Company
Epirus, Inc.
Epirus builds solid-state, software-defined high-power microwave systems that defeat drones and drone swarms. ↗
| Headquarters | Torrance, CA ↗ |
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| Founded | 2018 ↗ |
| Founders | Joe Lonsdale, co-founder ↗; Grant Verstandig, co-founder ↗ |
| Leadership | Andy Lowery, CEO ↗; Alex Moore, Chairman ↗; Reed Werner, CFO ↗ |
| Department of War obligations | $4 million in prime contracts since fiscal 2022 ↗ |
| Ownership | Private, 8VC-backed ↗; $250M Series D ↗; $200M Series C ↗ |
| Website | www.epirusinc.com ↗ |
Products
- Leonidas is Epirus's flagship solid-state high-power microwave system for counter-drone and counter-electronics missions. ↗
- Leonidas Mobile integrates on vehicles or hitches to protect the maneuver force against drones and swarms. ↗
- Leonidas Pod is a lightweight high-power microwave pod that integrates with existing airborne systems. ↗
- Leonidas H₂O is a high-power microwave system for maritime interdiction and UAV protection. ↗
- Leonidas Expeditionary was developed in partnership with ONR, the Joint Capability Office and the Marine Corps. ↗
- Stryker Leonidas is an integrated counter-electronics system developed with General Dynamics Land Systems. ↗
- Epirus sells an air domain awareness capability that monitors, tracks and identifies drone incursions over wide areas. ↗
Customers
- The U.S. Army selected Leonidas for its Indirect Fire Protection Capability–High-Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) initiative. ↗
- The Army awarded Epirus a $43.5 million contract for IFPC-HPM Generation II systems in July 2025. ↗
- The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Epirus an $11 million contract for the HAVOC program in August 2026. ↗
- Epirus delivered an ExDECS high-power microwave prototype to the U.S. Navy for a Marine Corps counter-drone swarm capability. ↗
- The U.S. Air Force awarded Epirus an SBIR contract for counter-electronics directed energy development in December 2020. ↗
- DARPA awarded Epirus a contract under its Massive Cross-Correlation (MAX) program in May 2023. ↗