Autonomous shipmaker Saronic valued at $9.25 billion in latest funding round

Saronic Technologies said on Tuesday it had raised $1.75 billion in a late-stage funding round led by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, more than doubling the valuation of the maker of autonomous ships in just over a year.

The defense company has drawn big-name ‌investors as governments ⁠ramp ⁠up spending and seek to secure supply chains and maritime trade routes amid rising geopolitical tensions.