Defense electronics company building radar, communications, and ISR systems for the US military
Defense & Space📍 El Segundo, CAFounded 2022
Current Valuation
$2.0B
as of 2025-Q2
UNICORN
IPO Outlookprivate
Is CHAOS Industries going public?
No. CHAOS Industries has no imminent IPO plans on record. It is still private.
What is CHAOS Industries' valuation in 2026?
CHAOS Industries is valued at $2.0B as of 2025-Q2, set by its Series C ($275M, May 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has CHAOS Industries filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for CHAOS Industries.
Who are CHAOS Industries' investors?
CHAOS Industries' investors include Accel, Valor Equity Partners, 8VC, Lux Capital, Bain Capital.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
CHAOS develops distributed coherent radar networks where many small sensors collaborate to outperform large legacy systems. Awarded multiple US DoD contracts in 2024-25. CEO John Tenet is the son of former CIA Director George Tenet. Backed by Accel and Valor Equity Partners.
Company Profile
CEO
John Tenet
Founded
2022
HQ
El Segundo, CA
Employees
~300
Total Raised
$460M
Last Round
Series C — $275M (May 2025) · Lead: Accel
IPO Status
no imminent plans
Fundraising Status
Series C · $275M · 1y 3mo ago
no imminent plansTotal raised $460M
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series C
$275M
May 2025
Accel
—
Vertical Intelligence — Defense / Aerospace
Federal awards
1
prime contracts, last 36 months
Obligated
$1.72M
top: Department of the Interior
Largest award
$1.72M
Department of the Interior
Latest award
2023-12-18
Largest award: D2D-0578, RESPONSE TO DEUCE COUP: A FIELD TESTED MULTI-MODAL ZERO SHOT AI COMPONENT DECISION ENGINE (140D0424C0003)
Name-verified against recipient "CHAOS INDUSTRIES, INC." on USASpending.gov as of 2026-08-19. Prime awards only — subcontracts and classified work are not visible in the public registry. Verify on USASpending.gov ↗
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
34% of roles posted in last 30d
Open roles
152
via greenhouse
Product-build share
61%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
product-led hiring — 61% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
AI Engineer, Physical Systems and SensingBackend Software EngineerChief of Staff, ManufacturingControl Systems EngineerCybersecurity Engineer, Product SecurityCybersecurity Engineer, Product Security
Counted from CHAOS Industries's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
John TenetGavin Hood
Investors
Accel · Valor Equity Partners · 8VC · Lux Capital · Bain Capital
Products
Distributed coherent radar
AI-enabled ISR sensors
Competitors
Anduril · Shield AI · Saronic
DefenseRadarISRSoftware-Defined
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.