TotalSim

Name

TotalSim

Legal name

TotalSim LLC

Website

https://totalsim.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Project-Based Consulting: Time & Materials and Fixed Fee project engagements ranging from $8k to $150k, with average project cost around $20-25k. Covers CFD consulting, analysis, and engineering services.
2. Self-Service App Usage: Pay-per-run model for TS Apps (TS Aero, TS Auto, TS Truck, TS Fan) ranging from $225 to $2,000 per simulation run, with average around $400
3. Strategic Partnership: Long-term recurring fee partnerships (monthly, quarterly, or annually) ranging from $100k to $1M+, with average around $250k. Provides ongoing CFD support as integrated team extension.
4. CFD Support Contracts: Annual support contracts for OpenFOAM and TotalSim tools including training, updates, and direct user support. Pricing based on nominated number of users with 100 hours of training included.
5. Software Resale: Official reseller of Siemens STAR-CCM+ software, providing licensing and sales of the commercial CFD platform
6. Strategic Consulting: Onsite gap analysis and workflow strategy engagements starting from $8k+, average around $7.5k. Includes R&D best practices guidance and staff training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

TotalSim provides expert computational fluid dynamics (CFD) consulting and simulation services built on Siemens STAR-CCM+ and OpenFOAM, enhanced by its proprietary TotalSim Process. It sells self-service web-based CFD applications (TS Aero, TS Auto, TS Truck, TS Fan, TS Results) on a pay-per-run basis, resells STAR-CCM+ software, and delivers related CAE automation, training, HPC clusters, 3D scanning, physical testing, and CARB-certified aero device testing to enterprise engineering teams.

Product overview

TotalSim offers a unified portfolio of CFD simulation services and software tools. The core offering centers on CFD consulting services across eleven industries (aerospace, automotive, motorsports, commercial vehicles, marine, energy, consumer goods, chemical/process engineering, architectural systems, uncrewed systems, and data centers). TotalSim resells Siemens Simcenter STAR-CCM+ and provides support for OpenFOAM alongside its own proprietary TS Apps suite including TS Aero, TS Auto, TS Truck, TS Fan, and TS Results. The company also delivers Custom Software Development, CAE Automation, CFD Training, CFD IT Solutions including HPC Clusters (TSX 10-MC-48/96/192), 3D Scanning/Reverse Engineering, and Physical Testing services. Engagement models include project-based consulting, fixed-fee projects, strategic consulting, self-service apps/tools, long-term partnerships, and annual CFD support contracts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TS Apps: TotalSim's suite of self-service CFD simulation applications including TS Aero, TS Auto, TS Truck, TS Fan, and TS Results for various industry applications.

