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Chariot Defense
San Bruno, CA · Founded 2024
Chariot Defense builds Amphora, hybrid power systems that store, convert and distribute electricity for military units in the field. It sells them to the U.S. Army, the Defense Innovation Unit and commercial customers.
Profile
What it builds and who buys it
- ·Amphora combines energy storage, conversion and distribution to deliver modular voltage and low-signature power to radios, drones, sensors and directed-energy systems.Chariot Defense (release via Venture Capital Access Online), Feb 25, 2026
- ·The Amphora 24 supplies 24 V DC and 120 V AC at 4 kW with 4 kWh of storage. The Amphora 400 supplies 120 to 400 V AC and 600 V DC at 35 kW with 15 kWh.Chariot Defense
- ·Amphora takes power from solar arrays, generators, vehicles and the grid, and distributes it to loads at each echelon.Chariot Defense
- ·The company says Amphora powered its 2025 warfighter touchpoints, among them JRTC, NAVSPECWARCOM, the USMC, 1 CAV and 101 ABN.Chariot Defense
- ·The Series A followed sales and contracts with the U.S. Army, the Defense Innovation Unit’s Project GI and commercial customers.Chariot Defense (release via Venture Capital Access Online), Feb 25, 2026
- ·In August 2026 the Defense Innovation Unit awarded Chariot a $7.6 million contract under its PRISM program, a 12-month effort to deploy Amphora systems to Army brigades starting that fall.Military Aerospace Electronics, Aug 26, 2026
- ·In September 2026 the company named an advisory board: Gen. James Rainey (retired), former Under Secretary of Defense Ellen Lord, Brig. Gen. Luke Peterson (retired) and Stephen Rodriguez, who leads defense investing at DCVC, a Chariot investor.Chariot Defense (PR Newswire release via Webull), Sep 9, 2026
Founders and leadership
- Adam WarmothFounder and chief executive
Trained as an engineer at Stanford and worked at Anduril and at aerospace companies before founding Chariot in late 2024, according to the company.Chariot Defense (release via Venture Capital Access Online), Jul 16, 2025
Funding
- Last valuation
No citable valuation
- Last round or tender
$34Mraised
Series AChariot Defense (release via Venture Capital Access Online), Feb 25, 2026
Led by Andreessen Horowitz, with DCVC, LMNT, Marlinspike, Overmatch, Shield Capital, Ensemble and Trenches Capital new and General Catalyst and XYZ returning. The company put total funding at $41 million after it. The Form D for an equity offering begun February 10, 2026 records $33,160,085 sold to 16 investors of $34.6 million offered. No valuation was stated.
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Post-money valuation by round
Fewer than two dated figures on file to plot; the table carries what there is.
| Date | Round | Raised | Post-money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | Series ALed by Andreessen Horowitz, with DCVC, LMNT, Marlinspike, Overmatch, Shield Capital, Ensemble and Trenches Capital new and General Catalyst and XYZ returning. The company put total funding at $41 million after it. The Form D for an equity offering begun February 10, 2026 records $33,160,085 sold to 16 investors of $34.6 million offered. No valuation was stated. | $34M | — |
| Jul 16, 2025 | SeedLed by General Catalyst and XYZ, with Cubit Capital, Ravelin, Forward Deployed VC, Pax, New Vista, D3 and Brave Capital. Announced as the company came out of stealth. No valuation was stated. | $8M | — |
Primary capital across the rounds on file: $42M
Revenue
No citable revenue figure on file.
Secondary venues
- Caplightpublic page seen Oct 15, 2026
No price on the public page.
Listed under the slug chariotdefense. No public MarketPrice: historical pricing is behind a login, and the page says no recent secondary market data is available. It shows the February 25, 2026 Series A with an estimated valuation of $152.5 million and total funding of $42 million, Caplight’s own figures with no company or press confirmation on file.
- Nasdaq Private Marketpublic page seen Oct 15, 2026
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Reads
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Sources
- Chariot Defense Announces Board of Advisors Featuring Senior Military, Civilian Defense and Venture Capital LeadersChariot Defense (PR Newswire release via Webull), Sep 9, 2026
- Chariot wins $7.6 million DIU contract for Army tactical power systemsMilitary Aerospace Electronics, Aug 26, 2026
- Chariot Defense Announces $34M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz to scale command of power on the battlefieldChariot Defense (release via Venture Capital Access Online), Feb 25, 2026
- Chariot Defense, Inc., Form D for an offering begun February 10, 2026SEC (Form D), Feb 25, 2026
- Chariot Defense Emerges from Stealth to Bridge the Military’s Critical Battlefield Energy and Power GapChariot Defense (release via Venture Capital Access Online), Jul 16, 2025
- Chariot Defense: Command power at the edgeChariot Defense
Researched Oct 15, 2026