Rescale, a digital engineering platform founded by Joris Poort, has successfully raised $115 million in Series D funding, bringing its total funding to over $260 million, with notable investments from NVIDIA and the University of Michigan.

CEO Joris Poort emphasizes the importance of removing barriers for engineering teams, including limited compute access and siloed data, to foster faster innovation.

The company is also adapting to geopolitical changes by developing capabilities for sovereign clouds, which cater to country-specific data requirements.

Rescale's compute recommendation engine optimizes workloads in real-time across various cloud architectures, supporting over 1,250 applications and 50 million configurations.

With the goal of democratizing AI-powered engineering tools, Rescale aims to enhance design validation speeds by over 1000 times, transforming traditional engineering workflows.

The platform's integration of high-performance computing, AI, and data aims to enable faster iteration cycles in engineering tasks, significantly compressing traditional engineering timelines.

The funding round was led by a consortium of strategic investors, including NVIDIA, Applied Ventures, Hanwha, and Foxconn, reflecting growing confidence in AI and cloud technologies.

Rescale's platform integrates simulation software, data infrastructure, and AI, enabling organizations to accelerate innovation and streamline workflows across various industries such as aerospace and automotive.

The recent funding will allow Rescale to expand its application library, enhance its cloud network, and improve security and compliance for enterprise customers.

As the digital engineering market continues to grow, Rescale's advancements may lead to faster R&D cycles and a shift from reactive to proactive strategies in innovation management.

Rescale serves high-profile clients, including General Motors, Samsung, and the U.S. Department of Defense, which collectively spend over $1 billion annually on high-performance computing infrastructure.

Looking ahead, the next two years will be critical in determining whether Rescale's model becomes an industry standard or remains niche, as it faces competition from traditional CAE firms and cloud-native startups.