Warhound

About

Warhound is a defense technology company. FinSMEs calls it Dallas, TX-based. The PR Newswire release is datelined Dallas and Costa Mesa, Calif., and says the company is based in Texas. TechCrunch and the company site do not name a city. Costa Mesa is the second city in the dateline and is not described as the headquarters. This page stores Dallas, Texas.

The release says the company was conceived by Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey and names David Spirk as CEO. Those three people do not have pages here.

FinSMEs and the release report a $200 million seed. The backers they name are In-Q-Tel, Sequoia Capital, ARK Invest, Franklin Templeton, 8VC, USIT, Bob Nelsen, Breyer Capital, CAZ Investments, Neogenesis, Builders VC, and Lux Capital, among others. Neither source names a lead, so every named backer is a participant. The phrase "among others" is not a named investor and has no page. The release quotes Shaun Maguire, a partner at Sequoia Capital, and does not call Sequoia the lead.

TechCrunch, timestamped 4:15 PM PDT on October 22, 2026, is the earliest report read here, so the round date is 2026-10-22. It reports $200 million and does not use the word seed. It names Sequoia, 8VC, and In-Q-Tel. An update on the story adds Corner Ventures. FinSMEs and the release do not name Corner Ventures, so Corner Ventures has no page. A valuation figure in the TechCrunch story is not stored.

Funding history

Investors

• In-Q-Tel participant
• Sequoia Capital participant
• ARK Invest participant
• Franklin Templeton participant
• 8VC participant
• USIT participant
• Bob Nelsen participant
• Breyer Capital participant
• CAZ Investments participant
• Neogenesis participant
• Builders VC participant
• Lux Capital participant

Sources

Last verified: 2026-10-26

1. https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/warhound-raises-200m-in-seed-funding.html
   Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-10-26.
   FinSMEs, October 23, 2026. Calls Warhound a Dallas, TX-based defense technology company and reports a $200 million seed. Names In-Q-Tel, Sequoia Capital, ARK Invest, Franklin Templeton, 8VC, USIT, Bob Nelsen, Breyer Capital, CAZ Investments, Neogenesis, Builders VC, and Lux Capital among others. Does not name a lead.
2. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/warhound-launches-with-200-million-to-rebuild-americas-military-working-dog-supply-using-advanced-genetics-and-defense-technology-302918435.html
   Type: funding announcement. Accessed 2026-10-26.
   PR Newswire release, Oct 23, 2026, 15:36 ET. Dateline DALLAS and COSTA MESA, Calif. Reports a $200 million seed and the same 12 backers among others. Says the company is based in Texas. Does not name a lead. Quotes Shaun Maguire, Partner at Sequoia Capital. Names CEO David Spirk and says the company was conceived by Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey. An earlier PR Newswire id, 302917498, returned 404. This is the live release. Costa Mesa is the second dateline city and is not stored as the headquarters.
3. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/ben-lamm-raises-200m-for-warhound-to-engineer-war-dogs-and-arm-them-with-anduril-gear/
   Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-10-26.
   TechCrunch, Dominic-Madori Davis, 4:15 PM PDT on October 22, 2026 (23:15 UTC). This is the earliest announcement read here, so the round date is 2026-10-22. Reports $200 million in funding. Does not name the stage as seed and does not name a different stage. Names Sequoia, 8VC, Corner Ventures, and In-Q-Tel. An update line says the piece was updated to add Corner Ventures and a statement from the American Humane Society. Does not name a city. A $1.2 billion valuation in the story is not stored. Corner Ventures is not in the FinSMEs article or the release, so no page was created for it.
4. https://warhound.com
   Type: official company website. Accessed 2026-10-26.
   Warhound home page. Describes the company. Does not state the round, the amount, or a city.