Launch HN: Consus (YC F24) builds ITAR-compliant LLM gateway for aerospace and defense
ericmags · hn · 2026-10-13
Consus (YC F24) launched on Hacker News as an LLM gateway that routes AI requests to infrastructure compliant with ITAR and CUI requirements for companies handling sensitive data.
- It recently completed a FedRAMP equivalency audit against all 410 FedRAMP High controls, the strictest US government baseline for sensitive unclassified cloud data and a prerequisite for processing CUI.
- Founder Eric previously launched national security payloads at SpaceX and was an early employee at Castelion; he argues aerospace and defense firms are rationally afraid of ITAR violations, training-on-data risks, and failed cyber assessments — one satellite maker he worked with bans AI tools entirely.
- The product is a compliant inference layer that plugs into any AI tool or workflow, positioned like an OpenRouter for regulated industries.
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