drone boats out of planes at 1,300 feet to solve one of their major drawbacks
The UK Royal Navy airdropped a Kraken K3 Scout USV from an A400M at 1,300 feet in a world-first sea drone deployment test over the North Sea.
Kraken Technology Group Raises $175 Million Series B At $1 Billion Valuation
British maritime defense technology company Kraken raised $175M Series B at $1B valuation to accelerate USV development and scale global manufacturing.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/kraken.md
- RSS feed: /companies/kraken/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/76a0f3b2-bf71-421f-8e67-7189a51c8af9
- Revision history: /companies/kraken/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Cellula Robotics3 models
- Huntington Ingalls Industries2 models
- Ukrainian Armed Forces2 models
- BlackSea Technologies1 model
- Havoc1 model
- HavocAI1 model
Reality vs attention
Kraken Technology Group draws attention at the 16th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among maritime robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $175M raised and recent funding activity. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Last computed: Sep 5, 2026