Sefaira
American software company
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Sefaira is a software company founded in 2009[1] that provides green building design software.[2]
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Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Building Design Software |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founders | Peter Krebs Mads Jensen |
| Headquarters | London, New York |
Key people | Andrew Corney Peter Krebs Hugh McEvoy Hari Natarajan |
| Products | Sefaira Architecture Sefaira Systems |
Number of employees | 50 |
| Parent | Trimble Inc. |
| Website | http://www.sefaira.com/ |
On February 8, 2016, Trimble Navigation announced the acquisition of Sefaira Ltd[3][4], placing it within the Architecture & Design division.[5][6]
History
Sefaira was founded in 2009, and incorporated in London, UK, with offices in New York, US, shortly thereafter.[1] The name Sefaira is derived from sefra, the Greek word for sphere, to symbolize the earth as the company's focus.[7]
In 2009, Sefaira won the INSEAD Business Venture Competition,[8] and in 2011 won the "Green Building Innovation of the Year" award at London's Ecobuild.[9]
In April 2012, the company received $10.8 million in Series A funding from Braemar Energy Ventures in partnership with Chrysalix SET Management BV and Hermes GPE.[10][11][12][13]
Products
The company's primary product is Sefaira, a web-based performance analysis platform intended for use during conceptual design[14] by architects, engineers, consultants and building designers. It performs analysis of water, carbon and renewable energy potential.[2][14][15]
In July 2012, the Sefaira web application was launched.[16]
In 2013, Sefaira released a plugin for SketchUp.[17]
In 2014, Sefaira released a plugin for Autodesk Revit.[18]
In 2015, Sefaira released Sefaira Systems, adding system sizing and energy analysis functionality for HVAC designers.[19]
In 2020, Trimble released SketchUp Studio 2020, which included access to Sefaira,[20] but this was later reverted to a standalone Sefaira subscription[21].