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CHAOS Industries

Defense · Los Angeles, California · Private

CHAOS Industries develops distributed radar and communications systems for defense, including counter-drone detection.

$4.5BLatest valuationNovember 2025 Series D
$510MLatest fundingSeries D, led by Valor Equity Partners
$1B+Total raisedAs of November 2025
PrivatePublic statusNo confirmed IPO

The Company

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and is led by co-founder and CEO John Tenet. Its Coherent Distributed Networks link many sensors into one radar picture, which the company says can detect threats up to 10 minutes faster than traditional radars.

In November 2025 CHAOS raised a $510 million Series D led by Valor Equity Partners at a $4.5 billion valuation, just four months after a $275 million Series C, bringing total funding above $1 billion.

Why It Matters

CHAOS is part of the new wave of venture-backed defense companies, and a read-through for demand for counter-drone systems after recent conflicts.

Valuation History

  1. $4.5B→Nov 2025$510M Series D

What Changed

  1. CHAOS Industries is founded.

  2. A $275M Series C closes.

  3. A $510M Series D values it at $4.5B.

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