Dive Solutions

About Dive Solutions

Dive Solutions provides cloud-native Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) software, enabling manufacturing enterprises to simulate complex fluid dynamics and streamline product development. Founded in Berlin, Germany, in 2018, the company's origins trace back to 2014 when co-founders Maik Störmer and Pierre Sabrowski, alongside Johannes Gutekunst, developed an in-house particle-based simulation code during a joint research project. Felix Wein was the final addition to the founding team, bringing experience from Siemens gas turbines. Pierre Sabrowski serves as CEO, and Maik Störmer is the CFO.

The company operates on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, offering browser-based access to its platform. This eliminates the need for on-premise hardware installation and maintenance. Revenue is generated based on the consumption of core hours, which are calculated by the number of GPU cores used during simulations. Dive Solutions primarily serves engineering teams in the automotive, industrial machinery, and electronics sectors, with major clients including the BMW Group and ZF. The company has customers in over 15 countries and has expanded its presence with an office in Boston to target the North American market.

Dive's core product is a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation software that utilizes a mesh-free method called Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH). This technology is particularly effective for simulating scenarios that are challenging for traditional grid-based methods, such as free-surface flows, multiphase flows, and the interaction of fluids with complex moving geometries. Specific applications include analyzing gearbox lubrication, fuel tank sloshing, electric motor cooling, and dispensing systems. The platform is built on a scalable cloud High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure, offering fast simulation setups and enabling engineers to access data and collaborate from anywhere. To support its growth and platform expansion, the company secured $10 million in a Series A funding round led by the D. E. Shaw Group.