The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies CHAOS Industries: 1 model. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
Los Angeles-based defense technology company developing next-generation defense systems with distributed autonomy. Founded in 2022 by John Tenet (also co-founder of Epirus), CHAOS Industries has raised over B total at a .5B valuation, including a 10M round led by Valor Equity Partners, for defense and national security technology Innovation.
Reality check
Offices (company-claimed)
Los Angeles, Washington DC, San Francisco, San Diego, London and Amman.
Sensing claims (company-claimed)
Marketing claims: sense 10 minutes sooner, track up to 250 km, protect at $100 per square km.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
Total fundingsee investors →
Valuationsee valuations ranking →
Products
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (1)
- John Tenet Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- John Tenetcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for CHAOS Industries.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
CHAOS Industries in third-party press
Peer companies
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Cambridge Aerospace2 models
- Hendrick Technical Solutions2 models
- Northrop Grumman2 models
- RTX (Raytheon)2 models
- Rheinmetall2 models
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names CHAOS Industries.
Robots and products (1)
People (1)
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for CHAOS Industries.Peer companies
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Cambridge Aerospace2 models
- Hendrick Technical Solutions2 models
- Northrop Grumman2 models
- RTX (Raytheon)2 models
- Rheinmetall2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning CHAOS Industries from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
CHAOS Industries joins low-cost interceptor parade with VESPID design
The system comes in two sizes: man-portable Mk 0, and the vehicle-launched Mk 1.
Chaos Industries Buys Aircraft Maker Atropos
Chaos Industries Inc., the Hawthorne-based defense intelligence startup, announced on Wednesday that it acquired Virginia-based aerospace company Atropos Group. Financial terms of…
CHAOS Industries Acquires Atropos Group, Uniting Sensing And Effects With Autonomous Airborne Platforms
CHAOS Industries has acquired Atropos Group, an aerospace company developing autonomous air platforms. And it expands CHAOS's product portfolio, creating an integrated autonomous…
CHAOS Industries Raises 10 Million Led by Valor Equity Partners
CHAOS Industries raised 10M led by Valor Equity Partners, bringing total raised to over B at a .5B valuation.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/chaos-industries.md
- RSS feed: /companies/chaos-industries/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/52b3b140-3d01-4b67-be94-d2681fc72046
- Revision history: /companies/chaos-industries/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Cambridge Aerospace2 models
- Hendrick Technical Solutions2 models
- Northrop Grumman2 models
- RTX (Raytheon)2 models
- Rheinmetall2 models
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
CHAOS Industries draws attention at the 35th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among defense robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 13, 2026