Private companiesCovered
Epirus
Torrance, CA · Founded 2018
Epirus builds Leonidas, a solid-state high-power microwave system that disables drones and drone swarms, sold to the U.S. Army, the Marine Corps and allied defense agencies.
Funding
- Last round or tender
- Series D, Mar 5, 2025, $250M raisedEpirus (company release), Mar 5, 2025
- Last valuation
- No citable valuation
Secondary venues
- Caplightpublic page seen Oct 6, 2026
- Clarity (formerly Hiive)public page seen Oct 6, 2026
A venue is listed when its public page named the company on the date shown. Nothing is recorded from behind a login, and no indicative price is shown anywhere on this site.
Reads
Acquisition: Watch
A cited tie to a plausible buyer: a strategic partner, an investor stake, a tender offer, a stated appetite. Nothing reported.
Prepared by PiggyGPT, as of Oct 6, 2026
Signals
- Mar 5, 2025Epirus closed a $250 million Series D co-led by 8VC and Washington Harbour Partners, with General Dynamics Land Systems among the returning investors.Epirus (company release), Mar 5, 2025
- Mar 13, 2025Epirus joined Palantir’s Warp Speed manufacturing platform as a customer in its second cohort; no investment or equity terms were disclosed.Epirus (company release), Mar 13, 2025
- Jul 17, 2025The Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office awarded Epirus $43,551,060 for two IFPC-HPM Generation II systems with test events, support equipment and spares.Epirus (company release), Jul 17, 2025
- Jan 27, 2026Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency signed a memorandum of understanding with Epirus for joint testing of high-power microwave counter-UAS systems.Epirus (company release), Jan 27, 2026
Named counterparties
- General DynamicsGeneral Dynamics Land Systems is a returning investor in the Series D, a cited equity tie to a prime contractor. No interest in a deal has been reported.Epirus (company release), Mar 5, 2025
Counterparties are named for a cited reason: a partnership, an investment, or a stated appetite. Naming is not a forecast.
A summary of what the figures on this page add up to, prepared by PiggyGPT from the record on file and its cited sources. Not the Street's view, and not advice.
Sources
- Epirus Closes $250M Series D to Hyperscale Leonidas Production Capability for Critical Asset ProtectionEpirus (company release), Mar 5, 2025
- Epirus Receives $43.5 Million Contract from U.S. Army for IFPC-HPM Generation II SystemsEpirus (company release), Jul 17, 2025
- Defense tech startup Epirus raises $250M Series D to counter drone swarmsTechCrunch, Mar 4, 2025
Researched Oct 6, 2026