July 16, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chariot Defense, a venture-backed defense technology company, emerged from stealth mode today, announcing their company's bold mission: to transform how energy is controlled and distributed as power across the modern battlefield.
Founded in late 2024 and already fielded by the Department of Defense in multiple large-scale military exercises, Chariot Defense has established itself as the leader in battlefield power. Chariot's systems enable resilient, low-signature power at the tactical edge and define a new paradigm for increasingly distributed, electronic, and autonomous warfare.
"Chariot Defense provides a solution to a crucial problem: battlefield power infrastructure is not keeping pace with the speed of threats and development of new systems," says Adam Warmoth, Chariot Defense Founder and CEO. "We are bringing the high-voltage commercial power revolution to defense, enabling operators to sustain everything from radios and drones to electronic warfare, directed energy, and edge AI compute infrastructure; quietly, reliably, anywhere, anytime."
The company has raised $8 million in seed funding from top defense technology investors, led by General Catalyst and XYZ, with participation from Cubit Capital, Ravelin, Forward Deployed VC, Pax, New Vista, D3, and Brave Capital.
"Chariot Defense embodies the values-driven, mission-aligned companies that we seek to support, building a critical infrastructure layer that directly strengthens national security," says Paul Kwan, Managing Director at General Catalyst. "Their ability to go from concept to fielded systems in under six months, work alongside operators, and solve real-world challenges at the edge has been remarkable. We are excited to support Chariot as they build what we believe to be a foundational platform to power next-gen defense innovation."
Today's military still powers its ever-expanding suites of sensors, drones, autonomous systems and AI-driven command posts using noisy generators based on decades-old technologies that can't handle the demand. Chariot's technology bridges that gap.
"While everyone focuses on building smarter weapons, Chariot is building the intelligent power systems that makes them all work," says Ross Fubini, Managing Partner at XYZ Venture Capital. "Chariot sees this more clearly than anyone and is building the distributed power infrastructure that will define how future conflicts are fought. This isn't just better batteries or quieter generators—it's positioning to become the power prime contractor for modern warfare."
A New Infrastructure Layer for Modern War
Today's warfighters are increasingly reliant on high-tech systems, from autonomous drones and mobile command posts to advanced sensors and Counter-UAS platforms. But these systems are only as effective as the power sources behind them. Modern military operations require scalable, modular power, ensuring continuous, adaptable operation for forces in contact.
Built specifically for the needs of the modern warfighter, Chariot Defense's Amphora power systems extend operational independence for resilience during supply disruption, adapt to unit needs during distributed, expeditionary missions, and sustain rugged, quiet, all-weather operations. Amphora is silent, lightweight, and modular, providing reliable power with minimal signature, addressing major gaps in legacy generator-dominated systems.
Driven by Defense Experts, Informed by the End User
Chariot Defense's leadership team brings deep experience from Anduril, Tesla, Apple, Uber, Archer, and frontline military veterans. Warmoth brings a background in engineering at Stanford, problem and customer expertise from Anduril, and technical knowledge from cutting-edge aerospace companies to deliver much-needed disruption to the military power market. Their approach blends commercial agility with a defense-first mindset, rapidly fielding, iterating, and refining solutions based on real-world feedback.
"We're building for real-world needs, side-by-side with the people who will use and benefit from our platform," says Warmoth. "Our goal isn't just to provide better power systems—it's to become the power backbone that enables a new class of warfighting capabilities and makes next-generation military operations possible."
General Catalyst pointed to the widening gap between what modern mission systems demand and what legacy tactical vehicles were built to supply, and to the thermal and acoustic signatures that make combustion engines easy to find. "Their ability to go from concept to fielded systems in under six months, work alongside operators, and solve real-world challenges at the edge has been remarkable," said Paul Kwan, Managing Director at General Catalyst. Read General Catalyst's investment post →
XYZ Venture Capital framed Chariot as the power layer under every other capability. "While everyone focuses on building smarter weapons, Chariot is building the intelligent power systems that make them all work," said Ross Fubini, Managing Partner at XYZ. He called it positioning "to become the power prime contractor for modern warfare." Read XYZ's investment post →
Axios Pro broke the news as an exclusive, with Adam describing Amphora as a "power lake, where, basically, you put any power in and you can pull any power out." Tectonic Defense, Defense Daily, and Defense Tech Signals followed with coverage of the round, the product, and Chariot's early field record.
Seven months later, Andreessen Horowitz led Chariot's $34 million Series A.
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Chariot Defense builds power systems for operations beyond the grid. Its Amphora platform provides modular, high-voltage, and low-signature power at the tactical edge — powering everything from radios and drones to sensors and directed energy systems. Founded in 2024, Chariot is backed by leading national security investors and led by a team with deep experience across defense, technology, and government.