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Who invested in SimScale

4 rounds we have observed, with the 10 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$29Mraised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources

Latest round
Series C, $29MOct 2021
Investors
10
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20132015201720192021
?Seed?Seed?Series A$29MSeries C
First round
Seed
Feb 2013
Biggest round
$29M
Series C · Oct 2021
Usual gap between rounds
21 months
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Oct 2021
  2. Dec 2015
    Series AAmount undisclosed2 new1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  3. Nov 2014
    SeedAmount undisclosed2 new1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  4. Feb 2013
    SeedAmount undisclosed2 new

    Reported by finsmes.com

Founders and team

From SimScale's own website: 4 founders, 6 on the team.

David HeinyCEO & Co-founder, SimScale
Vincenz DölleCOO & Co-founder, SimScale
Alexander FischerCo-founder & Product Manager, SimScale
Johannes ProbstCo-founder, SimScale
  • Alfred SaadChief Customer Officer, SimScale
  • John WebsterVP Marketing, SimScale
  • Jon WildeVP Product Management, SimScale
  • Mariano BarriosVP Engineering, SimScale
  • Antonio RadenićBattery System Engineer at Rimac Automobili
  • Markus LempkeComputational Designer at Siemens Energy

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

Union Square VenturesVC firm2rounds
Bayern KapitalGovernment2rounds
Insight PartnersVC firm1round
Drive CapitalVC firm1round
Palm Drive CapitalVC firm1round
Vsquared VenturesVC firm1round
Axel BicharaAngel1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list SimScale as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

10x FoundersVC firmPer its own site
MagneticVC firmPer its own site
Magnetic Capital (Single Family Office)Family officePer its own site
Yamaha Music InnovationsCorporate VCPer its own site

Quick answers about SimScale

Who invested in SimScale?

SimScale's investors include Earlybird Venture Capital, Union Square Ventures, Bayern Kapital, Insight Partners and High-Tech Gruenderfonds, and 5 more on record.

How much has SimScale raised?

SimScale has raised $29M across 4 rounds since 2013. 3 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did SimScale last raise?

SimScale's most recent round was a Series C of $29M in Oct 2021.

What was SimScale's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $29M in Oct 2021, is also its largest on record.

Who backed SimScale first?

SimScale's first round on record, in Feb 2013, was backed by High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital.

What stage is SimScale at?

SimScale's latest named round is a Series C, in Oct 2021.

Where is SimScale based?

SimScale is based in Germany.

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