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Saronic, a defense startup building autonomous ships, raises $55M

From TechCrunch

By Kyle Wiggers

October 10, 2023

Saronic, a defense startup building autonomous ships, raises $55M

Saronic, a startup developing autonomous ships for defense, has raised $55 million in a Series A round led by Caffeinated Capital with participation from 8VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Point72 Ventures, Silent Ventures, Overmatch Ventures, Ensemble VC, Cubit Capital and the U.S. Innovative Technology Fund. Saronic CEO Dino Mavrookas, a former Navy SEAL, launched […]

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