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Best Virtual Reality Companies in Bavaria, Germany

The 34 best Virtual Reality companies in Bavaria, Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Holoride.

34companies tracked
$36.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
9have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · VIRTUAL REALITY × BAVARIA

Our analysis of 50 Virtual Reality companies

$3.3b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2019.

50companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2019funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2015median founding year

Ranked: Best Virtual Reality companies in Bavaria

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Holoride
Developer of in-car virtual reality entertainment synced to vehicle movement
$12M22 mo agoSeries BMarcus Kuehne
Co-founder & IP Strategist
2008StoryblokApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+1930 patents
In-vehicle immersive VR/AR systems synchronizing motion with head‑mounted displays
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2HOLOGATE
VR-based solutions for the theme park and entertainment industry
$9M38 mo agoSeries ANick Risher
Co-Founder
2017WordPressMySQLPHP+23——
3Arthur
Cloud-based virtual collaboration space of enterprises
$6M36 mo agoSeries AChristoph Fleischmann
Founder
2016TurbopackNode.jsVimeo+21——
4Innoactive
Provider of virtual reality training solutions
$5M100 mo agoSeries ADaniel Seidl
CEO & Founder
2013———
5Inflight VR
VR content platform for in-flight entertainment
$3M86 mo agoSeries A—2014———
6Vr-On
Virtual reality collaboration platform for professionals
$2M110 mo agoSeed—2016———
7SkillCampVR
Provider of virtual reality training for employee skill development
—23 mo agoSeedRoman Frantsev
Co-Founder & CTO
2019TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+15——
8VRdirect
Developer of a platform to create and publish interactive 360-degrees and VR content
—83 mo agoSeries A—2006WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+182 patents
Virtual reality content creation, hosting, and delivery platforms
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Top 9 Virtual Reality companies in Bavaria

#1
Series B · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2008 · 25 employees
$12Mraised
▾

Developer of in-car virtual reality entertainment synced to vehicle movement. The system syncs virtual reality experiences with the car's motion. This technology aims to minimize motion sickness during in-car virtual reality use. The system mirrors content from a phone to a full-screen display. The company develops games and entertainment formats for in-car use.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Series B—
  • Dec 2021Series A—
  • Nov 2021ICO$6M
  • Apr 2021Series A$12M
Founders & team
Marcus KuehneCo-founder & IP Strategist
Investors
Terranet, Schell Games, Audi, MultiversX, Istari Vision, Valhalla Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCalendlyCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Workspace
#2
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2017 · 37 employees
$9.1Mraised
▾

VR-based solutions for the theme park and entertainment industry. Features include multiplayer gameplay (1 to 4 players), PvP and PvE arenas, VR blasters, Haptic Vests, etc. Their game slots are timed for 10-minute gameplay. Applications are in the areas of family entertainment centers, cinemas, malls, casinos, cruise ships, arcades, theme parks, hotels, etc. The company additionally offers merchandise such as T-shirts and hoodies that can be bought online through their website. It provides customized content development and solutions for businesses as well.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 29.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2023Series A$9.1M
Founders & team
Nick RisherCo-FounderRobert FankhaenelCo-FounderLeif Arne PetersenCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Vestar Capital Partners, Bolero Holdings, Cherry Ventures, Ricus Capital
Tech stack
Anime.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianzDropzoneFancybox
#3
Series A · Haar, Bavaria · founded 2016 · 10 employees
$5.5Mraised
▾

Cloud-based virtual collaboration space of enterprises. It is a virtual office space that allows teams to meet, collaborate, and manage their work in virtual reality. It offers a variety of features that can be used for different purposes, such as client meetings, workshops, team meetings, and events. Some of the features include vast virtual spaces, digital productivity tools, pinboards, text labels, mind maps, and complex 3D charts.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 25.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. PICO XR) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Series A$3M
  • Dec 2020Seed$2.5M
Founders & team
Christoph FleischmannFounder
Investors
Draper, Climate Capital, Boost VC, Axilium Holding, Anorak Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Workspace
#4
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2013 · 22 employees
$5.1Mraised
▾

Innoactive provides virtual reality training solutions. Offers open-source authoring tools and enterprise-grade cloud services for scaling VR training. Provides a visual editor and base template that enables VR training production and features access control capabilities. Clients include Fraport, DB, Lufthansa, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2018Series A$5.1M
Founders & team
Daniel SeidlCEO & Founder
Investors
UVC Partners, Capnamic Ventures, SeMoCo, Promaxx
#5
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2014 · 9 employees
$2.8Mraised
▾

