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BREAKING: @PalmerLuckey and @BenLamm's dog startup Warhound is out of stealth. $200 million raised at a $1.2B Valuation. Sequoia Capital's Shaun Maguire led the round.
Over 80% of U.S. military dogs come from Europe.
Warhound wants to make them in America instead.
"Man's best friend deserves man's best tech," Luckey said.
investors:
@jimihendrixlive Capital
@PeterDiamandis & @YianniPsaltis's NeoGenesis
@ARKInvest
Franklin Templeton
@8vc
USIT
Bob Nelsen
CAZ Investments
Builders VC
@Lux_Capital
A new study tracked 248,000 VC-backed founders over 38 years.
88% walked away with nothing at exit.
The top 1% took 79% of all the money.
Every health AI pitch meeting tomorrow:
"Why can't Microsoft just build this?"
"They did."
xitter.cf/Polymarket/status/2113…
Warhound just raised $200M to clone and gene-edit dogs for the U.S. military.
It's a seed round. At a $1.2B valuation.
The idea came from @BenLamm of @colossal and @PalmerLuckey of @anduriltech.
How we got here:
• 2025: @colossal unveils its "dire wolves"
• 2026: Warhound raises $200M to build the military's next working dog
• Their gear comes from @anduriltech
Backed by @sequoia, @8vc, @Lux_Capital and In-Q-Tel.
Satellite maker @Apex_Spacecraft is in talks to raise about $500M at a $4B valuation.
In June, it was valued at $2.3B.
Washington Harbour Partners would lead, with @a16z and XYZ Venture Capital back in.
CEO @IanCinnamon
Early backers in Apex before the $4B round:
• @a16z + @KTmBoyle: led $7.5M seed (2022)
• XYZ Venture Capital, J2 Ventures, @Lux_Capital, @villageglobal: seed
• @a16z + Shield Capital: co-led $16M Series A (Jun 2023)
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Capital is scarce, says the guy every neocloud wires its capital to.
xitter.cf/unusual_whales/status/…
Podium took 8 years to hit $150M in revenue.
Then it scrapped everything and rebuilt with AI.
The new version hit $150M in 2.5 years.
@PodiumHQ CEO @ericwilliamrea
Peak Energy, a developer of passively cooled sodium-ion energy storage systems, raised $108 million in an oversubscribed Series B round led by General Motors Ventures, with participation from Maverick Silicon, Infinite Capital, Eclipse, Xora Innovation, and LG Technology Ventures. Co-founded and led by CEO Landon Mossburg, the company will use the funding to scale U.S. manufacturing, fulfill more than $1 billion in existing customer orders, and expand into the data center market amid surging AI-driven power demand.
FOUNDERS: Landon Mossburg & Cameron Dales
INVESTORS: General Motors Ventures, Maverick Silicon, Infinite Capital, Eclipse, Xora Innovation, LG Technology Ventures
ROUND: Series B
AMOUNT: $108,000,000
HQ: Burlingame, California
#VentureCapital #PeakEnergy #LandonMossburg #CameronDales #TradedVC
Early backers in Peak Energy before the $108M Series B:
• @EclipseVentures: led $10M seed (2023)
• Xora Innovation: led $55M Series A (Jul 2024)
• @TDKVentures, @lachygroom, Tishman Speyer: Series A
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WILDE, a Lexington, Kentucky-based snack brand founded by CEO Jason Wright in 2015, raised $40 million from S2G Investments to accelerate growth across product innovation, manufacturing, and brand building. The company, which has surpassed $100 million in sales and expanded to more than 35,000 retail locations nationwide, makes protein-rich chips and crackers from real chicken breast, egg whites, and bone broth. The funding will support increased production capacity, new snack formats, and expanded marketing as WILDE seeks to strengthen its position in the growing protein snacking market.
FOUNDER: Jason Wright
INVESTOR: S2G Investments
AMOUNT: $40,000,000
HQ: Lexington, Kentucky
#VentureCapital #WILDE #JasonWright #S2GInvestments #TradedVC
Early backers in WILDE before the $40M round:
• $1.28M seed (2018), $1.51M Series A (2020)
• KarpReilly + Bill Moses: led $20M growth round (Apr 2024)
• Jack Harlow, MGK, The Family Fund, Grey Space Group: joined it
From $1.28M seed to $100M+ in sales.
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Nirva, a wearable technology startup developing an ambient AI pendant that combines jewelry-inspired design with emotional intelligence and self-reflection features, raised $25 million in a pre-Series A funding round following an earlier $8 million raise in the summer. Drawing on experience from Ray-Ban Meta, the company aims to make wearable technology both functional and fashionable, using AI to help users better understand their moods and emotions. Nirva’s funding comes amid growing demand for stylish, wellness-focused wearables that blend advanced technology with personal identity and everyday fashion.
FOUNDERS: Wei Lyu & Jason Chen
ROUND: Pre-Series A
AMOUNT: $25,000,000
HQ: San Francisco, California
#VentureCapital #Nirva #WeiLyu #JasonChen #TradedVC
Early backers in Nirva before the $25M pre-Series A:
• @spc: first investor, via its Founder Fellowship
• @lightspeedvp: led $8M seed (Jul 2026)
Ex-Meta Reality Labs founders. $33M raised in about 4 months.
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Watchtower Labs, a defense technology startup incubated by Shield Capital, has launched out of stealth with $35 million in funding co-led by Shield Capital and Conviction, with participation from In-Q-Tel (IQT) and Founders Fund. Led by CEO Akhil Iyer, a combat veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps’ special operations command, the company is developing software that combines artificial intelligence and simulation technology to help the U.S. Armed Forces optimize military logistics and planning. Its platform uses natural-language AI to analyze data and run thousands of simulations, enabling defense planners to evaluate potential scenarios, anticipate disruptions, and make faster, better-informed operational decisions.
FOUNDERS: Akhil Iyer, Souren Aghajanyan & John Morman
INVESTORS: Shield Capital, Conviction, In-Q-Tel (IQT) & Founders Fund
AMOUNT: $35,000,000
HQ: Burlingame, California
#VentureCapital #WatchtowerLabs #AkhilIyer #ShieldCapital #TradedVC