Products and services

• CFD Consulting Services Project-based CFD consulting engagements delivered by TotalSim's engineering team using STAR-CCM+, OpenFOAM, and the proprietary TotalSim Process to solve aerodynamics, thermal, and multiphysics challenges for enterprise engineering customers.
• Custom Software Development Bespoke CFD software development engagements that build simulations around specific test processes, correlate physical test results, and develop predictive performance tools tailored to individual client workflows.
• CAE Automation Computer-aided engineering automation services that streamline and standardize CFD workflows to deliver repeatable, faster simulation results for engineering teams.
• CFD Training Structured CFD training programs, including 100 hours of training included in annual OpenFOAM/TotalSim support contracts, designed to upskill customer engineering teams.
• 3D Scanning 3D scanning and reverse engineering services that capture physical geometry for use as input to CFD simulation workflows.
• Physical Testing Physical testing services that complement CFD simulation by providing validation data for correlation and model calibration.
• CARB CFD Testing Fixed-price California Air Resources Board (CARB) aero device certification testing at $9,500 per device, including CFD testing, data generation, and CARB application preparation for truck trailer skirts, tails, and gap devices.
• TS Aero App Self-service web-based aerospace CFD application enabling customers to upload CAD geometries, set simulation conditions, run aerodynamic simulations, and interpret results for aircraft and powered-lift vehicles.
• TS Auto App Self-service web-based automotive CFD application for aerodynamic analysis and design evaluation, allowing users to upload vehicle CAD, configure parameters, execute simulations, and analyze performance results.
• TS Truck App Self-service web application for commercial vehicle aerodynamic analysis, including truck-trailer configurations and CARB-compliant aero device testing, used for fuel economy and regulatory work.
• TS Fan App Self-service web-based CFD application for fan and rotating machinery performance analysis and optimization.
• TS Results App Web-based application for viewing and sharing final CFD simulation results, enabling collaborative review and analysis across distributed engineering teams.
• CFD IT Solutions (HPC Microcloud Clusters) CFD-oriented IT infrastructure solutions, including the TSX 10-MC series of HPC microcloud clusters (48-core, 96-core, and 192-core configurations) configured for CFD workload execution.
• Siemens Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Resale Licensing and resale of the Siemens STAR-CCM+ CFD software platform to enterprise customers, paired with TotalSim's consulting and implementation services as a Siemens Gold Expert channel partner.
• OpenFOAM CFD Support Annual support contracts for the open-source OpenFOAM CFD solver, providing TotalSim-proprietary enhancements, training hours, software updates, and direct user support optimized for automotive and motorsports applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Net Promoter Score of 88 exceeds industry average of 67
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• Siemens Digital Industries SoftwarecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 28 February 2024Official channel partner and Gold Expert reseller of STAR-CCM+ CFD software. TotalSim leverages over 20 years of experience with STAR-CCM+ to provide unmatched expertise and support to clients. Partnership enables resale of Simcenter STAR-CCM+ software suite.
• TotalSim UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company based in Brackley, England serving global clients. TotalSim US was started as natural replacement for Advantage CFD consultancy that operated as part of Honda Formula 1 team until 2006. Together providing decades of engineering experience across racing, aerospace, energy, and marine industries worldwide.
• AltaSim TechnologiesstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with multiphysics experts to meet unique design and production needs for Electric Vehicles. Combined teams form single-source engineering solution for modeling, simulation, and testing of EV vehicle aspects.
• GoFly (Boeing-sponsored)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoeing-sponsored competition to create revolutionary personal flyer technology. TotalSim created specialized web app based on TS Aero for vertical takeoff vehicles to help competing teams design and optimize their vehicles for $2M in prize money.
• Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership providing remote supercomputing capabilities with access to over 30,000 cores of computing power. TotalSim configures customized desktop environments with required software for customer use. Pay-per-use model for engineering simulation.
• Ohio Third Frontier - AweSim ProgramstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner of $6 million public-private partnership. AweSim is a program of Ohio Supercomputer Center and OARnet providing simulation-driven design solutions to Ohio manufacturers. TotalSim continues as AweSim Expert.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ANSYS: ANSYS is the dominant commercial CFD/CAE software vendor (Fluent, CFX). It competes with TotalSim's consulting practice by selling end-to-end simulation platforms directly to the same automotive, aerospace, and energy customers.
• Siemens Digital Industries Software: Siemens develops STAR-CCM+, the core CFD platform TotalSim resells and consults on. As the underlying software vendor, Siemens is both a partner and the largest indirect competitor whose direct sales force can bypass channel partners for major accounts.
• Dassault Systèmes (SIMULIA): Dassault's SIMULIA portfolio (including PowerFLOW, ex-Exa) competes head-on in automotive aerodynamics and aeroacoustics CFD. It targets the same automotive OEMs and motorsports customers as TotalSim with broader PLM-integrated simulation.
• Altair Engineering: Altair offers ultraFluidX (the Lattice Boltzmann solver TotalSim integrated in 2024) along with broader CAE software. It overlaps with TotalSim on automotive external aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, and structural simulation.
• Hexagon (MSC Software): Hexagon's MSC Software unit provides CAE solutions (Adams, Actran, Cradle) overlapping with CFD-adjacent multiphysics simulation. It competes for engineering services budgets at automotive and aerospace manufacturers.

Direct peers

• Convergent Science: Convergent Science develops the CONVERGE CFD solver with adaptive mesh refinement, targeting engine combustion and reacting flows. It is a direct commercial CFD software competitor pursuing similar automotive and motorsports engineering customers.
• Ricardo: Ricardo is a global engineering services firm with deep automotive powertrain and vehicle engineering consulting, including CFD and simulation services. It is comparable to TotalSim as a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy serving automotive OEMs.
• AVL List: AVL is a major automotive engineering services and simulation tools provider, with CFD, CAE, and powertrain expertise. Comparable to TotalSim in targeting automotive and motorsports engineering simulation outsourcing.

Emerging players

• Beta CAE Systems: Beta CAE provides pre-/post-processing and CFD workflow tools (ANSA, META) used alongside STAR-CCM+ and OpenFOAM. Comparable as a CFD ecosystem vendor in the same simulation value chain as TotalSim's TS Results app.

Regional players

• Moffatt & Nichol: Moffatt & Nichol is a large engineering consultancy providing CFD-led marine, coastal, and infrastructure simulation. Comparable as a domain-specialized engineering CFD consultancy covering some of TotalSim's marine and architectural systems work.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TotalSimUS
• Xx.com/totalsim

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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