Vinci reels in $250M for its engineering simulation platform

Vinci reels in $250M for its engineering simulation platform

Vinci4D Inc. today announced that it has closed a $250 million funding round at a $1.5 billion valuation.

Advent, Temasek and Xora jointly led the Series B deal. They were joined by several startup funds including AMD Ventures.

Hardware engineers use simulations to find issues in their product designs. For example, a car designer might simulate fog to evaluate the impact of adverse weather on a vehicle sensor. Historically, setting up…