PlasmaSolve

What PlasmaSolve does

PlasmaSolve s.r.o. is a Brno-based private technology company founded in 2016 that combines physics simulation, chemistry simulation, machine learning, data mining, and material characterization to build digital twin models for plasma-powered technologies and materials science. The company serves industrial businesses operating PVD (physical vapor deposition), PECVD (plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition), and ion source equipment, helping them improve equipment performance, develop new coating processes, and retrofit existing systems. Its core technical capabilities extend to simulation-guided design of gas conversion reactors and satellite electric propulsion systems, including ECR (electron cyclotron resonance) ion sources operating at very low pressures for air-breathing propulsion applications.

The company's revenue is generated through three streams: specialized consultancy services (the historical core business), MatSight software licenses (a simulation software product launched in 2023 delivering digital twin Apps for PVD, PECVD, and ion sources to early-adopter companies), and applied research grants (public co-funding from EU and Czech programs such as Horizon 2020, TAČR, IraSME, and M-era.net, which the company states comprises only a minor portion of annual turnover). The MatSight software platform represents a strategic shift toward a recurring, scalable product model that packages the company's proprietary simulation IP, including a database of vacuum arc erosion rates and computationally efficient coater-scale plasma models validated on industrial coatings such as ta-C and AlCrN.

PlasmaSolve operates as a sales-led consultancy with a global footprint, though most of its research collaborations and marketing efforts are concentrated in Europe with explicit export targeting of Germany and the USA. The company coordinates and participates in multiple multi-partner research consortia with Fraunhofer IWM, AGC Plasma, COMAT, OHB Sweden, Masaryk University, and Brno University of Technology, and publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals (Surface and Coatings Technology, Plasma Sources Science and Technology). With 1-10 employees and no disclosed external funding, it remains a small, founder-owned specialist firm commercializing deep domain expertise through both services and an emerging software product.

Name

PlasmaSolve

Legal name

PlasmaSolve s.r.o.

Website

https://plasmasolve.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PlasmaSolve is a Brno-based specialist consultancy and software company founded in 2016 that builds digital twin models combining physics simulation, chemistry simulation, machine learning, and data mining for PVD, PECVD, ion source, and satellite electric propulsion applications, serving industrial coating businesses, space technology firms, and academic research partners globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plasma simulation software and consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Simulation & Digital Twin Data for ML Training (HDAAALAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Modeling, Simulation, Digital Twins & Mission Rehearsal Systems (IMABAOAL)

Keywords

• Plasma simulation software
• PVD PECVD coating services
• Ion source digital twin
• Vacuum arc modeling
• Satellite electric propulsion simulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Brno

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consultancy Services: Specialized consultancy services for plasma-powered technologies and materials science. Services include helping businesses improve PVD, PECVD, and ion source equipment, developing new processes, and retrofitting existing equipment.
2. MatSight Software: Revenue from specialized plasma simulation software called MatSight. First cohort of MatSight Apps delivered to early-adopter companies in 2023.
3. Applied Research Grants: Public co-funding that comprises a minor portion of annual turnover. Used to develop new cutting-edge simulation tools for PVD, PECVD, and ion sources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PlasmaSolve develops MatSight, a specialized plasma simulation software that builds digital twin models for PVD, PECVD, and ion source equipment, and provides consultancy services for process development, equipment retrofitting, and simulation-guided design of plasma sources such as gas conversion reactors and satellite electric propulsion systems. The offering combines physics simulation, chemistry simulation, machine learning, data mining, and material characterization to enable configuration and customization of plasma processes without lengthy physical testing.

