Requests for Startups
Sovereignty gaps: capabilities a sovereign state is expected to possess which the United States has lost, never built, or quietly outsourced. This memo solicits founders to close them.
REQUESTS FOR STARTUPSAUGUST 2026 SOLICITATION NO. RFS-001SAN FRANCISCO SOVEREIGNTY GAPS STATUS OF THIS MEMO This memo solicits founders. It identifies capabilities a sovereign state is expected to possess which the United States has lost, never built, or quietly outsourced. It is a follow-up to the original Sovereignty Gaps piece [0]. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. [0] x.com/AbhayVenkatesh1/status/2082252761929044140 ABSTRACT A sovereignty gap is a function the American state should be able to perform but cannot. Some gaps are visible from orbit: we do not enrich our own…
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