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Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm Launch $200M Startup to Clone Military Working Dogs

Warhound, a new Texas-based company founded by Anduril's Palmer Luckey and Colossal Biosciences' Ben Lamm, has raised $200 million to breed genetically engineered working dogs for the U.S. military, police and first responders. The company says it has collected blood samples from top-performing Belgian Malinois, labs and shepherds with plans to clone them, aiming for the first litter of puppies by early 2027. Initial gene-editing will target eliminating conditions like hip dysplasia, with Lamm suggesting future work could add wolf olfactory genes.

wired.com · 2026-10-22

Warhound launches with $200M to genetically engineer military working dogs

Ben Lamm (Colossal Biosciences) and Palmer Luckey (Anduril) have launched Warhound, a company aiming to genetically engineer dogs for bomb detection, search operations, and other military and law enforcement tasks. The startup emerged from stealth with $200 million in funding from In-Q-Tel, Sequoia, and 8VC, valuing it at $1.2 billion, and plans to biobank cell lines from top-performing breeds like Belgian Malinois and German Shepherds for gene editing.

techcrunch.com · 2026-10-22