Warhound’s Genetically Edited Dogs: A Bid to Modernize America’s Military Canines
A Texas-based startup named Warhound emerged from stealth with $200 million in seed funding and a valuation of $1.2 billion. Conceived by Ben Lamm, the entrepreneur behind… 
A Texas-based startup named Warhound emerged from stealth with $200 million in seed funding and a valuation of $1.2 billion. Conceived by Ben Lamm, the entrepreneur behind Colossal Biosciences, and Palmer Luckey, founder of the defense technology firm Anduril Industries, the company intends to rebuild the domestic supply of elite working dogs for the U.S. armed forces, law-enforcement agencies, and emergency responders. Led by chief executive David Spirk, a former Marine and the Pentagon’s first chief data officer, Warhound combines Colossal’s cloning and gene-editing capabilities with Anduril’s protective hardware and software. The effort targets a long-standing vulnerability: more than…
