CHAOS Industries, a technology company building the next generation of defense and national security systems, announced that it has raised $275 million in Series C funding to support the next phase of its commercial growth and development. The Series C funding round was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and co-led by Accel, with participation from StepStone Group, Overmatch Ventures, Tru Arrow Partners, and Valor Equity Partners. The Series C round brings the total funding raised by the company since inception to $490 million.
What the funding will be used for: The proceeds will enhance the performance capabilities of CHAOS Industries’ advanced detection, monitoring, and communication solutions, scale its manufacturing capacity, and drive further defense technology innovation.
Previous funding round: CHAOS Industries’ Series C round follows the November 2024 closing of $145 million in Series B funding, which was led by Accel and participated in by 8VC, Overmatch Ventures, Lerner Enterprises, and existing insiders.
New executive: The company also recently announced the appointment of former Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet as Executive Chairman. And through his decades of experience at the forefront of American national security and his private sector career, Tenet has accumulated unparalleled expertise and leadership experience that will drive CHAOS Industries’ continued growth.
Product development: CHAOS Industries is actively developing a suite of products known as Coherent Distributed Networks, a paradigm-shifting technology category, which enables high-performance for sensors and effectors. The first product in this category, Vanquish, is a dual-use multistatic commercial radar that provides early warning and tracking capabilities against unmanned aerial systems (UAS), missiles, and aircraft.
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“CHAOS Industries is delivering transformative solutions that address critical defense objectives. The future of our national security hinges upon our access to advanced defense technologies and our willingness to invest in their development. The latest funding round demonstrates our company’s commitment to this mission.”
CHAOS Industries Founder and Co-CEO John Tenet
“The U.S. and its allies are facing an increasingly complex threat environment that must be met with persistent technological innovation. This funding will enable CHAOS Industries to continue advancing pathbreaking solutions that meet the defense needs of today and tomorrow.”
CHAOS Industries Founder and Co-CEO Dr. Bo Marr
“Chaos has architected a sensing and command infrastructure that addresses one of the most persistent asymmetries in modern defense—the cost, complexity, and fragility of traditional detection systems. Their architecture unlocks new capabilities in distributed sensing, network coherence, and system survivability. By solving a hard systems problem at the intersection of signal coherence, time synchronization, and distributed autonomy, Chaos enables new operational doctrine and battlefield utility. We’re proud to lead this round as the company redefines how sensing infrastructure is deployed across U.S. and allied missions, scales to meet urgent demand, and continues to earn Programs of Record.”
NEA Executive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer Scott Sandell
