ESI Group - About the company
ESI Group is an acquired company based in Paris (France), founded in 1973. It operates as a Provider of design and simulation software. ESI Group has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 55 active competitors, including 8 funded and 19 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Altair, ZWSOFT and dSPACE.
Company Details
Provider of design and simulation software. It provides virtual prototyping software to industrial manufacturers. It offers a broad range of software and services for product and process development. Its product portfolio includes simulation software for complete manufacturing processes for casting simulation, sheet metal forming simulation, friction welding simulation, and assembly. It caters to aerospace, defense, marine, electronics and consumer goods, energy, power, ground transportation, and heavy industry machinery sectors.
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- 2 CHAWLEY PARK,CUMNOR HILL,OXFORD,OXFORDSHIRE,UNITED KINGDOM,OX2 9GG
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1973
Location
Paris, France
Stage
Acquired
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
6th among 55 active competitors
Employee Count
1,499 as on May 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Keysight (Jun 28, 2023)
Legal entities associated with ESI Group
ESI Group is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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ESI SPIRGTS CIN: 42403034515 , Latvia, Active | Dec 14, 2013 | €0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | 3 (As on Dec 31, 2022) | - |
ESI UK LIMITED CIN: 4273597 , United Kingdom, Active | Aug 19, 2001 | £1M - £10M (As on Dec 31, 2024) | 18 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | |
ESI SOFTWARE (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2004PTC033353 , India, Active | Feb 11, 2004 | ₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 197 (As on Feb 29, 2024) |
ESI Group's acquisition details
ESI Group got acquired by Keysight on Jun 28, 2023.
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ESI Group's funding and investors
ESI Group has raised funding over 26 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2009. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Sep 01, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. ESI Group has 5 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of ESI Group:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Sep 01, 2021 | 6702583 | Grant (prize money) | 8484820 | 4710742 | 1747897 | 4689296 |
Aug 01, 2021 | 9474431 | Grant (prize money) | 3059356 | 7164412 | 3207177 | |
Apr 01, 2021 | 7461604 | Grant (prize money) | 5718317 | 3500708 | 7485816 |
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ESI Group's founders and board of directors
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ESI Group has 1,499 employees as of May 26. Here is ESI Group's employee count trend over the years:
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ESI Group's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of ESI Group include Altair, ZWSOFT and dSPACE. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of ESI Group, 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 | Provider of engineering tools for developing and testing mechatronic control systems | - | 59/100 | ||
4th | Gamma Technologies 1994, Westmont (United States), Late Stage | Develops CAE software for systems simulation across different industries | - | 58/100 | |
5th | Cloud-based simulation software | $60.3M | 58/100 | ||
6th | Provider of design and simulation software | - | 51/100 | ||
7th |  OnScale 2018, Redwood City (United States), Acquired | Provider of plug-in solutions for computer-aided engineering design services | $18.1M | 48/100 | |
8th |  nTop 2015, New York City (United States), Series D | Developer of computational design software for engineering teams | $133M | 46/100 | |
9th | Comet Solutions 2001, Albuquerque (United States), Acquired | Provider of simulation software for product development | $21.2M | 43/100 | |
10th | System-level modelling and analysis tools | - | 42/100 |
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ESI Group's Investments and acquisitions
ESI Group has not made any investments yet. ESI Group has made 11 acquisitions.Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Feb 27, 2017 | Acquisition | 1990 | Versailles (France) | |
Feb 08, 2016 | Acquisition | 1997 | Milpitas (United States) | |
Jan 06, 2016 | Acquisition | 1990 | Dresden (Germany) |
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News related to ESI Group
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ESI Group and China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd. join forces on intelligent simulationBusiness Wire•Dec 18, 2024•CAERI, ESI Group
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CMG Announces Appointment of Alex Davern to the Board of DirectorsGlobeNewswire•May 23, 2024•CMG, ESI Group, Canonical
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ESI Group partners with Aberdeen Strategy and Research to present “Shift Left” insights on Virtual PrototypingBusiness Wire•May 03, 2024•ESI Group, Aberdeen
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ESI Group collaborates with Aberdeen Strategy and Research to unveil “Shift Left” perspectives on virtual prototypingBusiness Wire•May 02, 2024•ESI Group, Aberdeen
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ESI Group Collaborates with Aberdeen Strategy on Virtual PrototypingDigital Engineering•May 02, 2024•ESI Group, Aberdeen
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ESI Group and FAW-Volkswagen TE Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance Automotive Intelligent Simulation TechnologyBusiness Wire•Apr 02, 2024•ESI Group, FAW Group Corporation, Volkswagen China
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Keysight Announces Launch of Cash Tender Offer for Remaining Shares of ESI GroupBusiness Wire•Dec 01, 2023•Keysight, ESI Group
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