The problem
The US Navy can't build enough ships fast or cheaply enough with legacy shipyards
What they do
Designs and mass-produces autonomous surface vessels, from 24-ft Corsair to 180-ft Marauder
Traction ~$200M 2025 revenue (Sacra est., ~16x YoY but below $400M plan); $392M Navy production contract
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 235
- Ops roles
- 4
- Headcount
- ~1,400
Headcount ~1,067 (2025) → 1,300+ (Mar 2026), ~1,400 by Jul 2026; 225 open roles
Hiring in
- Austin
- Franklin
- New Orleans
- Remote (Denmark)
- Remote (US)
Glassdoor
3.6 ★ 42 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $1.75B
- Stage
- Series D
- Date
- Mar 2026
Led by Kleiner Perkins
- Hiring+2235 open roles on the live job board (30+ roles = +2)
- Funding recency+1.5Series D · $1.75B, Mar 2026 (7 months ago): 6–12 months = +1, $100M+ round +0.5
- Traction+1.5Strong growth: ~$200M 2025 revenue (Sacra est., ~16x YoY but below $400M plan); $392M Navy production contract
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total5.02 + 1.5 + 1.5 − 0 = 5.0 → Sprint (4.75 or more)
Distance (Half) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Half · edge: cheaper at size
Leading US autonomous-vessel maker with owned shipyards and a $392M Navy production deal; revenue leans heavily on one government buyer and Anduril and HavocAI compete.
Sources: PR Newswire: Saronic $1.75B Series D (Mar 2026) ↗ · Sacra: Saronic revenue estimate ↗ · The Private Ledger: Saronic bear case (Jul 2026) ↗
Last checked Oct 25, 2026