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Battlefield Power Solutions Developer Chariot Defense Raises $34 Million

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, February 25th, 2026

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Battlefield Power Solutions Developer Chariot Defense Raises $34 Million

Chariot Defense Amphora power management and storage system. Photo: Chariot Defense

Chariot Defense, a developer of power systems that emerged from stealth last July, has raised $34 million in a Series A funding round it will spend on accelerate production and developing and operating system to command, control and distributed electric power on the battlefield. Andreessen Horowitz, a new investor, led the funding round. San Francisco-based Chariot announced an $8 million seed round when it exited stealth (Defense Daily, July 16, 2025). Chariot said it will also hire more engineers with…

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