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dSPACE - About the company
dSPACE is a funded company based in Paderborn (Germany), founded in 1988 by Herbert Hanselmann. It operates as a Provider of engineering tools for developing and testing mechatronic control systems. dSPACE has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 85 active competitors, including 18 funded and 20 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Altair, ZWSOFT and Corelight.
Company Details
DSPACE is a provider of engineering tools for developing and testing mechatronic control systems. The product offerings include ControlDesk and features as rapid control prototyping, ECU measurement, application, and diagnostics, etc, Automotive Simulation Models and features as electronic component simulation, driving dynamics simulation, etc and other hardware products. The sectors using the products are the automotive industry, autonomous driving, aerospace, electric motors, etc.
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- Email ID
- *****@dspace.de
- Phone Number
- +49 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1988
Location
Paderborn, Germany
Stage
Funding Raised
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
5th among 85 active competitors
Annual Revenue
€100M - €500M as on Dec 31, 2024
Employee Count
1,818 as on Aug 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with dSPACE
dSPACE is associated with 4 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Dspace Gmbh CIN: HRB1439 , Germany, Active | Nov 26, 1987 | €100M - €500M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - | |
DSPACE INDIA SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U62013KA2023FTC171054 , India, Active | Mar 10, 2023 | ₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | - | |
Dspace Digital Signal Processing And Control Engineering Gmbh CIN: HRB1439 , Germany, Active | Nov 26, 1987 | €100M - €500M (As on Dec 31, 2019) | - | |
DSPACE INC. CIN: 383004628 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 121 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
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dSPACE's funding and investors
dSPACE has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 01, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Jan 10, 2017 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. dSPACE has 1 institutional investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of dSPACE:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jan 10, 2017 | 2630176 | Grant (prize money) | 5395908 | 3457757 | 3748411 | 3148904 |
Jan 01, 2015 | 9448731 | Grant (prize money) | 2437097 | 6398113 | 9992699 |
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dSPACE's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of dSPACE is Herbert Hanselmann. Martin Goetzeler is the CEO of dSPACE.
Here are the details of dSPACE's key team members:
- Herbert Hanselmann: Founder of dSPACE.
- Martin Goetzeler: CEO of dSPACE.
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dSPACE's employee count trend
dSPACE has 1,818 employees as of Aug 26. Here is dSPACE's employee count trend over the years:
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dSPACE's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of dSPACE include Altair, ZWSOFT and Corelight. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of dSPACE, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Altair 1985, Troy (United States), Acquired | Provider of enterprise software for simulation, data analytics, AI, and HPC | $35.1M | 77/100 | |
2nd | Provider of CAD/CAM software solutions | $31.4M | 70/100 | ||
3rd | Corelight 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Provider of criminal intelligence andd analytics platform for public safety | $310M | 64/100 | |
4th | Developer of an AI platform for manufacturing process optimization and control | $17.2M | 59/100 | ||
5th | Provider of engineering tools for developing and testing mechatronic control systems | - | 59/100 | ||
6th | Gamma Technologies 1994, Westmont (United States), Late Stage | Develops CAE software for systems simulation across different industries | - | 58/100 | |
7th | Cloud-based simulation software | $60.3M | 58/100 | ||
8th |  Flow Labs 2018, Oakland (United States), Series B | AI-enabled platform offering suite of traffic control and analytics solutions | $14.5M | 57/100 | |
9th | Provider of design and simulation software | - | 51/100 | ||
10th |  OnScale 2018, Redwood City (United States), Acquired | Provider of plug-in solutions for computer-aided engineering design services | $18.1M | 48/100 |
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dSPACE's Investments and acquisitions
dSPACE has made 1 investment in Neurocat and acquired dissecto and Understand.Here is the list of these investments and acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Dec 09, 2025 | Acquisition | 2022 | Regensburg (Germany) | |
Oct 27, 2021 | Investments | 2017 | Berlin (Germany) | |
Jul 16, 2019 | Acquisition | 2016 | Berlin (Germany) |
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News related to dSPACE
Filter this listMedia has covered dSPACE for a total of 11 events in the last 1 year, 5 of them have been about company updates and 3 about partnerships.
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Beamr's ML-Safe Video Data Technology Now Available on the RTMaps AI StoreGlobeNewswire•Jul 10, 2026•Intempora, Beamr, dSPACE
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dSPACE Joins SDVerse to Accelerate Development of Software-defined VehiclesBusiness Wire•Feb 24, 2026•SDVerse, dSPACE
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dSPACE & MathWorks expand partnership to speed up autonomous driving simulationTelematics Wire•Feb 04, 2026•dSPACE
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Dspace Brings Omnivision Camera Models Into Aurelion To Boost Adas And Autonomous Driving SimulationTelematics Wire•Dec 17, 2025•OmniVision, dSPACE
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Mastering Complexity & Increasing Efficiency: CES 2026: dSPACE Demonstrates Test and AI Solutions for SDV DevelopmentBusiness Wire India•Dec 17, 2025•dSPACE
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dSPACE Acquires Dissecto for Cybersecurity Solutions in Embedded SystemsStartup Log•Dec 09, 2025•dissecto, dSPACE
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dSPACE Unveils Compact Simulator for Radar-Based Driver Assistance Systems Testingeverything RF•Nov 24, 2025•dSPACE
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