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Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm launch $200M Warhound to clone and gene-edit military dogs

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Warhound, a new defense tech startup founded by Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm, has secured $200 million in seed funding to genetically engineer and clone elite working dogs for military use. The company aims to address the U.S. military's reliance on European dog suppliers and the high attrition rate in training by creating a domestic supply of genetically superior canines. Warhound plans to biobank genetic material from top-performing dogs, clone them, and implement targeted gene edits to enhance traits and screen for inherited diseases, with the first dogs expected within two years. AI

IMPACT This venture applies advanced genetic engineering and cloning techniques, mirroring AI's approach to optimizing systems, to create enhanced biological agents for defense applications.

RANK_REASON Significant funding round for a defense tech startup with novel application of genetic engineering. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm launch $200M Warhound to clone and gene-edit military dogs

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Nick Lichtenberg ·

    Palmer Luckey teams with dire wolf billionaire Ben Lamm to launch $200 million Warhound, unleashing genetically engineered clone dogs of war

    “A dog is the oldest autonomous system there is,” Ben Lamm, the executive who figured out how to clone dire wolves, told Fortune.

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