Analysis
FM Invest's own read of the verified dataset — the frontier ranked and compared. Computed from the data; no ratings, no recommendations.
The frontier race, by field
How far each field's frontier has actually been verified — the leader, the furthest verified stage, and where its companies sit on the 0–5 ladder.
Small Modular Reactors
05
Leader CNNC Frontier 4.5 / 5
Quantum Computing
05
Leader IonQ Frontier 4.0 / 5
Nuclear Fusion
05
Leader Helion Energy Frontier 4.0 / 5
Humanoid Robots
05
Leader UBTECH Robotics Frontier 4.0 / 5
Autonomous Driving
05
Leader Waymo Frontier 4.0 / 5
Solid-State Batteries
05
Leader ProLogium Frontier 4.0 / 5
Reusable Rockets
05
Leader SpaceX Frontier 4.0 / 5
Frontier AI
05
Leader OpenAI Frontier 4.0 / 5
Satellite Internet & Direct-to-Cell
05
Leader AST SpaceMobile Frontier 4.0 / 5
Leading-Edge Chips
05
Leader Intel Frontier 3.5 / 5
Brain-Computer Interfaces
05
Leader Neuracle Frontier 3.0 / 5
AI Data Centers
05
Leader Amazon (AWS) Frontier 3.0 / 5
Air Taxis (eVTOL)
05
Leader Joby Aviation Frontier 3.0 / 5
Carbon Removal (DAC)
05
Leader Occidental (1PointFive) Frontier 3.0 / 5
Commercial Space Stations
05
Leader Vast Frontier 2.5 / 5
Furthest along
Every actor with a verified stage, ranked across all fields by demonstrated technical progress (ties broken by Tech Score).
1
CNNC —
Small Modular Reactors 4.5 / 5
60 2 Oklo OKLO
Small Modular Reactors 4.0 / 5
87 3 Helion Energy —
Nuclear Fusion 4.0 / 5
87 4 Waymo —
Autonomous Driving 4.0 / 5
87 5 SpaceX SPCX
Reusable Rockets 4.0 / 5
87 6 OpenAI —
Frontier AI 4.0 / 5
84 7 GE Vernova Hitachi GEV Diversified
Small Modular Reactors 4.0 / 5
76 8 IonQ IONQ
Quantum Computing 4.0 / 5
76 9 Xcimer Energy —
Nuclear Fusion 4.0 / 5
76 10 Pacific Fusion —
Nuclear Fusion 4.0 / 5
76 11 AST SpaceMobile ASTS
Satellite Internet & Direct-to-Cell 4.0 / 5
70 12 Rosatom —
Small Modular Reactors 4.0 / 5
66 Computed from the verified dataset — facts, not advice. Verified stage and Tech Score are FM-defined and never a recommendation.