Eperus Startup Tech, which specializes in anti-Drrone systems, has increased a $ 250 million overwhelming overflow, she told TechCrunch.
Epirus, based in Torrance, California, had previously been valued at $ 1.35 billion for C $ 200m Series Series series in 2022, According to his announcement At that time. Epirus did not give a specific valuation for this round, but confirmed to TechCrunch that it was over $ 1 billion. (Bloomberg reported in January 2025 that Epirus put this round in a lower valuation than C. series)
The D series was co-founded by 8VC and Washington Harbor Partners LP, a DC-based investment company. Other investors include Gaingels and General Dynamics Land Systems, a subsidiary of one of the largest US defense contractors.
This brings the whole increased by Epirus to over $ 550 million. Its capacity as unicorn puts it among relatively few defense techniques in this league. There is Anduril, which is increased in a $ 28 billion valuation as well as Shield AI which is referenced increasing to $ 5 billion and Saronic, which was estimated at $ 4 billion in its last round.
Epirus’s iconic product is Leonidas, which radiates high power electromagnetic pulses in the aircraft as it moves on the battlefield. Epirus has won several US military conventions, including a millions of millions of millions of millions of 2023, per website of.
Joe Lonsdale, one of the co -founders of Epirus and 8VC chief executive, put Leonidas as the “best protection from drone flocks today” in a statement sent to TechCrunch. (Lonsdale is also co -founder of Palantir.)
Epirus says it plans to use funds to expand to international and commercial markets. The operation also says it will invest in its team’s development, improving the durability of its supply chain and opening a new simulation center in Oklahoma to train soldiers.
