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<div>HavocAI — Equity Research Report</div>
<div class="text-slate-600">March 2026</div>
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<h1 class="title-font text-center">HavocAI — Equity Research Report</h1>
<p class="text-xl text-center mt-2 text-gray-700">Private Markets · Autonomous Maritime & Multi-Domain Systems · Series B</p>
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<p class="font-medium text-lg">Ram Francis</p>
<p class="text-sm text-gray-600">March 2026</p>
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<h2 class="text-center text-lg font-medium mt-12 mb-6 sans">Abstract</h2>
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At a $500M implied valuation, HavocAI is priced as a software-like defense platform but operates closer to a custom hardware / systems integrator — though the Mavrik and Teleo multi-domain acquisitions (March 2026) make software-peer multiples more defensible. The IQT and Lockheed Martin validation is real and strategically significant. The funding syndicate is elite. However, $0 in publicly verifiable contract data, an $85M round on undisclosed revenue, and a hardware-heavy cost structure make the valuation a bet on future DoD prime-contractor adoption — not current economics.<br><br>
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), signed July 4, 2025, appropriated $156.2 billion in mandatory defense funding available through 2029. HavocAI’s FY27 NDAA lobbying push is directly aligned with capturing this pipeline. Saronic’s $392M Navy OTA provides useful market context. Fair value is estimated in the $250M–$350M range absent disclosed revenue, though legislative tailwinds and multi-domain expansion push the range upward.
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<h2 class="section-number">1 Key Metrics</h2>
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<tr><td>Implied valuation</td><td class="text-right">$500M</td></tr>
<tr><td>Total raised</td><td class="text-right">$97M</td></tr>
<tr><td>Price / Capital raised</td><td class="text-right">5.2×</td></tr>
<tr><td>Vessels built / delivered to DoD</td><td class="text-right">42 built; 32 confirmed delivered to DoD customers (Defense One, June 2025)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Employees</td><td class="text-right">~68 (PitchBook, early 2026)</td></tr>
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<h2 class="section-number">3 Valuation Framework — Comparable Analysis</h2>
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<tr><td>HavocAI</td><td>Series B¹</td><td>$500M (implied)</td><td>Undisclosed</td><td>Unknown</td><td>Rich</td></tr>
<tr><td>Saronic Technologies</td><td>Private (OTA)</td><td>Undisclosed</td><td>$392M contract TCV</td><td>N/A</td><td>Direct comp — see note</td></tr>
<tr><td>Kratos Defense (KTOS)</td><td>Public</td><td>~$15.7B / ~$3.9B</td><td>~$1.32B</td><td>~3×</td><td>Fair (hardware-heavy)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Mercury Systems (MRCY)</td><td>Public</td><td>~$4.7B / ~$4.9B</td><td>~$912M</td><td>~5.4×</td><td>Fair (recovering hardware)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Shield AI</td><td>Series F</td><td>$2.8B</td><td>$200M+ ARR</td><td>~14×</td><td>Fair (software-defined)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Anduril Industries</td><td>Series F</td><td>$14B</td><td>$1B+ rev</td><td>~14×</td><td>Fair (multi-domain platform)</td></tr>
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<strong>Saronic note:</strong> Saronic received a $392M OTA production contract from the Navy for its 24’ Corsair USV in December 2025 — announced by the Secretary of the Navy at the Reagan National Defense Forum, with ~$200M obligated immediately. Saronic is a direct maritime USV competitor founded in 2022. Its contract win validates the procurement pathway HavocAI is pursuing and confirms OTA as the vehicle of choice for Navy USV buys.<br><br>
<strong>Hardware comp note:</strong> Kratos and Mercury Systems are the most appropriate public hardware-adjacent defense comps. The hardware-peer EV/Rev range is approximately 3–5×.
