Ionworks · Apr 2026
Ionworks open-sourced its battery data harmonization layer, supporting major cycler formats and feeding Ionworks Measure and broader Python workflows.
Simulation software used by leading battery and automotive companies
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Ionworks is a Pittsburgh-based, YC S24 battery simulation software company building an API-first, PyBaMM-based platform that turns cycler data into validated models, simulations, and optimization workflows for battery R&D teams.
Primary product
Ionworks Studio
Founded
2023
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Remote
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Battery simulation software
Offices
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (HQ)
Distributed across the United States and the United Kingdom
Business model
B2B SaaS
enterprise software
consulting/services
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder & CTO
Founding Commercial Lead
Founding Algorithms Engineer
Founding Battery Simulation Engineer
Founding Product Engineer
Founding Computational Engineer
Founding Systems Engineer
Work & culture
Small, technical, research-driven team built around PyBaMM and battery science. The company emphasizes physics + AI, reproducibility, ownership, and a startup pace, with a distributed US/UK workforce and remote-friendly hiring.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public postings show salary bands such as $120k-$160k for Frontend Engineer and $120k-$200k for Founding Systems Engineer, plus meaningful equity/stock options. Exact compensation appears role-dependent and is not publicly standardized.
Benefits
remote-first
meaningful equity/stock options
unlimited PTO
401(k) match
medical insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
paid parental leave
home office budget
Product & market
Pricing
Sales-led enterprise pricing with no public self-serve tiers; public materials point to contact-for-pricing, demo-led sales, and fixed-scope consulting engagements.
Differentiators
- —Built on PyBaMM by the team that created and maintains it
- —Browser-based GUI plus REST API and Python SDK
- —Structured battery-data ingestion across major cycler formats
- —Reproducible, provenance-tracked parameterized models
- —Physics + AI positioning instead of generic simulation
- —SOC 2 compliance for enterprise procurement
- —Consulting and software from the same PyBaMM experts
Technology
PyBaMM
Python
React
Flask
Celery
SQL
Docker
TypeScript
JavaScript
HTML
Webpack
HubSpot
Ray
REST API
Python SDK
Customers
Sonocharge
Avrion Battery Labs
Iontra
Battery and automotive companies
Competitors
Ansys
COMSOL
Gamma Technologies (GT-AutoLion / GT-SUITE)
Siemens Battery Design Studio
Voltaiq
Micantis
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Roughly $1M-$2M (external estimate around $1.2M ARR)
Estimated monthly visits
1.8K
Traffic estimate as of Dec 2024
Latest news
Ionworks · Apr 2026
Ionworks announced full 3D electrochemical-thermal battery simulation on top of the same PyBaMM environment and parameter sets used in the platform.
Ionworks · Feb 2026
Official announcement that Ionworks and NOVONIX BTS are integrating physics-based modeling, experimental data, and materials expertise to accelerate battery development and earlier design trade-off evaluation.
Ionworks · Jul 2025
Ionworks announced SOC 2 Type I compliance following an independent audit by Prescient Assurance and said it was preparing for SOC 2 Type II.
Ionworks · Mar 2024
Ionworks announced a partnership with Iontra to deliver faster, more accurate physics-based simulations for battery charge control technology.
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