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March 6, 2025 - Deals
Andy Lowery Acquires Property From Epirus

Epirus, a Torrance, CA-based defense technology company led by CEO Andy Lowery, raised $250M in Series D funding led by 8VC and Washington Harbour Partners LP, with participation from General Dynamics Land Systems, T. Rowe Price, and others. The company is developing Leonidas™, a high-power microwave platform for counter-electronics warfare, proven effective in Department of Defense tests. The funding will support talent acquisition, supply chain improvements, and U.S. manufacturing expansion, including a new simulation center opening in Oklahoma in Q3 2025.
INVESTORS: 8VC, Washington Harbour Partners LP, StepStone Group, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc., Gaingels, General Dynamics Land Systems, Oppenheimer’s Private Market Opportunities Vista VI Fund, NightDragon, Manhattan Venture Partners, Centaurus Capital LP & Center15 Capital
ROUND: Series D
AMOUNT: $250,000,000
HQ: #Torrance #California
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View AllPuppy Sphere Secures Seed Round Of $24 Million From Strategic Investors Including The School Of Hard KnocksPuppy Sphere (@ThePuppySphere), a New York-based wellness brand centered on the human-animal bond, has raised a Seed round from a group of strategic investors including The School of Hard Knocks, Tobi Oluwole, Jake Fleshner, Torch Collective, former Massage Envy CEO David Humphrey, and other founders and operators. Founded by Francesca Albo and Lea Burbidge Izquierdo, Puppy Sphere has scaled its puppy yoga concept into a broader experiential wellness platform with 13 studios, corporate wellness programs, brand partnerships, and live activations, serving more than 450,000 customers and partnering with companies including Google, Amazon, Netflix, TikTok, and the NBA.
FUN FACT: Puppy Sphere was born from two Canadian founders’ own mental health journeys and has since grown into 13 studios across North America, $14M+ in cumulative revenue, and 450,000+ customers, all without outside capital. Along the way, the brand has welcomed names like Sabrina Carpenter, Simu Liu, Trevor Noah and Alessia Cara, while building a broader wellness platform around the gentle power of puppy therapy. Now Puppy Sphere is opening its cap table for the first time through a strategic angel round, bringing together leaders across media, consumer growth and wellness, including The School of Hard Knocks, former Massage Envy CEO David Humphrey, growth entrepreneur Tobi Oluwole, and Nucleus Network co-founder Jake Fleshner, alongside a broader group of strategic founders and operators. The vision: bring the gentle power of puppy therapy across the globe.
FOUNDERS: Francesca Albo (@FrancescaaAlbo), Lea Burbidge Izquierdo (@LeaburbIz)
INVESTORS: The School of Hard Knocks (@TheSchoolofHardKnockz), Tobi Oluwole (@TheTobiOluwole), Jake Fleshner (@JakeFleshner) Torch Collective, Heather Stark, Will Bodewes, Craig Zingerline & more
ROUND: Seed
VALUATION CAP: $24,000,000
HQ: New York, New York
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