Company
Saronic Technologies
US defense autonomous-surface-vessel maker (Austin TX; founded 2022; CEO [Dino Mavrookas](/people/dino-mavrookas)) of [USVs](/models/saronic-usv)…
- Founded
- 2022
- HQ
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Status
- private ($1.75B Series D at $9.25B valuation, Mar 2026)
- Models
- 4
Verified profile
3
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 1 month ago
Last verified change
Overview
US defense autonomous-surface-vessel maker (Austin TX; founded 2022; CEO Dino Mavrookas) of USVs (Corsair/Mirage/Marauder); $1.75B Series D at $9.25B (2026); new-defense AI-first maritime.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
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Models (4)
View all models →Current platform
Corsair
Saronic's Corsair is a 24-foot autonomous surface vessel with a modular architecture for large-scale, critical naval missions, the largest in its unified-autonomy ASV family for long-range unmanned operations.
Current platform
Cutlass
Saronic's Cutlass is a 14-foot autonomous surface vessel designed for longer-range operations and heavier payloads than the Spyglass, running Saronic's autonomy stack for unmanned maritime missions.
Current platform
Spyglass
Saronic's Spyglass is a 6-foot autonomous surface vessel for tactical missions and collaborative swarms, part of Saronic's unified-autonomy ASV family for maritime domain awareness in contested, GPS-denied environments.
Current platform
Saronic USV (Corsair / Mirage / Marauder)
Saronic Technologies (founded 2022 in Austin, Texas by Dino Mavrookas, an eleven-year Navy SEAL, with CTO Vibhav Altekar, an early Anduril engineer who worked on Ghost Shark, and co-founders Rob Lehman and Doug Lambert) makes defense autonomous surface vessels, extending the new-defense AI-first cohort of Anduril, Shield AI, and Helsing into the surface-maritime regime. Its current production line is the 24-foot Corsair, the 52-foot Mirage, and the 180-foot Marauder medium uncrewed surface vessel, and it is building a Port Alpha shipyard. Its funding ladder ran from a $175 million Series B at a $1 billion valuation in 2024 to a $600 million Series C at $4 billion in February 2025 and a $1.75 billion Series D at a $9.25 billion valuation on March 31, 2026, led by Kleiner Perkins. Several corrections to stale framing are worth recording: the originating dispatch's $600 million Series C is superseded by the Series D, the earlier Spyglass and Cutlass vessels are superseded by the Corsair, Mirage, and Marauder line with the Marauder at 180 rather than 150 feet, and the often-cited $392 million Corsair contract framing is wrong because the $392 million is a Navy other-transaction-authority ceiling through 2031 with about $197 million obligated in July 2025, and the Navy did not name a vessel. The registry records it at early commercial maturity: one real production-intent Navy contract with money obligated clears the gating bar above pure development, but quantities and deliveries are undisclosed and the larger Mirage and Marauder platforms have no verified at-sea customer delivery, so they are production-claimed rather than fielded-confirmed, and the $1.75 billion of capital is not itself a fielding signal. Its Port Alpha throughput claims, any Mirage or Marauder customer delivery, and its autonomous-warship mission performance are not verified.
Relationships
Current leadership (10)
- Dino Mavrookas Co-founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- John Morgan Head of ManufacturingIR-verified
- Rob Lehman Co-founder & Chief Commercial OfficerIR-verified
- Vibhav Altekar Co-founder & CTOIR-verified
- Patrick DePriest Chief Financial OfficerIR-verified
- Goutham Subramanian VP of SoftwareIR-verified
- Doug Lambert Co-founder & COOIR-verified
- Soo Cho Chief People OfficerIR-verified
- Nick Stoner VP of GrowthIR-verified
- Natalie Wiegand VP Global Expansion & IntegrationIR-verified
Founders (4)
- Dino Mavrookascofounderfounded 2022-01-01
- Rob Lehmancofounderfounded 2022-01-01
- Vibhav Altekarcofounderfounded 2022-01-01
- Doug Lambertcofounderfounded 2022-01-01
Board (6)
- Dino Mavrookas director
- Rob Lehman director
- Patrick DePriest director
- Raymond Tonsing director
- Alex Moore director
- Katherine Boyle observer
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting Saronic Technologies (1)
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)
- United States Navy1 deployment
Recent coverage
Saronic Technologies in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Saildrone4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime2 models
- Saab Seaeye2 models
- Sea Machines Robotics2 models
Financial state
- 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)
- US Navy MUSV Marketplace x Saronic x HII with Huntington Ingalls Industries, US Navydeployment
- Saronic x US Navy Corsair with US Navydeployment
- Saronic Series B (2024) with Elad Gil, 8VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Caffeinated Capital, NightDragoninvestment
Funding rounds (3)
- Series D2026-03-31
$1.8B(reported) · $9.3B post
Investors: Kleiner Perkins (lead), Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (co_lead)
- Series C2025-02-01
$600M(reported) · $4.0B post
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (lead), General Catalyst
- Series B2024-06-01
$175M(reported) · $1.0B post
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (lead), Caffeinated Capital
Sources (3)
Common questions
- What is Saronic Technologies?
