Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
98
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
Autonomous defense ships
Founded
5 years ago
2022
HQ
Employees
800
Valuation
$9.3 billion
TrueUp
Rank
#413
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
Tags
Saronic is an Autonomous defense ships company with 279 job openings. It is currently valued at $9.3 billion as a private company. 800 people work at Saronic. The company was founded in 2022.
Company grid
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Jobs
Open jobs
279
TrueUp
Rank
#144
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
62
(22%)
2.
Engineering (Hardware)
49
(18%)
3.
Business Operations & Program Management
18
(6%)
4.
IT & Business Systems
11
(4%)
5.
Learning & Development
7
(3%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
๐บ๐ธ United States
241
(86%)
2.
๐บ๐ธ Austin
200
(72%)
3.
๐บ๐ธ San Diego
22
(8%)
4.
๐บ๐ธ New Orleans
11
(4%)
5.
๐บ๐ธ Washington D.C.
7
(3%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Amazon S3
201
(72%)
2.
Python
41
(15%)
3.
SolidWorks
29
(10%)
4.
Rust
26
(9%)
5.
C++
24
(9%)
Financials
Valuation
$9.3billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Mar 2026
Latest secondary valuation
$9.4billion
2% from last round
Estimate as of Jul 1, 2026
Data source: Notice.co
Most recent funding
3 months ago ($1.8 billion)
Total funding
$2.6 billion
Actual value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$6.7 billion
Lead Investor - Series A
Caffeinated Capital
Valuation per employee
$11.6 million
TrueUp
Rank
#454
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
58%
20+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Worse than 64% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Dino Mavrookas
83%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
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Rankings and awards

Lenny 100
2026

Hiive50 #25
Most liquid private companies
2026

TrueUp Hardware 50
2026

2026

CNBC Disruptor 50 #40
2026

Fast Company's Most Innovative #1
Defense Tech
2026
Layoffs
No known layoffs
External research
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