Next Space

What Next Space does

Nextspace Ltd. is a private enterprise SaaS company headquartered at 1 Albert Street, Auckland Central, New Zealand, that builds a knowledge-graph powered platform for creating digital twins and 'knowledge twins' across critical infrastructure assets. The platform ingests and unifies heterogeneous enterprise data sources — BIM, GIS, CAD, documents, imagery, asset systems, and operational data — into a contextual, ontology-driven representation that enables AI workflows for simulation, prediction, and optimization. Its core technical differentiator is ontology-driven AI orchestration rather than data visualization: the system structures data, contextualizes it, and orchestrates AI use cases rather than merely rendering 3D models, positioning it against proprietary digital twin incumbents on openness and lack of vendor lock-in.

The company targets seven primary verticals: Civil Engineering, Energy, Facilities, Manufacturing, Plant & Process, Rail, and Utilities. Its go-to-market is built on direct enterprise field sales supported by a partner network that combines technology partners (NVIDIA, SAP, Epic Games) with consulting and system-integration partners (Arup, Deloitte). Revenue is generated through subscription-based SaaS contracts on a quote-based pricing model, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers. The platform is delivered as an open, scalable cloud solution designed for rapid enterprise deployment and frictionless integration.

The business is operating at a very early scale: the firm reports only 6 employees globally, no funding rounds, no revenue, and no named enterprise customers are disclosed. Founded by specialists in data modeling, knowledge graphs, and digital twin technologies, Nextspace is privately held with no parent company, no disclosed institutional investors, and no public listing. While the strategic narrative emphasizes AI orchestration and partner-enabled enterprise reach, commercial evidence remains thin, and the data set is insufficient to validate revenue scale, growth cadence, or customer traction.

Name

Next Space

Legal name

Nextspace Ltd.

Website

https://nextspace.co.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nextspace Ltd. is an Auckland-based enterprise SaaS company that builds a knowledge-graph powered digital twin and knowledge twin platform for critical infrastructure sectors including civil engineering, energy, utilities, rail, manufacturing, and facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial AI and Digital Twin Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise PaaS (App Runtime & Managed Application Platforms) (HDAEAKAB)

Keywords

• Digital twin platform
• Knowledge twin software
• Industrial AI orchestration
• Infrastructure data unification
• Enterprise SaaS platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland Central

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Enterprise SaaS platform delivered as a subscription service, providing access to the knowledge twin platform, AI capabilities, and data integration tools on a recurring basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nextspace provides an enterprise SaaS platform that ingests and unifies BIM, GIS, CAD, documents, imagery, asset systems, and operational data into ontology-driven digital twins and knowledge twins for critical infrastructure assets. The platform enables AI-powered simulation, prediction, and optimization across industries such as civil engineering, energy, facilities, manufacturing, plant and process, rail, and utilities. The offering is delivered as an open, scalable cloud solution without vendor lock-in.

Product overview

Nextspace is a unified enterprise SaaS platform offering ontology-driven Digital Twin and Knowledge Twin capabilities for critical infrastructure. The core Nextspace Platform serves as the central offering, providing data ingestion, unification, contextualization, and AI orchestration services. The platform transforms fragmented enterprise data from BIM, GIS, CAD, documents, imagery, and operational systems into contextual knowledge twins that enable AI-powered simulation, prediction, and optimization across civil engineering, energy, facilities, manufacturing, plant and process, rail, and utilities industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nextspace Platform An open and scalable cloud SaaS platform that ingests and unifies BIM, GIS, CAD, documents, imagery, asset systems, and operational data into ontology-driven digital twins and knowledge twins, enabling AI for simulation, prediction, and optimization of complex assets and infrastructure across civil engineering, energy, facilities, manufacturing, plant and process, rail, and utilities.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic technology partnership with NVIDIA for AI and visualization capabilities. NVIDIA's GPU technology and AI platform likely support Nextspace's AI-powered knowledge twin and digital twin rendering capabilities.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology and integration partnership with SAP. SAP enterprise software integration enables Nextspace to connect with SAP-based enterprise resource planning and asset management systems.
• ArupcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStrategic partnership with Arup, a global engineering and consulting firm. Arup likely serves as an implementation and consulting partner deploying Nextspace solutions for infrastructure projects.
• DeloittecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with Deloitte for consulting and implementation services. Deloitte likely provides system integration and consulting services for enterprise Nextspace deployments.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Esri: GIS and spatial analytics platform (ArcGIS) that increasingly competes in infrastructure digital twins for utilities, rail, and civil engineering. Comparable geospatial foundation and target verticals, but positioned as a broader geospatial incumbent rather than a focused digital-twin SaaS.
• Siemens Digital Industries: Operator of the Xcelerator portfolio and MindSphere/Insights Hub for industrial AI, digital twins, and IoT across manufacturing, energy, rail, and buildings. A broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities but a much wider portfolio than Nextspace's focused platform.
• Hexagon AB: Provider of HxGN SDx, geospatial-industrial digital-twin, and asset-lifecycle solutions for manufacturing, utilities, and infrastructure. Comparable digital-twin and asset-management functionality with a much larger installed base and capital footprint than Nextspace.
• Dassault Systèmes: Provider of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and CATIA-based digital-twin and engineering solutions spanning manufacturing, infrastructure, and industrial sectors. Comparable in offering virtual-twin and AI-driven simulation, but as part of a much broader PLM and design suite.
• NVIDIA (Omniverse / Industrial Metaverse): Provider of Omniverse-based industrial digital-twin and simulation platforms, and a named core technology partner to Nextspace. Comparable at the infrastructure/AI layer for industrial digital twins, but as a platform/ecosystem incumbent rather than a focused application vendor.
• Microsoft (Azure Digital Twins): Azure Digital Twins and Azure IoT offer cloud-based digital-twin modeling and data integration for buildings, energy, and infrastructure. Comparable as a managed digital-twin platform, but as a horizontal hyperscaler offering rather than a focused infrastructure vertical SaaS.

Direct peers

• C3.ai: Enterprise AI application platform purpose-built for industrial, energy, and manufacturing use cases including predictive maintenance and optimization. Directly comparable in applying AI orchestration to asset-heavy industries, although without the BIM/GIS/CAD ingestion depth Nextspace emphasizes.
• AVEVA: Industrial software platform with strong digital-twin and asset-information management offerings for process plants, power, and manufacturing. Overlaps directly with Nextspace's Plant & Process, Energy, and Manufacturing verticals and its enterprise digital-twin SaaS positioning.
• Bentley Systems: Provider of iTwin and Open infrastructure digital-twin platforms for civil, rail, utilities, and industrial infrastructure. Directly comparable to Nextspace in target verticals (civil engineering, rail, utilities, plant) and in offering a digital-twin SaaS for complex built assets.
• PTC: Provider of ThingWorx and Creo-based digital-twin, IoT, and PLM solutions for industrial and manufacturing customers. Comparable in delivering SaaS-based digital-twin and asset-data unification, with a stronger manufacturing/PEC focus than Nextspace's broader infrastructure verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/next-space

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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