# CHAOS Industries

> CHAOS Industries is a Los Angeles defense technology company building Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN), software-defined sensing systems that detect aerial and missile threats faster and cheaper than traditional radar. Founded in 2022, it makes distributed radar products like Vanquish and Astria for counter-drone, border, and homeland defense. By late 2025 the company had raised over $1 billion and reached a roughly $4.5 billion valuation.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Founders:** John Tenet (Co-Founder & CEO), Bo Marr (Co-Founder & CTO), Brett Cummings (Co-Founder & CFO)
- **Team size:** ~100 employees
- **Products:** Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN), Vanquish (CH001), Astria (CH002), HYDRA Platform
- **Notable:** Raised over $1 billion in under four years since 2022 founding., Reached an approximately $4.5 billion valuation at Series D (November 2025)., Developed Coherent Distributed Networks claimed to detect threats up to 10 minutes faster than traditional radar.

## Products & services

- **Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN)** — A foundational platform of self-forming, time-synchronized sensor nodes that cooperatively process data. Built on record-breaking wireless time synchronization, CDN is designed to detect threats up to 10 minutes faster than traditional exquisite radar.
- **Vanquish (CH001)** — A distributed early-warning radar that is expeditionary and low size, weight and power (SWaP), built for short- to mid-range counter-UAS detection and tracking.
- **Astria (CH002)** — A long-range radar system for high-precision tracking, extended-range surveillance, and persistent monitoring.
- **HYDRA Platform** — A software-defined, multi-application platform powered by CDN that combines detection, communications, and electronic effects.

## Achievements

- Raised over $1 billion in under four years since 2022 founding.
- Reached an approximately $4.5 billion valuation at Series D (November 2025).
- Developed Coherent Distributed Networks claimed to detect threats up to 10 minutes faster than traditional radar.
- Acquired Ziva Corporation, the global leader in wireless time synchronization.
- Demonstrated Vanquish radar integrated onto an autonomous vehicle via the Forterra partnership.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Raised $510M Series D led by Valor Equity Partners at a ~$4.5B valuation; Antonio Gracias joined the board.
- **2025-10** — Announced partnership with Forterra for integrated autonomous counter-UAS capabilities.
- **2025-05** — Raised $275M Series C to advance defense and national security technology.
- **2024-11** — Raised $145M Series B led by Accel.

## Links

- Website: https://www.chaosinc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chaosindustries
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ChaosDefense

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