James Rothschild, Glenn Fuhrman, and Adam Silverschotz’s Tru Arrow Partners Joins $275M Series C in CHAOS Industries as AI Reshapes Defense Tech

In a landmark investment that highlights the growing convergence of artificial intelligence and national security, CHAOS Industries announced a $275 million Series C funding round led by NEA and Accel, with participation from a slate of prominent investors, including Tru Arrow Partners, the venture capital firm co-founded by James Rothschild, Glenn Fuhrman, and Adam Silverschotz.

The deal brings CHAOS Industries’ total capital raised to $490 million and positions the Los Angeles–based startup as one of the most well-funded defense-tech companies in the country. Its valuation is now estimated at approximately $2 billion.

Founded in 2022, CHAOS is building Coherent Distributed Networks™, advanced sensing and communication platforms engineered to detect and respond to next-generation threats—including drones, cruise missiles, and hypersonic vehicles. Its flagship product, the Vanquish™ radar system, is designed for early-warning detection across air, sea, and land, and is already being deployed in defense and dual-use scenarios.

“CHAOS Industries is delivering transformative solutions that address critical defense objectives,” said co-founder John Tenet. “The U.S. and its allies are facing an increasingly complex threat environment that must be met with persistent technological innovation,” added co-founder Bo Marr.

For Tru Arrow Partners, the round marks a significant move into national security and defense technology, a space increasingly shaped by the capabilities of artificial intelligence. The firm, launched by Rothschild, Fuhrman, and Silverschotz, has been steadily building a portfolio at the intersection of AI, data, and critical infrastructure.

Their decision to back CHAOS Industries reflects growing investor awareness that tomorrow’s battles will be fought using AI-enhanced systems that must be agile, scalable, and autonomous.

CHAOS Industries’ products are built around a modular, event-driven architecture that allows systems to interoperate in real-time, whether in the field or in a contested communications environment. Vanquish, its flagship radar, is designed to detect stealthy or low-visibility threats and operate seamlessly in distributed networks.

Its development model, known internally as “sprint engineering,” has allowed CHAOS to accelerate R&D timelines, deliver functional prototypes quickly, and adapt to mission-critical needs with speed rarely seen in traditional defense contractors.

This approach has earned the company interest and early partnerships across both U.S. and allied military programs.

The $275 million round sends a signal that venture capital is no longer on the sidelines of national defense. In fact, AI-native defense firms like CHAOS are attracting some of the world’s most respected investors. Alongside Tru Arrow, the Series C included StepStone Group, Overmatch Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, and others.

Venture investment into defense-tech startups exceeded $4.5 billion in 2024, driven by geopolitical pressures and rapid advances in AI, autonomy, and sensor technology. CHAOS now joins a short list of defense startups with both high valuations and momentum.

Real-time decision-making, autonomous systems, and distributed sensor networks are becoming essential capabilities for modern militaries. With its Coherent Distributed Networks and machine-scale radar systems, CHAOS is positioning itself as a foundational piece of this new infrastructure.

For Tru Arrow, the investment reflects both a financial opportunity and a national imperative. As the defense landscape adapts to growing global conflicts, so too does the venture capital fueling its transformation. With this raise, CHAOS Industries becomes an integral part of building the future of defense.

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