Warhound raises $200M to build genetically enhanced military dogs

Warhound emerged from stealth on October 22 with $200 million in seed funding and a $1.2 billion post-money valuation, TechCrunch reported. The startup wants to develop genetically enhanced dogs for military and emergency work. Its official announcement names ARK Invest and Franklin Templeton among its backers. There is no public evidence that a crypto-focused fund invested in Warhound’s $200 million funding round. Engineered dogs that do not exist yet Warhound is the brainchild of Colossal Biosciences founder Ben Lamm and Anduril founder Palmer Luckey. David Spirk leads the company as CEO. Colossal plans to collect cells from top-performing Belgian Malinois and German Shepherds. It would then edit their genes to improve health and performance. Its subsidiary, Viagen, would handle the cloning.

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