Funding round
CHAOS Industries Series C
CHAOS Industries, which works in advanced sensing and detection solutions development in Los Angeles, raised $275M in a Series C round announced on 2 May 2025, led by New Enterprise Associates and Accel, at a $2.00B post-money valuation. 7 firms took part, 2 of them already investors. It is CHAOS Industries' second venture round on record; the one before was a Series B in Nov 2024.
$275M
Amount raised
$2.00B
Post-money valuation
$1.73B pre-money
7
Investors
2 leads
14%
Stake sold
new money over the post-money
Valuation
What this round says about the price
This round priced CHAOS Industries at $2.00B after the new money. The $275M bought investors about 14% of the company. It came 6 months after CHAOS Industries' Series B. It is 30% of the $930M CHAOS Industries has raised in the venture rounds on record. CHAOS Industries raised again 6 months later: a Series D round of $510M in Nov 2025, at $4.50B post-money.
Investors
Who put money in
New Enterprise Associates and Accel led the round with 5 other firms. New Enterprise Associates and Accel had backed CHAOS Industries before.
Lead investors
- New Enterprise Associates backs 286 venture-backed companies existing investor
- Accel backs 581 venture-backed companies existing investor
Also in the round
- StepStone Group new investor
- backs 15 venture-backed companies new investor
- Tru Arrow Partners new investor
- Valor backs 143 venture-backed companies new investor
- Lerner Enterprises new investor
Use of proceeds
What the money is for
According to the announcement, the money goes to product development and scaling operations.
- Product development
- Scaling operations
Comparable rounds
How it compares
18 Series C rounds in Aerospace and Defence within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $224M, and this round was 1.2 times the median. The closest in time, other companies' Series C rounds in Aerospace and Defence:
| Company | Announced | Amount | Post-money | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impulse Space Aerospace and Defence | 3 Jun 2025 | $300M | not disclosed | Linse Capital |
| True Anomaly Aerospace and Defence | 30 Apr 2025 | $260M | not disclosed | Accel |
| Apex Aerospace and Defence | 29 Apr 2025 | $200M | not disclosed | Point72 Ventures and 8VC |
| Hadrian Aerospace and Defence | 17 Jul 2025 | $260M | not disclosed | Founders Fund and Lux Capital |
| Varda Space Industries Aerospace and Defence | 10 Jul 2025 | $187M | $500M | Natural Capital and Shrug Capital |
| Saronic Technologies Aerospace and Defence | 18 Feb 2025 | $600M | $4.00B | Elad Gil |
| Aerospace and Defence | 3 Feb 2025 | $65M | $500M | DFJ Growth |
| Stoke Space Aerospace and Defence | 15 Jan 2025 | $260M | not disclosed | not named |
Sources
Where this comes from
Reported by 2 sources.
Questions
Frequently asked
How much did CHAOS Industries raise in its Series C round?
CHAOS Industries raised $275M in its Series C round, announced in May 2025.
Who led CHAOS Industries' Series C round?
New Enterprise Associates and Accel led it, with StepStone Group, Overmatch Ventures, Tru Arrow Partners, Valor and Lerner Enterprises.
What was CHAOS Industries' valuation at the Series C round?
$2.00B post-money ($1.73B pre-money).
How does it compare with other Series C rounds in Aerospace and Defence?
18 Series C rounds in Aerospace and Defence within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $224M, and this round was 1.2 times the median.
Did CHAOS Industries raise again after this round?
Yes: a Series D round in Nov 2025 of $510M at $4.50B post-money.