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Anduril and Colossal cofounders launch Warhound startup to develop military working dogs

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Warhound, a new startup co-founded by Palmer Luckey of Anduril and Ben Lamm of Colossal Biosciences, has emerged from stealth, according to a company announcement made on Thursday. Coverage reports that the company raised $200 million in seed funding. The company says it aims to produce genetically engineered working dogs for military, law enforcement and emergency first-response teams, and that most working military dogs in the US are currently acquired from Europe. Coverage describes the dogs as genetically enhanced, with Anduril supplying protective hardware such as eye and ear protection. The outlets attribute these plans to the company.

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  1. Warhound emerged from stealth on Thursday as a joint venture of Colossal Biosciences and Anduril, according to the company.

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  2. Warhound has raised $200 million in seed funding, led by Sequoia Capital.

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  3. Palmer Luckey of Anduril and Ben Lamm of Colossal Biosciences are the company's cofounders.

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  4. Warhound says it will produce working dogs for military, law enforcement and emergency first-response teams.

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  5. Warhound says most working military dogs in the US are acquired from Europe.

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  6. Colossal will handle the genetic work on the dogs, and Anduril will supply protective hardware such as eye and ear protection.

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All three outlets report that Warhound, a startup co-founded by Anduril's Palmer Luckey and Colossal's Ben Lamm, has emerged to develop military dogs. The left-side report stresses US reliance on dogs bought from Europe, the center the breeding of genetically enhanced dogs, and the right-side the team-up of two companies.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Frames the launch as a question about a named founder's new war-dog startup, with the company's supply goal and its claim about European sourcing up front.

    What is Warhound, Palmer Luckey's war dog startup that just emerged from stealth?
    Business InsiderLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Puts founder Palmer Luckey first and describes a start-up unveiling a venture to breed genetically enhanced dogs for the military, with the enhancement term in scare quotes.

    Palmer Luckey unveils start-up to breed ‘genetically enhanced’ dogs for military
    Financial TimesCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Presents the news as a team-up between two named companies, with a headline that carries no judgement and a description that stresses new technology for war dogs.

    Anduril and Colossal Team Up for Warhound
    Hot AirFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

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Leads with

  • Founder Palmer Luckey
  • Plan to supply US working dogs
  • Reliance on dogs bought from Europe
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Luckey as the figure unveiling it
  • Breeding dogs for the military
  • Genetic enhancement of the dogs
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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Team-up of two named companies
  • New technology for war dogs
  • $200 million raised
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  • Hot AirFar Right

    Anduril and Colossal Team Up for Warhound

    The founders of Colossal Biosciences and Anduril, Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, have teamed up for a new venture called Warhound. Like the name suggests, the idea is to bring new technology to the field of dogs used for war. …

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  • Left

    6 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 23, 1:30 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Financial Times, Oct 22, 7:29 PM EDT

  • Right

    1 hr 51 min later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 9:20 PM EDT

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  1. Financial TimesCenterOct 22, 7:29 PM EDT
  2. Hot AirFar RightOct 22, 9:20 PM EDT
  3. Business InsiderLeftOct 23, 1:30 AM EDT

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