# Flox

> Flox is a Nix-based software environment platform that lets developers and platform teams declare, share, build and run reproducible toolchains across local development, CI and production. Its open source CLI works with FloxHub and a package catalog; paid Team and Enterprise plans add shared distribution, support and governance.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Ron Efroni (CEO and co-founder), Michael Brantley (CTO and co-founder)
- **Products:** Flox CLI, FloxHub, Flox Catalog, Flox for Teams, Flox Enterprise
- **Notable:** Launched Flox CLI 1.0 and FloxHub in March 2024., Reported more than 300 organizations using Flox in early 2025., Named to Redpoint’s InfraRed 100 in June 2025, according to Flox.

## Products & services

- **Flox CLI** — Open source command-line package and environment manager built on Nix; environments describe packages, variables, hooks and services. Version 1.0 launched in March 2024.
- **FloxHub** — Cloud service for publishing, sharing and versioning reusable software environments.
- **Flox Catalog** — Searchable catalog of prebuilt Nix-based packages and historical versions; private team catalogs support custom software.
- **Flox for Teams** — Shared package publishing, team environments and support; publicly listed at $20 per seat per month.
- **Flox Enterprise** — Custom deployments, curated catalogs, policy controls and packaging support, priced by agreement.
- **Build and Publish** — Build software into reproducible packages and publish them into organizational catalogs.
- **Kubernetes, Uncontained** — Imageless Kubernetes deployment pattern that references Flox environments and uses a node-local package cache.
- **CUDA package distribution** — Prebuilt CUDA toolkits, libraries and accelerated software distributed under NVIDIA licensing arrangements. Compatible host drivers remain necessary.
- **Agent skills: flox and floxify** — Agent instructions for defining environments for new projects or reconstructing dependencies in existing repositories; demonstrated publicly in October 2026.

## Achievements

- Launched Flox CLI 1.0 and FloxHub in March 2024.
- Reported more than 300 organizations using Flox in early 2025.
- Named to Redpoint’s InfraRed 100 in June 2025, according to Flox.
- Announced licensed CUDA binary distribution in September 2025.
- Raised a US$25 million Series B on September 25, 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 1 guide demonstrates flox and floxify agent skills with Claude Code on a FastAPI service and an existing Mastodon repository.
- **2026-09** — September 11 release article introduces flox run and secrets integrations for 1Password, HashiCorp Vault, OpenBao and Infisical in Flox v1.16.
- **2026-07** — July 29 announcement introduces native environment auto-activation.
- **2026-06** — June 1 Resolve AI case study describes staged local adoption, versioned environments and remaining activation friction.

## Links

- Website: https://flox.dev/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/floxdev/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/floxdevelopment
- GitHub: https://github.com/flox
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@floxdev

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Last updated: 2026-10-03