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<p class="mt-8">Applying the hardware-peer EV/Rev range (3–5×) implies HavocAI would need $100–$165M in revenue to justify $500M on hardware comps. Applying the software-defined platform multiple (14×) implies ~$35M ARR. The appropriate multiple depends entirely on the data room — specifically whether revenue is hardware-delivery-driven or software/autonomy-licensing-driven.</p>
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<h2 class="section-number">4 Bull / Bear Factors</h2>
<h3>4.1 Bull</h3>
<p><strong>One Big Beautiful Bill Act creates explicit near-term contract pipeline²</strong><br>The OBBBA (P.L. 119-21) was signed into law July 4, 2025. It appropriated $156.2 billion in mandatory defense funding available through September 2029 — the largest single-year defense appropriation in U.S. history. Shipbuilding received $29B+. The Defense Innovation Unit received $2 billion...</p>
<p class="mt-6"><strong>IQT + Lockheed Martin = IC/DoD access embedded in cap table³</strong><br>In-Q-Tel is not a financial investor — they are a customer development pipeline to the intelligence community. Lockheed Martin Ventures co-investing signals HavocAI is on the path to subcontractor / prime integration.</p>
<p class="mt-6"><strong>Multi-domain acquisitions materially expand TAM and improve multiple defensibility</strong><br>The acquisitions of Mavrik (air domain) and Teleo (land domain), announced March 11, 2026, transform HavocAI from a maritime hardware integrator into an all-domain autonomy platform.</p>
<p class="mt-6"><strong>Atlas 100’ vessel — partially confirmed, formal delivery status open</strong><br>Fortune’s October 9, 2025 article reported the Atlas was “currently testing on the water in Rhode Island”...</p>
<p class="mt-6"><strong>SAIC partnership creates cross-service interoperability pathway</strong><br>The November 2025 SAIC partnership integrates HavocAI’s autonomy stack with SAIC’s Joint Range Extension (JRE) system...</p>
<p class="mt-6"><strong>Hanwha MOU formalizes 200’ vessel program</strong><br>On January 8, 2026, Hanwha Defense USA, Hanwha Systems Co., and HavocAI signed a formal MOU to co-develop 200-foot autonomous surface vessels...</p>
<p class="mt-6"><strong>Lobbying infrastructure signals direct contract ambitions⁴</strong><br>HavocAI upgraded from a boutique firm to Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck in early 2025, then self-registered in-house in Q1 2026.</p>
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<h3>4.2 Bear</h3>
<p><strong>Zero public contract footprint⁵</strong><br>Despite 32 confirmed vessel deliveries, USASpending.gov shows $0 across all search variants. This is the single largest diligence gap.</p>
<p class="mt-6"><strong>Hardware economics compress multiples — Saronic sets a price benchmark</strong><br>HavocAI manufactures physical autonomous vessels. Gross margins on vessel deliveries likely run 10–15% vs. the 70–80%+ typical of software.</p>
<p class="mt-6"><strong>Saronic competition is material</strong><br>Saronic is a direct maritime USV competitor founded in 2022 with a confirmed $392M Navy production OTA...</p>
<p class="mt-6"><strong>China sanctions introduce geopolitical and ITAR risk</strong><br>HavocAI was sanctioned by China in December 2024 — part of a 13-firm batch targeting U.S. defense companies selling arms to Taiwan.</p>
<p class="mt-6"><strong>Multi-domain integration risk and acquisition cost (Mavrik, Teleo)</strong><br>The acquisitions of Mavrik (pre-seed civilian/cargo drone) and Teleo (raised ~$29.8M VC) were announced March 11, 2026, but terms are undisclosed.</p>
<h3 class="mt-8">4.3 Neutral</h3>
<p><strong>Round labeling discrepancy¹</strong><br>The company labels the $85M raise a “Series B.” Crunchbase tracks it as a “Series A.” Seedtable confirms $97.23M across only two rounds.</p>
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<h2 class="section-number">5 Key Risks</h2>
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<tr><td>Revenue visibility / lack of public contract data</td><td class="text-center font-medium">High</td></tr>
<tr><td>ITAR / China sanctions exposure</td><td class="text-center font-medium">High</td></tr>
