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$SARONIC
Founded 2022. Autonomous surface vessels (USVs): Spyglass (6ft), Cutlass (14ft), Corsair (24ft), Marauder (50ft) — naval drone family. Series C $600M Aug 2025 at $4B valuation led by General Catalyst. Replicator program winner. Building Port Alpha shipyard for autonomous-vessel mass production.
Key Milestones
Founded by Dino Mavrookas (Navy SEAL veteran), Vibhu Sharma, Rob Lehman in Austin TX; autonomous surface vessels focus targeting US Navy small/medium USV gap
Series A $55M led by Caffeinated Capital; Cutlass + Spyglass USVs unveiled — fast-build, low-cost autonomous patrol surface vessels
Series B $175M led by a16z at $1B valuation; Corsair 24ft USV announced — modular ASW/strike payload-bay USV
Replicator Initiative awards: Spyglass + Cutlass selected for Indo-Pacific persistent maritime ISR — among first major Replicator contracts disclosed
Cyclone subsea vehicle reveal; expands beyond surface to multi-domain autonomous maritime
Marauder 50ft USV unveiled; multi-day endurance, anti-ship missile-capable medium USV class; competition with US Navy LUSV/MUSV programs
Announces Port Alpha shipyard plan in Louisiana; hyperscale autonomous-vessel manufacturing site; first defense-tech-native shipyard build
Acquires shipyard Gulf Craft assets in Patterson Louisiana for ~$300M; Port Alpha foundation; first defense-tech vertical-integration shipyard
Series C $600M led by General Catalyst at $4B valuation; one of largest defense-tech rounds of 2025; Port Alpha financing secured
Saronic produces 100th Cutlass USV; production rate hits 10/month; Indo-Pacific deployment with USN Task Force 59
USN long-range strike USV experiment: Marauder integrates with NSM anti-ship missile; tactical demo for Distributed Maritime Operations doctrine
Spyglass-2 unveiled with extended endurance and SATCOM relay payload; Replicator Tranche 2 candidate
Wins USN MASC (Medium Autonomous Surface Craft) prototype contract; Marauder selected — first major medium USV program of record