When was dSPACE founded?

dSPACE was founded in 1988 and raised its 1st funding round 27 years after it was founded.

Where is dSPACE located?

dSPACE is headquartered in Paderborn, Germany.

How many employees does dSPACE have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at dSPACE is 1792.

Is dSPACE a funded company?

dSPACE is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jan 01, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of dSPACE?

dSPACE's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Jan 10, 2017, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Manufacturing Tech. In Germany, the Manufacturing Tech sector has seen $1.58B in funding in 2026 to date.

What is the annual revenue of dSPACE?

Annual revenue of dSPACE is between €100M and €500M as on Dec 31, 2024

Where does dSPACE rank among its competitors?

dSPACE ranks 3rd amongst 50 active competitors, of which 6 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was nTop, which secured an undisclosed amount in Sep, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of dSPACE?

dSPACE's top competitors include Altair, ZWSOFT and SimScale. Among them, nTop secured the most recent funding round in September, 2024.

dSPACE - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

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.

Website: www.dspace.com/en/pub/home.cfm
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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

Grant (prize money), Jan 10, 2017, $*****

Investors

Europa

Ranked

3^rd among 50 active competitors

Annual Revenue

€100M - €500M as on Dec 31, 2024

Employee Count

1,792 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

dissecto & 2 more

Similar Companies

Altair & 54 more

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dSPACE is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Dspace Digital Signal Processing And Control Engineering Gmbh CIN: HRB1439 , Germany, Active	Nov 26, 1987	€100M - €500M (As on Dec 31, 2019)	-
DSPACE INDIA SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U62013KA2023FTC171054 , India, Active	Mar 10, 2023	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
Dspace Gmbh CIN: HRB1439 , Germany, Active	Nov 26, 1987	€100M - €500M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
DSPACE INC. CIN: 383004628 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	121 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

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
Jan 10, 2017	9987935	Grant (prize money)	9770146	8971724	6427412	5065733
Jan 01, 2015	9202762	Grant (prize money)	4070054	4292486	2544174	Europa

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The 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 1,792 employees as of May 26. Here is dSPACE's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of dSPACE include Altair, ZWSOFT and SimScale. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of dSPACE, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Altair 1985, Troy (United States), Acquired	Provider of enterprise software for simulation, data analytics, AI, and HPC	$35.1M	General Atlantic, Shefa Capital & 3 others	82/100
2nd	ZWSOFT 1998, Tianhe (China), Series B	Provider of CAD/CAM software solutions	$31.4M	Fortune Capital, China Internet Investment Fund ... & 5 others	70/100
3rd	dSPACE 1988, Paderborn (Germany), Funding Raised	Provider of engineering tools for developing and testing mechatronic control systems	-	Europa	59/100
4th	SimScale 2012, Munich (Germany), Series C	Cloud-based simulation software	$60.3M	Insight Partners, HTGF & 13 others	58/100
5th	Gamma Technologies 1994, Westmont (United States), Late Stage	Develops CAE software for systems simulation across different industries	-	Insight Partners, Cove Hill Partners & 3 others	58/100
6th	ESI Group 1973, Paris (France), Acquired	Provider of design and simulation software	-	NextStage AM, Nextstage & 3 others	51/100
7th	Comet Solutions 2001, Albuquerque (United States), Acquired	Provider of simulation software for product development	$21.2M	Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Athenian Venture Partners ... & 4 others	48/100
8th	OnScale 2018, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Provider of plug-in solutions for computer-aided engineering design services	$18.1M	Intel Capital, Gradient Ventures & 15 others	48/100
9th	nTop 2015, New York City (United States), Series D	Developer of computational design software for engineering teams	$133M	Tiger Global Management, Insight Partners ... & 14 others	46/100
10th	Maplesoft 1988, Waterloo (Canada), Acquired	System-level modelling and analysis tools	-	Europa	42/100

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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
Dec 09, 2025	Acquisition	dissecto	2022	Regensburg (Germany)
Oct 27, 2021	Investments	Neurocat	2017	Berlin (Germany)
Jul 16, 2019	Acquisition	Understand	2016	Berlin (Germany)