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Simcorp

“Can SimCorp become the single integrated front-to-back technology platform for the world's largest buy-side institutions, unifying public and private markets data and operations?”

Founded1971
HQCopenhagen, Denmark
IndustryVertical SaaS / Investment Management
The story

SimCorp has operated for over 50 years as a leading investment management software platform, originally built around its flagship SimCorp Dimension product. The company has evolved from a traditional on-premise software vendor into a front-to-back, cloud-enabled investment management platform ('SimCorp One') serving the world's largest buy-side institutions including asset managers, pension funds, and insurance companies. Its embedded finance angle is narrowly focused: withholding tax recovery (WTax partnership), private markets data (Colmore), and an open ecosystem of FinTech integrations rather than consumer-facing embedded finance products.

Last 12 months
2020-11
Product timeline
1971
SimCorp founded in Copenhagen as a software company focused on investment management.· pivot
2020
SimCorp expanded its partnerships ecosystem to include WTax for withholding tax recovery services integrated into SimCorp Dimension.· banking
2023
Deutsche Börse Group acquired SimCorp, taking it private.· acquisition
The stack
0 layers disclosed in Simcorp’s embedded-finance stack
Accounting gap: none

Simcorp — frequently asked

Where is Simcorp headquartered?

Simcorp is founded in 1971 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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