Speculative Technologies

Founded 2023

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Speculative Technologies is riffing on the DARPA model to design, fund, and coordinate ambitious research programs that shift the impossible to the inevitable.

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Ben Reinhardt

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Ben Reinhardt publishes "Rounds, SAFEs, and Glory" on applying VC mechanics to…

Essay from a recent colloquium session proposes concrete tools—philanthropic SAFEs, diligence standards, impact portfolios—to redirect more capital toward high-risk, non-profit research.

Fundingblog.spec.tech6d ago

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Ben Reinhardt co-authors Macroscience debate on National Labs vs. new science institutions

Reinhardt and Dan Recht argue that National Labs are structurally ill-suited to fill the role of FROs or X-Labs, and that meaningful reform comes through competition, not mandate.

Fundingmacroscience.org27d ago

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Ben Reinhardt proposes "Hardcore Institute of Technology" in response to Space Academy…

Reinhardt's new blog post uses the White House's US Space Academy executive order as a springboard to pitch a research-lab-first model for elite technical training in space, materials, and manufacturing.

Funding2 months ago

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