The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Kraken Technology Group: 2 models, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $175.0M raised, 2 active incidents. 4 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.
Reality check
Series B (company-claimed, Jul 2026)
$175M at a $1B valuation, led by DTCP.
Customers (company-claimed)
UK Ministry of Defence, NATO European partners and USSOCOM.
Manufacturing partners (company-claimed)
Rheinmetall in Germany, Anduril in the US and Inocea/Davie Shipbuilding in Canada.
K3 Scout (company-claimed)
27 ft, air-deployable, 650 nm range, 28 mph, 600 kg payload, 30-day endurance.
K4 Manta (company-claimed)
18 ft semi-submersible diving 30+ ft, 220 lb payload.
K5 Kraken (company-claimed)
36 ft, 50 knots, 1,000 nm range, 30-day endurance; K7 in development.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 2 incidents on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
CEO (reported, unconfirmed)
Investors (reported, unconfirmed)
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
3
4 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
K3 SCOUT
8.4-meter modular uncrewed surface vessel (USV) capable of speeds up to 55 knots with a range of 650 nautical miles, designed with Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) for configurable payloads up to 600 kg. Powered by [Auterion](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/auterion) OS and manufactured in series production at [Rheinmetall](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/rheinmetall) Kraken GmbH in Hamburg. The K3 SCOUT has been ordered by the Royal Navy (20 vessels under Project Beehive, £12.3M contract) and the US Special Operations Command ($49M OTA), and participated in NATO Baltic trials (BALTOPS 2026). In August 2026, a K3 SCOUT accomplished the world's first USV airdrop from an A400M aircraft at 1,300 feet via Capewell's UMCADS system.
Current platform
Kraken USV platform
Modular uncrewed surface vessel (USV) platform for naval defence missions including surveillance, mine countermeasures, and force protection. Designed for autonomous operations with swappable payloads.
Partnerships
Every company Kraken Technology Group has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Anduril Industries1× joint9 total
- 2Capewell1× joint
- 3Rheinmetall1× joint4 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
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Kraken Technology Group's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Kraken Technology Group deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Mal Crease Founder & CEO, Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Mal Creaseno longer at company
Safety record
2 incidents on record (1 serious, 1 moderate). Most recent: Aug 2026.
Most recent: Aug 2026
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Kraken Technology Group (2)
- Chinese-made camera components on K3 Scout USVs found transmitting data to Chinese IP address2026-08-09 · Regulatory action
via K3 SCOUT
- K3 Scout drone cameras secretly transmitted heartbeat data to Chinese IP address2026-03-01 · Regulatory action
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Kraken Technology Group2 deployments
Recent coverage
Kraken Technology Group in third-party press
Peers
8 peers across 1 segment. Every Kraken Technology Group competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
usv(8)
2 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 5766.949001814165) · leader Kraken Technology Group at 6958%
- Ulyssesdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Vatn Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- ACUA Oceandirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Babcock Internationaldirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Havocdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Rekise Marinedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Kraken Technology Group.
People (1)
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× joint9 total
- 2Capewell1× joint
- 3Rheinmetall1× joint4 total
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- manufacturing2026-07-01just announced
- manufacturing2026-06-01just announced
- Kraken x CapewellwithCapewelldevelopment2026-07-01concludedoperating
Funding rounds (3)
Kraken Technology Group’s 3 disclosed rounds, $525M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2026-07-15
$175M(reported) · $1.0B post
- Series B2026-07-09
$175M(reported) · $1.0B post
- 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
Timeline
Every recorded move in Kraken Technology Group’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2026-07-09Series B raising $175000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdSep 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedAug 9, 2026
Chinese-made camera components on K3 Scout USVs found transmitting data to Chinese IP...
- 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
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Kraken USV platform at United Kingdom, Europe
Sources (4)
- 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/
- https://krakentechnology.com/articles/kraken-technology-group-raises-160m-at-1bn-valuation
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Medium confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 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
- HavocAI2 models
- Huntington Ingalls Industries2 models
- Ukrainian Armed Forces2 models
- ABB Marine & Ports1 model
- Andrenam1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Kraken Technology Group from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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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
- HavocAI2 models
- Huntington Ingalls Industries2 models
- Ukrainian Armed Forces2 models
- ABB Marine & Ports1 model
- Andrenam1 model
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Reality vs attention
Kraken Technology Group draws attention at the 96th percentile but verifies reality at the 80th percentile among maritime robots. Hype Gap +15.9, 6th widest among maritime robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $525M raised and recent funding activity. Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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