| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.08.2026 | One Microwave Burst, Dozens of Drones Down: Marines Fund Fiber-Optic Defeat System | By Collin Mercer
Published: Aug 10 2026, 10:57 AM EDT
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| 20.07.2026 | Youngkin rejoins the private sector and more leadership moves across the market | Red Cell Partners
Glenn Youngkin, Virginia’s governor from 2022 until January of this year, has joined the technology incubation firm as chairman in a move that returns him to his investment roots.
Before he became governor, Youngkin spent ... |
| 25.06.2026 | DayMark Wealth Partners Closes $25 Million DayMark Fund I | DayMark Wealth Partners announced the $25 million final close of DayMark Fund I, which was developed in partnership with Opto Investments.
DayMark is a fee-based independent registered investment advisor overseeing more than $6 billion in a... |
| 01.06.2026 | Opto Investments Launches Landmark AI Fund for Private Market Access | Opto Investments successfully closed its latest AI-focused venture fund. This new vehicle grants Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) and family offices crucial access to exclusive private market artificial intelligence opportunities. The ... |
| 30.05.2026 | Opto Investments: AI Venture Fund Closes To Back Next Generation Infrastructure And Applied AI Companies | Opto Investments announced the close of its AI-focused venture fund, a multi-strategy vehicle designed to provide registered investment advisors (RIAs) and family offices with exposure to private companies developing foundational technologi... |
| 28.05.2026 | Opto Investments: AI Fund Closed To Back Next-Generation Innovation | Opto Investments announced the close of its AI-focused venture fund, designed to provide RIAs and family offices with differentiated access to private market opportunities tied to next-generation artificial intelligence innovation. The fund... |
| 28.03.2026 | The Iran war is defense tech’s chance to shine, but few systems and weapons are ready | The war in Iran is forcing the U.S. government to consider integrating newer tech tools from defense startups into its battlefield strategy.
The Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System, or LUCAS, drone is one of the only major new U.S. syste... |
| 24.03.2026 | Why defense tech isn’t a typical startup game | - |
| 29.09.2025 | Vídeo: arma americana derruba 61 drones imediatamente | O melhor da tecnologia está no nosso canal no WhatsApp
Entre Agora Nova arma utiliza feixe de micro-ondas para derrubar drones inimigos (imagem: divulgação/Epirus) Resumo
A arma Leonidas, da Epirus, neutralizou 61 drones com um feixe de mic... |
| 05.03.2025 | Epirus Closes $250M Series D Funding | Epirus, a Torrance, CA-based technology company developing a microwave defense platform, raised $250M in Series D funding.
The round was led by 8VC and Washington Harbour Partners LP, alongside a roster of return investors including StepSto... |
| 05.03.2025 | Defense tech startup Epirus raises $250M Series D to scale anti-drone weapons production amid rising global threats | Epirus, a defense tech startup that develops directed energy systems, has secured $250 million in Series D funding. The oversubscribed round was led by venture firms 8VC and Washington Harbour Partners LP. General Dynamics Land Systems, the... |
| 30.11.2023 | Defense startup Epirus CEO leaving to take new job at a public company | Defense startup Epirus is getting new leadership. TechCrunch has exclusively learned staff were informed at an all-hands meeting this morning that CEO Ken Bedingfield was leaving. The news was later confirmed by a company spokesperson, who ... |
| 21.03.2022 | Neo-Bank Dave Lands $100 Million FTX Investment To Grow Crypto Presence | Sign up for dot.LA's daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California's tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Two months after going public on the Nasdaq, digital banking app Dave is doubling down on its cryptocurrency plans a... |
| 20.03.2022 | Mercedes-Benz Offers a Glimpse Into a Future Where Your Car Parks Itself | Sign up for dot.LA's daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California's tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Angelenos famously hate parking, but soon their cars may be able to park themselves thanks to a collaboration betwee... |
| 18.03.2022 | Riot Games Alum Raises Millions for Web3 Studio Battlebound | Sign up for dot.LA's daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California's tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Battlebound, the stealth gaming startup behind the anonymously launched Web3 game Evaverse, has raised more than $4.... |
| 18.03.2022 | This Week in ‘Raises’: Snappt Snaps Up $100M, Propel Bio Seeks $150M Fund | Sign up for dot.LA's daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California's tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Raises is dot.LA’s weekly feature highlighting venture capital funding news across Southern California’s tech and st... |
| 11.03.2022 | LA Tech ‘Moves’: ChowNow, Slickdeals and GoGuardian All Hire Female CMOs | Moves, our roundup of job changes in L.A. tech, is presented by Interchange.LA, dot.LA's recruiting and career platform connecting Southern California's most exciting companies with top tech talent. Create a free Interchange.LA profile here... |
| 15.02.2022 | Directed-energy weapon tech startup Epirus gets $200M cash infusion to build drone-zapping weapons for the U.S. military; now valued at $1.35 billion | Epirus, a Torrance, California-based Epirus tech startup that develops directed energy systems, has raised $200 million in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total financing raised to date to $287 million. The latest cash infusion bri... |
| 15.02.2022 | Epirus Raises $200 Million For Its Drone-Zapping Defense Systems | Epirus, a Torrance-based startup that sells “directed-energy” weapons that can take down drones, raised a $200 million Series C funding round to further develop its defense systems.
The new funding gives Epirus a post-deal valuation of $1.3... |
| 17.12.2020 | Greenspring Associates Join $70 Million Series D for Epirus | Epirus, Inc., a Los Angeles, CA-based technology company developing and building software defined high-powered microwave (HPM) applications for the defense and commercial sectors, raised $70M in Series B financing.
The round was led by Bedr... |
| 17.12.2020 | Greenspring Associates Join $70 Million Series D for Epirus | Epirus, Inc., a Los Angeles, CA-based technology company developing and building software defined high-powered microwave (HPM) applications for the defense and commercial sectors, raised $70M in Series B financing.
The round was led by Bedr... |
| 17.12.2020 | Epirus Raises $70M in Series B Funding | Epirus, Inc., a Los Angeles, CA-based technology company developing and building software defined high-powered microwave (HPM) applications for the defense and commercial sectors, raised $70M in Series B financing.
The round was led by Bedr... |
| 17.12.2020 | Epirus, Inc. announced that it has received $69.999997 million in funding from Bedrock Capital Partners, L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Piedmont Capital Investments LLC, Fathom Capital, Eight Partners V... | On December 17, 2020, Epirus, Inc. closed the transaction. The company raised $69,999,997.4856 in the transaction led by new investor Bedrock Capital Partners along with new investor L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LHX), Piedmont Capital ... |
| 17.12.2020 | Epirus Raises $70M in Series B Funding | Epirus, Inc., a Los Angeles, CA-based technology company developing and building software defined high-powered microwave (HPM) applications for the defense and commercial sectors, raised $70M in Series B financing.
The round was led by Bedr... |
| 17.12.2020 | Epirus Raises $70M in Series B Funding | Epirus, Inc., a Los Angeles, CA-based technology company developing and building software defined high-powered microwave (HPM) applications for the defense and commercial sectors, raised $70M in Series B financing.
The round was led by Bedr... |
