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British drone boat firm raises $175M at $1B valuation
A British firm building uncrewed patrol boats for NATO navies just crossed the billion-dollar valuation mark, with Kraken Technology Group announcing the close of a 175 million Series B funding round on July 9 that values the company at 1 billion. The round, led by Digital Transformation Capital Partners, or DTCP, arrives less than a []
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