Best Startups & VC Tools (2026)
The top startups & vc tools on Flux, ranked by Flux Score and community signal. 21 tools compared — vote to move them up the board.
Alibaba Qwen
Alibaba's open-weight Qwen model family
Chemix
Generative AI battery design and chemistry optimization
Cognition
Maker of the autonomous AI software engineer Devin
Cradle
Generative AI protein engineering for the lab
d-Matrix
In-memory compute for AI inference
Etched
Transformer-specific AI inference ASIC
Even Realities G2
Minimalist AI display glasses
General Fusion
Magnetized target fusion with mechanical compression
Glean
AI-powered enterprise work assistant
Lightmatter
Photonic computing and interconnect for AI
Lila Sciences
Autonomous AI 'science factories' for scientific superintelligence
Merge Labs
Ultrasound-based non-invasive brain interface
Moonshot AI
Chinese lab behind the Kimi models
Paradromics
High-data-rate implantable brain-computer interface
Proxima Fusion
Quasi-isodynamic stellarators for commercial fusion
SambaNova Systems
Reconfigurable dataflow AI systems
Science Corp
Neural interfaces and a retinal-implant vision prosthesis
Xaira Therapeutics
AI-first drug discovery built on generative biology
Anduril Industries
Autonomous defense systems and Lattice OS
Apex
Productized satellite buses delivered like an off-the-shelf catalog item.
Impulse Space
Maker of orbital transfer vehicles that move satellites from drop-off to their final orbit.