Product overview

PlasmaSolve operates as both a consultancy and software provider specializing in plasma-powered technologies and materials science. The company offers a unified portfolio consisting of MatSight (their specialized plasma simulation software) and related consulting services. MatSight provides digital twin modeling for PVD, PECVD, and ion sources, while their services encompass equipment improvement, new process development, retrofitting, and simulation-guided design of other plasma sources such as gas conversion reactors and satellite electric propulsion systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MatSight Highly specialized plasma simulation software that creates reliable and faithful digital twin models for plasma-powered technologies including PVD, PECVD, and ion sources, combining physics simulation, chemistry simulation, machine learning, data mining, and material characterization. Sold as MatSight Apps to early-adopter industrial and research customers.
• PVD, PECVD, and Ion Source Equipment Consultancy Consultancy services helping industrial businesses improve their physical vapor deposition (PVD), plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), and ion source equipment through new process development and retrofitting of existing equipment to meet evolving industry needs.
• Simulation-Guided Design Services Simulation-guided design services for plasma sources including gas conversion reactors and satellite electric propulsion systems, leveraging proprietary digital twin modeling, vacuum arc simulation, and ECR ion source capabilities developed through EU-funded research projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sputtering process configuration without lengthy testing process
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fraunhofer IWMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in IraSME FastPIMS project (2023-2025) for developing a global RF and HiPIMS sputtering model for oxide coatings sputtering process configuration.
• Aurion GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in IraSME FastPIMS project for simulation-driven fast switch match system for pulsed rf/HiPIMS plasma applications.
• SpaceLabEU SEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Coordinator of TAČR SILAS project where PlasmaSolve is developing a digital twin model for ECR ion source for air-breathing satellite electric propulsion.
• Brno University of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner in TAČR SILAS project for developing digital twin model for ECR ion source technology.
• Masaryk UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partner in TAČR OPTIMISM project coordinated by PlasmaSolve, implementing computationally efficient coater-scale plasma models.
• SHM s.r.o.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partner in TAČR OPTIMISM project for demonstrating efficient coater-scale plasma models on ta-C and AlCrN coatings.
• Université de NamurminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Coordinator of M-era.net MIST project creating a Multi-scale simulation toolbox for PECVD processes.
• AGC PlasmaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partner in MIST project where simulation toolbox efficiency was demonstrated on AGC's novel hollow cathode technology.
• COMATminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Coordinator of Horizon 2020 PlasmaJetPack project. Developer of disruptive solid-propellant vacuum arc thruster for satellites where PlasmaSolve contributed numerical modeling.
• OHB SwedenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in Horizon 2020 PlasmaJetPack project for vacuum arc thruster development for satellites.
• CNRS IcareminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in Horizon 2020 PlasmaJetPack project for vacuum arc thruster numerical modeling.
• Bundeswehr Universität MünchenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in Horizon 2020 PlasmaJetPack project for satellite thruster development.
• CNRS LaplaceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in Horizon 2020 PlasmaJetPack project for vacuum arc thruster research.
• TAS FranceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in Horizon 2020 PlasmaJetPack project for satellite electric propulsion development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• COMSOL: COMSOL provides the leading multiphysics simulation platform with dedicated plasma and CVD modules covering PVD, PECVD, and reactive sputtering. It is the closest direct competitor in plasma process simulation, serving the same industrial coating customer base with a much broader product portfolio.
• Crosslight Software: Crosslight Software offers advanced semiconductor device and plasma simulation tools, including plasma discharge modeling relevant to plasma processing equipment. It competes with PlasmaSolve in the specialized plasma simulation niche, particularly for semiconductor and ion source applications.
• Quantemol: Quantemol develops specialized plasma chemistry simulation software (Quantemol-P) for low-temperature plasmas, directly addressing the same plasma physics niche as PlasmaSolve. Both companies target academic and industrial researchers modeling plasma reactors and discharges.

Broad incumbents

• ANSYS: ANSYS is a broad engineering simulation incumbent with plasma and semiconductor process simulation capabilities across Fluent, HFSS, and RedHawk-SC. It competes with PlasmaSolve in multiphysics plasma modeling but addresses a much wider range of industries with substantially greater R&D and sales resources.
• ESI Group: ESI Group (now part of Keysight) provides manufacturing process simulation software, including virtual manufacturing and material processing solutions for coating and surface treatment. It competes with PlasmaSolve in the industrial process simulation market with a much broader portfolio.
• Altair Engineering: Altair offers engineering simulation software (HyperWorks, AcuSolve) and digital twin technology that overlap with PlasmaSolve's coating and process simulation use cases. As a broad simulation platform, it competes for the same industrial simulation budgets and customer relationships.
• Siemens Digital Industries Software: Siemens Digital Industries Software (Simcenter, Star-CCM+, and capital equipment simulation tools) competes with PlasmaSolve in coating process and ion source simulation, especially for semiconductor and industrial equipment customers. As a broad incumbent, it offers integrated multiphysics platforms that overlap with PlasmaSolve's digital twin scope.

Others

• Synopsys: Synopsys TCAD and process simulation tools (Sentaurus) serve semiconductor and thin-film deposition customers, an adjacent market to PlasmaSolve's PVD and PECVD customers. While not a direct plasma physics competitor, it overlaps on equipment design and process optimization in semiconductor manufacturing.
• Fraunhofer IWM: Fraunhofer IWM is a research partner of PlasmaSolve in the IraSME FastPIMS project and conducts applied materials and process simulation research. While a partner rather than a competitor, it is comparable as a German/European provider of materials and coating simulation expertise and capabilities.
• Silvaco: Silvaco provides TCAD and process simulation software (Victory Process) for semiconductor and MEMS manufacturing, including plasma etch and deposition modeling. It is adjacent to PlasmaSolve in serving equipment manufacturers and process engineers with simulation tools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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