Company profile
FLUX
AI-powered platform for designing Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs).
- Category
- Enterprise software
- Headquarters
- Japan
- Sells to
- Mixed
- Business model
- Freemium, SaaS subscription, Usage-based API
- Deployment
- Cloud / SaaS
- Pricing
- Tiered subscription with usage-based AI units (ACUs) · from $20/mo · free tier
- Builds own models
- No — builds on existing models
- Modalities
- Other
What FLUX does
Flux is an AI enablement partner providing end-to-end services for designing Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). It offers a browser-based platform that allows users to design PCBs with AI, facilitating real-time collaboration and eliminating the need for installation. The platform aims to simplify hardware design, enabling users to quickly plan and execute projects with AI assistance. Flux offers various plans, including free access for public projects and paid tiers for private projects, AI chat, and advanced features like project import from other design tools.
Key capabilities
- AI chat and task completion
- Browser-based
- Real-time collaboration
- No install
- KiCad part import
- Altium & Cadence project import
- Shared team workspace
- Centralized billing
- Hidden workspaces
- Enhanced privacy & security
- Advanced export formats (JEP30)
- SOC2 compliance
- SLA (2 hr response time, 24 hr unblock time)
- Security audits
- Vendor signup
- Invoiced billing
Use cases
- Design low-power environmental sensor nodes
- Design portable speaker/boombox systems
- Design handheld digital thermometers & data loggers
- Design compact (FOC) brushless DC motor driver boards
- Design 1S Li-ion power modules
- Design constant-current LED buck drivers
- Design with Wifi and Bluetooth connectivity
- Design with USB-C (data) and USB to UART
- Design with PWM/analog dim input
- Design with CAN, I2C, SPI interfaces
- Design with LoRaWan and Zigbee connectivity
- Design with USB-C (5V) and USB-C PD (12V) power inputs
- Design with 5 VDC, 12 VDC, 24 VDC barrel jack inputs
- Design with solar power input
- Design with single-cell Li-ion/LiPo battery power
- Design with multi-cell Li-ion/LiPo battery power
- Design with 2x AA batteries power
AI approach
Flux uses AI for PCB design, offering AI chat and AI workflows. It aims to be an 'AI hardware engineer' that plans and explains tasks.
Tech named: AI chat, AI workflows
Industries served
- Consumer use
- Industrial applications
- Automotive applications
What it says sets it apart
- AI hardware engineer capabilities
- Browser-based platform
- Real-time collaboration
- No installation required
- Simplifies complex hardware design
Funding rounds we track
8VC, Bain Capital Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures
From the AI funding tracker — rounds as reported by the linked publications.
This profile was compiled from FLUX's own public pages in July 2026 and reflects what the company states about itself — not an endorsement or an independent audit of those claims. Facts are extracted with AI and filtered by an automated check that drops any named product, customer or certification missing from the source pages. Full method. Something out of date? Tell us.