Defense · Hawthorne, California · Founded 2022 · Raised $1B · Growth stage
CHAOS Industries
Builds a multi-product portfolio powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN TM), giving military, commercial, and border teams the ultimate advantage: domain dominance
Review noteOne of the best-funded US defense startups: radar and counter-drone, a $4.5B valuation and over $1B raised, covered by Reuters and Aviation Week. Source ↗
Edge
20#56 · ▲25 in 7d
3 of 8 families
Why now
- 52 of 160 open roles posted in the last 14 days, including Head of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)
Hiring · Oct 16
- Filed intent-to-use trademark VESPID for counter-drone systems
Regulatory · Aug 25
- Appeared on the Tranco web ranking on Oct 8 and now ranks 2,825,375, unranked 30 and 90 days earlier
Traffic · Oct 8
Score
Momentum60
Regulatory, hiring, traffic
Thesis fit99
× 0.99
Matched on battlefield, counter-drone, defense, dod, drone
Earliness1
× 0.40
Already visible: capital raised, headcount
Team–
× 0.85
No people identified yet
60 × 0.99 × 0.40 × 0.85 = 20
Edge, 12 weeks
Signals
- Oct 16Hiring52 of 160 open roles posted in the last 14 days, including Head of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)↗
- Oct 8TrafficAppeared on the Tranco web ranking on Oct 8 and now ranks 2,825,375, unranked 30 and 90 days earlier↗
- Aug 25RegulatoryFiled intent-to-use trademark VESPID for counter-drone systems↗