# Kraken Technology Group: maritime robotics company

Canonical ID: `f3989923-00fd-4b11-8820-a449b0e7e553`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** [Mal Crease](/people/mal-crease.md)
- **Valuation:** [$1 billion (post-Series B, July 2026)](/valuations.md) ([see valuations ranking](/valuations.md))
- **Manufacturing:** [UK (Fareham), Germany (Hamburg via Rheinmetall Kraken GmbH)](/manufacturing.md) ([see manufacturing](/manufacturing.md))
- **Key Contracts:** Royal Navy Project Beehive (£12.3M, 20 USVs), USSOCOM OTA ($49M)
- **Joint Venture:** Rheinmetall Kraken GmbH (Hamburg, Germany)
- **Partnerships:** Anduril Industries (US manufacturing), Davie Shipyards (Canada), Capewell (airdrop system)
- **Autonomy Platform:** Auterion OS
- **Production Capacity:** Up to 1,000 units per year per facility

- **Slug:** kraken-technology
- **Founded:** 2020
- **HQ:** Fareham, United Kingdom
- **Valuation of record:** $1B (Company-claimed, as of Jul 2026; Priced round: [Series B post-money](https://www.therobotreport.com/kraken-technology-raises-series-b-funding-autonomous-vessels/)) · [see valuations ranking](/valuations.md)
- **Category:** [Maritime](/maritime)

## Models

- [K3 SCOUT](/models/k3-scout.md) (maritime) (id: `13a15227-7d42-473f-a777-8e53069a6a08`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Mal Crease](/people/mal-crease.md) Founder & CEO (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Incidents affecting Kraken Technology Group (1)

- [Chinese-made camera components on K3 Scout USVs found transmitting data to Chinese IP address](/incidents/kraken-k3-scout-chinese-camera-spying-2026-08.md), 2026-08-09 · Regulatory action
    - via [K3 SCOUT](/models/k3-scout.md)

_Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents excluded from this view but reachable at their canonical URLs._

## Common questions

### What is Kraken Technology Group?

UK-based developer of modular autonomous maritime platforms for defense and commercial applications. Kraken designs and manufactures uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) including the K3 SCOUT, K5 KRAKEN gunship, K7 SABRE, and the K4 MANTA uncrewed subsurface vessel. Founded with offshore racing DNA, the company operates manufacturing facilities in the UK and Germany through a joint venture with [Rheinmetall](/companies/rheinmetall), and has secured contracts with the UK Ministry of Defence, USSOCOM, and NATO partners.

### What does Kraken Technology Group make?

Kraken Technology Group has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: K3 SCOUT (Kraken Technology Group builds physical robots).

### Where is Kraken Technology Group headquartered?

Kraken Technology Group is headquartered in Fareham, United Kingdom.

### Where does Kraken Technology Group operate robots?

Kraken Technology Group is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was Kraken Technology Group founded?

Kraken Technology Group was founded in 2020.

### Are there any incidents involving Kraken Technology Group?

1 active incident involving Kraken Technology Group is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.


## The verified answers

- [How many people have robots killed?](/how-many-people-have-robots-killed.md)
- [Robot fatalities on record: every verified fatal event, deduped](/robot-fatalities-on-record.md)
- [What happened to Cruise?](/what-happened-to-cruise.md)
- [Robot recalls and safety incidents](/robot-recalls-and-safety-incidents.md)
- [Physical-AI company valuations: ranked, verified vs claimed](/valuations.md)
- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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