Warhound launches with funding to genetically engineer military dogs
Warhound emerged from stealth after raising 200 million dollars to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement operations.
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Warhound emerged from stealth on Thursday after raising 200 million dollars in funding, TechCrunch reported. The company aims to genetically engineer dogs for the United States military, law enforcement, and emergency response teams. TechCrunch noted that the investment round values the firm at 1.2 billion dollars. [1]
The funding round includes investments from In-Q-Tel, Sequoia, and 8VC, according to TechCrunch. Warhound was created by Ben Lamm of Colossal Biosciences and Palmer Luckey. The engineered dogs are intended to perform dangerous or complex tasks such as bomb detection and search operations. [1]
Luckey previously co-founded Anduril Industries in 2017, an American military technology company that specializes in autonomous systems. Anduril develops artificial intelligence and robotics products for the United States Department of Defense, including unmanned aerial systems and command software. [1][3]
Warhound stated in its launch announcement that more than 80 percent of working dogs perform tasks that remain difficult for machines or hazardous for humans, TechCrunch reported. [1]
In short
- Warhound emerged from stealth with 200 million dollars in funding at a 1.2 billion dollar valuation.
- The company was founded by Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement use.
- Investors in the funding round include In-Q-Tel, Sequoia, and 8VC.
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- [1]Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gearTechCrunch, 12d ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]List of Techland video games on Wikipedia
- [3]Anduril Industries on Wikipedia
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