Austin-based defense startup Saronic raises $600 million in Series C to build an automatic ship factory called “Alpha Port Alpha” Announce Yesterday, it raised its valuation to $4 billion The last round.
Investor Elad Gil led the round, with the general catalyst joining existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC and caffeine capital, among others.
This should make Saronic the second and most valuable defense technology startup in the United States Anduril’s final round of estimates is $14 billion. Shield AI can beat it because it is It is said that In negotiations, a valuation of $5 billion was reached in a new round of funding. ((Anduril is negotiating to double its valuation again to $28 billion)
Saronic Announced plan A $1 billion large commodity was built in Ohio last month.
A spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that Saronic has not found a website for Alpha Port, but is actively searching. Saronic calls it ‘port operationThe shipyard of the future,’The plan begins within five years, Dino Mavrookas, co-founder and CEO of Saronik Tell Defense News.
Saronic has developed three autonomous surface containers (ASVs), which are 24 feet long and are about half the size of modern lifeboats. But Saronik explain The factory will also build large unmanned ships, while strengthening U.S. shipbuilding capabilities compared with China.
Unmanned ships are a hot trend in naval warfare, partly due to Ukraine’s successful use of drone ships Drive Russian Navy out of CrimeaAlthough Ukraine does not actually have a manned navy My own.
Saronic has raised nearly $850 million now, Mavrookas Said on CNBCattributes four times the valuation to Saronic’s speed in developing new ships and software.
Saronik’s salary increase is the latest signal of defense technology Continue to reach new highs In Silicon Valley, inspired by similar monster rounds.
