about felux

We believe it’s time the steel industry had tools as strong and resilient as the material itself

From the skyscrapers that reach for the clouds to the bridges that connect our world, steel is the silent force behind all modern progress. Yet, this essential industry still operates on tools from the last century.

ILLUMINATING A PATH FORWARD

The industry that built the modern world deserves to operate in it

Our name is our mission

Fe (Iron) + Lux (Light),
To Illuminate The Path Forward For Steel

We build the intelligent tools that connect makers and suppliers to the data, insights, and opportunities they need to build faster, smarter, and more profitably.

Our Values

Our Code Runs Deep

At Felux, our values are more than words—they’re the framework we build, break, and grow on. Every decision, every line of code, and every product we ship is guided by the same principles that shape the future of steel.

Radical Debate, Zero Ego
Brutally honest feedback—delivered with respect and received with curiosity.
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Own the Outcome
Accountability from idea to impact.
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Build, Break, Learn
We move fast, run experiments, and stay on the leading edge.
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Code Is a Shared Compass
Everyone knows the code, everyone improves it.
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Customer-Obsessed Craftsmanship
We give a sh*t about users and hold insanely high standards for what they touch.
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Our Values

Our Code Runs Deep

At Felux, our values are more than words - they’re the framework we build, break, and grow on. Every decision, every line of code, and every product we ship is guided by the same principles that shape the future of steel.

Build, Break, Learn
We move fast, run experiments, and stay on the leading edge.
a train on a bridge over a mountain range
Code Is a Shared Compass
Everyone knows the code, everyone improves it.
a group of people sitting on a bridge looking at a city
Radical Debate, Zero Ego
Brutally honest feedback—delivered with respect and received with curiosity.
a group of people sitting on grass looking at the stars
Customer-Obsessed Craftsmanship
We give a sh*t about users and hold insanely high standards for what they touch.
a man taking a picture of a building
Own the Outcome
Accountability from idea to impact.
a road leading to a city
a century of innovation

Why We're Here

We’re creating digital tools that empower the makers, suppliers, and innovators who move this industry forward.

01.

An Industry of Grit & Spreadsheets

We saw a disconnect. The steel industry - the backbone of America - was running on fragmented systems. It was a Ferrari engine stuck in a horse cart. Paper tickets, buried emails, and tribal knowledge were slowing down the very people who move our world forward.

02.

On A Mission to Illuminate

We founded Felux with a name and a purpose. Fe (Iron) + Lux (Light). Our mission was clear from day one: bring the steel industry's data out of the dark and connect its legacy to a digital future. The 'X' in our logo represents this intersection of steel and technology.

03.

Learning by Doing

We didn't start by building software in a vacuum. We got in the trenches. By operating marketplaces and brokerages, we moved over $600M in steel and learned the industry from the inside out. We built trust and saw the real bottleneck: the chaos of the quoting process itself.

04.

From the Outside-In to the Inside-Out

We realized the biggest opportunity wasn't to build another layer on top of a broken system. It was to fix the system from within. To give suppliers the tool they desperately needed but never had: a purpose-built operating system designed for their workflows, not ours.

05.

Today: Your Digital Brain

Welcome to Felux. The culmination of everything we’ve learned. It’s an AI-powered operating system that turns your team's inbox into an intelligent command center. It learns from your work, automates the noise, and gives your team the clarity to win. This isn’t a marketplace. It's your unfair advantage.

WHY WE’RE DOING THIS

The Material That Built the Modern World

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01.

An Industry of Grit & Spreadsheets

We saw a disconnect. The steel industry—the backbone of America—was running on fragmented systems. It was a Ferrari engine stuck in a horse cart. Paper tickets, buried emails, and tribal knowledge were slowing down the very people who move our world forward.

03.

Learning by Doing

We didn't start by building software in a vacuum. We got in the trenches. By operating marketplaces and brokerages, we moved over $600M in steel and learned the industry from the inside out. We built trust and saw the real bottleneck: the chaos of the quoting process itself.

02.

A Mission to Illuminate

We founded Felux with a name and a purpose. Fe (Iron) + Lux (Light). Our mission was clear from day one: bring the steel industry's data out of the dark and connect its legacy to a digital future. The 'X' in our logo represents this intersection of steel and technology.

04.

From the Outside-In to the Inside-Out

We realized the biggest opportunity wasn't to build another layer on top of a broken system. It was to fix the system from within. To give suppliers the tool they desperately needed but never had: a purpose-built operating system designed for their workflows, not ours.

the felux manifesto

We believe steel shouldn’t be stuck in spreadsheets, emails, and disconnected systems.

We believe every steel service center—no matter the size—deserves the power of enterprise-grade technology and AI, without the enterprise bloat.

We believe sales teams should spend less time digging for old quotes and more time closing new ones. That operations should run on clarity, not chaos.

Felux.ai is built to transform the way the steel industry works—from fragmented workflows to fully connected intelligence.

We turn inboxes into CRMs. We turn past RFQs into insights. We turn relationships into revenue.

This isn’t a marketplace.
This is your system of record.
Your digital brain.
Your unfair advantage.


Built by the Felux team.
Designed for the people who run the industry.

team

A Mix Of Tech And Steel Experts

The team behind your new system of action.

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Full name
Job title
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Dallas Hogensen
CEO
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Sarah Sherwood
Product Manager
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Sree Patlola
Head of Engineering
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Carson Tillison
Founding Engineer
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Chris Surran
Founding Engineer
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Ryan Dunlap
VP of Operations
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Czar Tarr
Director of Logistics
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Sarah Varner
Logistics Division Manager
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Kevin Bourne
Logistics Account Executive
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Connor Keeley
Logistics Account Executive
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Casey Timko
Senior Accountant

Future You

Doing Cool Sh*t...

We're hiring!

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