<tr><td>Budget / political risk (CR / appropriations execution)</td><td class="text-center font-medium">Medium</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hardware margin compression vs. software-tier valuation</td><td class="text-center font-medium">Medium</td></tr>
<tr><td>Multi-domain integration risk + acquisition cost</td><td class="text-center font-medium">Medium</td></tr>
<tr><td>Saronic and Blue Water Autonomy competition</td><td class="text-center font-medium">Medium</td></tr>
<tr><td>Lockheed prime-sub revenue dependency (if confirmed)</td><td class="text-center font-medium">Medium</td></tr>
<tr><td>Traditional prime competition (L3Harris, Textron, Boeing)</td><td class="text-center font-medium">Low</td></tr>
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<h2 class="section-number mt-12">6 Scenario Analysis — 36-Month Exit / Mark</h2>
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<tr><td>Bear</td><td>$350M–$500M</td><td>DoD OBBBA execution delays or reallocation. Saronic wins disproportionate share of USV contracts...</td></tr>
<tr><td>Base</td><td>$800M–$1.5B</td><td>OBBBA/DIU funding flows — direct OTA award comparable to Saronic’s...</td></tr>
<tr><td>Bull</td><td>$3B–$5B</td><td>NDAA line-item award for medium USV procurement. 200’ Hanwha vessel enters production...</td></tr>
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<h2 class="section-number">7 Investment Action</h2>
<p class="font-medium">Recommendation: Do not enter at $500M blind. OBBBA tailwind raises base case probability but does not resolve revenue opacity.</p>
<p class="mt-6">Request data room access before any position, with focus on:</p>
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<li>Revenue and backlog as of Q4 2025 — specifically the breakdown between direct OTA awards, IDIQ vehicles, and subcontractor flow-through</li>
<li>Gross margin profile on vessel deliveries vs. software/autonomy licensing (critical for determining appropriate multiple)</li>
<li>ITAR compliance posture and China sanctions legal exposure</li>
<li>Cap table waterfall — confirm round structure and any liquidation preference terms</li>
<li>Atlas 100’ vessel formal status</li>
<li>Mavrik and Teleo acquisition terms — cash vs. equity consideration and impact on remaining runway</li>
<li>Current headcount and burn rate</li>
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<p class="mt-10">The bull case to $3–5B exists — particularly if OBBBA appropriations flow directly via OTA, the 200’ Hanwha vessel enters production, and the multi-domain platform commands Anduril-tier multiples — but you shouldn’t pay for it at entry.</p>
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<h2 class="section-number">8 Footnotes</h2>
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<p><sup>1</sup> <strong>Round labeling</strong> The company labels the $85M raise a “Series B.” Crunchbase tracks it as a “Series A.” Seedtable confirms $97.23M total across only two rounds (Seed + this raise).</p>
<p><sup>2</sup> <strong>One Big Beautiful Bill Act — enacted figures</strong> The OBBBA (P.L. 119-21) was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The enacted version provided $156.2 billion in mandatory defense funding for FY2025, available through September 30, 2029.</p>
<p><sup>3</sup> <strong>IQT check size and founder credential note</strong> IQT’s check to HavocAI is undisclosed but estimable. IQT’s publicly documented investment range is $500K–$3M per company, with a hard cap of $3M.</p>
<p><sup>4</sup> <strong>Federal lobbying history (Senate LDA filings)</strong> — Detailed table of lobbying registrants and income available in original document.</p>
<p><sup>5</sup> <strong>USASpending.gov — confirmed zero public contract footprint</strong> USASpending.gov was queried across five search terms: “Havoc AI”, “HavocAI”, “Havoc, Inc”, “Havoc Inc”, and “Havoc”. Federal contracts: $0. Grants: $0.</p>
<p class="pt-6 border-t text-xs">This analysis is based solely on publicly available information including Senate LDA lobbying filings, USASpending.gov, Congress.gov, SEC filings, and publicly reported news as of March 2026. It does not constitute investment advice. All valuation estimates are speculative absent verified financial data. Prepared March 2026.</p>
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