- US defense autonomous-surface-vessel maker (Austin TX; founded 2022; CEO Dino Mavrookas) of USVs (Corsair/Mirage/Marauder); $1.75B Series D at $9.25B (2026); new-defense AI-first maritime.
- Where is Saronic Technologies based?
- Saronic Technologies is based in Austin, Texas, USA.
- When was Saronic Technologies founded?
- Saronic Technologies was founded in 2022.
- What does Saronic Technologies make?
- Saronic Technologies has 4 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Corsair, Cutlass, Spyglass and 1 other (Saronic Technologies builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Saronic Technologies operate robots?
- Saronic Technologies 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.
- Are there any incidents involving Saronic Technologies?
- 1 active incident involving Saronic Technologies is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
- Is Saronic Technologies safe?
- Saronic Technologies has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 minor). Most recent: Jun 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Aggregator drift detected · 3 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28
Verification posture
Aggregator drift detected
Cap-flag required
Review state
Drift-flagged
Last reviewed 2026-06-28
1 anchored drift pattern(s); see cap_flags
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
Cap flags
Claim: Saronic raised a $600M Series C at $4B valuation
Honest status: Saronic's documented round is Series D at $1.75B (March 2026), at $9.25B valuation. The $600M / $4B / Series C figures are aggregator drift from an earlier round or fabricated.
Saronic's current round is Series D at $1.75B (March 2026), $9.25B valuation, not Series C / $600M / $4B.
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Saronic Technologies.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Saildrone4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime2 models
- Saab Seaeye2 models
- Sea Machines Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Saronic Technologies from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Inside Saronic, the B defense startup building sea drones
Saronic has .6B in funding, 00M in government contracts, and .25B valuation. Building autonomous unmanned surface vessels for Navy. Corsair USV rescued downed Apache pilots.
Sector Snapshot: Robotics Startups On Fire As Venture Funding Surges
Robotics startups raised 8.8B globally in 2026 vs 5B in all of 2025. Record funding. Capital increasingly top-heavy.
US sea drone used in helicopter crew rescue: What we know
BBC reports on Saronic Corsair USV rescue of US Army Apache pilots in Strait of Hormuz. First use of unmanned surface vessel for aircrew recovery.
Autonomous Corsair maritime drone rescues US military pilots after crash
Saronic Corsair USV rescued two US Army Apache pilots from Strait of Hormuz. First publicized use of unmanned surface vessel for aircrew recovery in real-world operations.
Texas-based autonomous surface vessel helped rescue helicopter pilots in Strait of Hormuz
Saronic Technologies' Corsair USV from Austin, TX helped rescue two US Army Apache pilots downed in Strait of Hormuz. First US military use of USV for aircrew recovery.
Sea Drone Rescues Two Downed Army Pilots Off Oman
Saronic Corsair sea drone rescued two US Army Apache pilots off Oman. First for unmanned surface vessels.
HII, Saronic Included in First MUSV Navy Prototype Tests
US Navy selected 7 companies for MUSV marketplace at-sea testing. HII and Saronic included. Testing begins June 2026, complete by October 2026.
Autonomous ship startup Saronic raises .75 billion at .25B valuation
Saronic Technologies raised .75B Series D at .25B valuation. .6B total funding, 00M in government contracts.
Saronic awarded 92 million Navy contract for Corsair USV
US Navy awarded Saronic 92M for Corsair-class autonomous surface vessels. 24-foot modular USV, 1,000 lbs payload, 1,000 nm range.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/saronic.md
- RSS feed: /companies/saronic/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d96d824b-c582-4dc2-8194-068b6056e9e6
- Revision history: /companies/saronic/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Saildrone4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime2 models
- Saab Seaeye2 models
- Sea Machines Robotics2 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
46.5/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $2.5B raised and recent funding activity. Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to 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.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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