Press release

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CHAOS Industries, the defense technology company building Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) systems that give warfighters time to act against borders and autonomous threats, today announced it has raised $510 million in new funding led by Valor Equity Partners, with participation from previous investors 8VC and Accel, at a $4.5 billion valuation. This latest raise comes just four months after CHAOS’s $275 million Series C, bringing the company’s total funding to over $1 billion since its founding three years ago. The new capital will support expanded product development and manufacturing.

“This funding is both validation of our long-term vision and a testament to the world-class team behind it—builders from Silicon Valley and leaders from defense and government,” said John Tenet, co-founder and CEO of CHAOS Industries. “We’re incredibly proud of recent milestones like our work with Eglin Air Force Base and collaborations across the broader defense technology ecosystem. This new capital ensures we can continue to exponentially scale our capabilities to deliver domain dominance near and far.”

The funding comes at a time of heightened concern over unmanned aerial systems (UAS) globally and domestically. In September 2025 alone, Russia launched over 5,600 drones into Ukraine—a 38 percent increase from August—marking the highest number since the war began. At the U.S. southern border, the Homeland Security and Defense Departments have recorded a surge of cartel-operated UAVs used for smuggling and surveillance, with federal agencies preparing new counter-UAS deployments.​

Antonio Gracias, Founder, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer at Valor Equity Partners, who will join CHAOS’s Board of Directors, said: “Autonomous threats are compressing decision time on every front. CHAOS is developing the sensing and timing capabilities needed to restore that time advantage for U.S. and allied forces. We look forward to bringing Valor's operational expertise to support the company as it continues to scale.”

Over the past few months, CHAOS Industries has accelerated its pace of innovation and deployment, reaching major milestones across multiple fronts. Most notably, the company recently completed the acquisition of Ziva Corporation, the global leader in wireless time synchronization—a cornerstone capability for next-generation radar, sensing, and distributed battlefield effects. Purpose-built for distributed, autonomous warfare, CHAOS's Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) technology detects threats to warfighters, borders, and critical infrastructure up to 10 minutes faster than traditional exquisite radars. Coherent timing across every node and sensor is a mission-critical requirement for CDN, and Ziva’s breakthrough wireless synchronization ensures that every system deployed by CHAOS operates in perfect coordination, dramatically improving speed, accuracy, and resiliency in the field.

With the combination of funding, contracts, and Ziva’s team now fully embedded, CHAOS is poised to rapidly expand its networked sensing capabilities, supporting U.S. and allied warfighters with the fastest, most reliable timing and detection technology available—a decisive advantage as autonomous and multi-domain threats continue to evolve.

About CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries creates time. The company is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems that give the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. CHAOS Industries’ products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com.