Inflight VR provides a VR content platform for in-flight entertainment. Claims to be building standards for VR consumption in an aircraft taking cabin environment and safety regulations into account. VR developers can upload their VR experiences/applications directly to their platform following certain guidelines to ensure compliance of Inflight Standards.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2019Series A$2.8M
  • Jul 2017Seed—
Investors
Motu Ventures, CBC Investment Group, MassChallenge, Starburst, Intelectium, Tamiva Ventures
Tech stack
PhpApache Http ServerGoogle AdsCloudflareUnpkgGoogle Analytics
#6
Seed · Herrsching, Bavaria · founded 2016 · 9 employees
$1.5Mraised
▾

vr-on provides a virtual reality collaboration platform for professionals. Stage is the collaboration platform to connect professionals in virtual reality. Stage can be used to review designs, layout planning, training, support and user studies. Platform features include interaction with objects, metadata creation, avatars, game engine templates, multi-user collaboration, and authentication system. Users can create VR presentations, deploy it to dedicated user groups and embed into processes with a metadata approach.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2017Seed$1.5M
Investors
Vito Ventures, BayBG Venture Capital, BayBG, Vr-On
#7
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2019
—raised
▾

Provider of virtual reality training for employee skill development. The company delivers immersive training modules designed to enhance engagement and improve knowledge retention. It offers customizable training content tailored to specific industry requirements. The company provides a learning management system for tracking employee progress and training outcomes.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 887 LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. NICE Aircraft Services & Support GmbH (Flughafen Frankfurt am Main) und Hamburg Airport) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Seed—
Founders & team
Roman FrantsevCo-Founder & CTOPavel DruzhkovFounder & CEOPavel DruzhkovFounder & CEO SkillCampVR – VR Training for Safety
Tech stack
CookieyesCore-JsGodaddyGoogle Tag ManagerHstsMicrosoft 365
#8
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2006 · 14 employees
—raised
▾

Developer of a platform to create and publish interactive 360-degrees and VR content. It also allows users to integrate VR experiences into their website using the web player or create their own white-label application. The platform is compatible with Android, iOS, Google Cardboard, Daydream, Samsung GearVR, and Oculus, among others. Use cases include product visualizations for sales, customer support or trade fairs, VR training applications, and indoor digitization, among others.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 15.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2019Series A—
  • Mar 2019Seed—
Investors
BayBG Venture Capital, LMP PARTNERS, Nevoc Ventures, BayBG, RE'FLEKT, Meyer and Co
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpHello ElementorWp RocketGoogle Tag Manager For Wordpress
#9
Series A · Planegg, Bavaria · founded 2015 · 21 employees
—raised
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ICAROS has developed a virtual reality-based fitness machine. The system includes ICAROS device, controller, and a VR headset. It works using a gyroscopic design, aims to provide a full-body workout. It allows users to lie in a plank-like position while moving their shoulders forth and back. Users can choose games depending on their physical abilities. The company also provides SDK for developers which is compatible with UNITY engine. As of Feb 2018, compatible devices are Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift and the product is priced at $ 10,500, excluding VAT. It had won the 'ISPO BRANDNEW ' and UX design awards in 2016.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 9.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2018Series A—
Founders & team
Michael BartlFounderMichael SchmidtFounder & CEOJohannes SchollFounder & CEO
Investors
Segnalita, German Accelerator, ICAROS
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerBootstrapCart FunctionalityCloudflare

Funding & investor landscape

$36.1Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
8disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
BayBG2 rounds
BayBG Venture Capital2 rounds
A4nxt1 rounds
Airbus BizLab1 rounds
Anorak Ventures1 rounds
Audi1 rounds
Axilium Holding1 rounds
Bolero Holdings1 rounds
Boost VC1 rounds
CBC Investment Group1 rounds

Notable founders

Marcus Kuehne
Co-founder & IP Strategist · Holoride
Nick Risher
Co-Founder · HOLOGATE
Robert Fankhaenel
Co-Founder · HOLOGATE
Christoph Fleischmann
Founder · Arthur
Daniel Seidl
CEO & Founder · Innoactive
Roman Frantsev
Co-Founder & CTO · SkillCampVR
Pavel Druzhkov
Founder & CEO · SkillCampVR
Michael Bartl
Founder · ICAROS
Michael Schmidt
Founder & CEO · ICAROS
Prism market signals · Germany · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,093,890 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Virtual Reality coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Germany

How research on AR / VR / Metaverse is moving in Germany

A read on the academic research around AR / VR / Metaverse — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 2,289 Germany-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 47% → 52% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Technical University of Munich126
  • RWTH Aachen University95
  • Universität Hamburg90
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München83
  • University of Würzburg70
leading researchers
Frank Steinicke · Marc Erich Latoschik · Daniel Zielasko · Jan Gugenheimer · Daniel Roth · Torsten Kuhlen · Maurizio Vergari · Tanja Kojić
▲ Breakthroughs470 · 21%
▼ 29%→20% share
▼0.7× share momentum1 median citations86% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (29%→20% of field), led by Virtual reality.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Virtual reality23→208
  • Human–computer interaction18→126
  • Augmented reality4→100
  • Visualization4→40
  • Computer graphics (images)5→32
Newly emergingMultimedia 0→31 · Rendering (computer graphics) 0→18 · Key (lock) 0→14
Landmark VirtualWorlds as Proxy for Multi-object Tracking Analysis · 1,003 cites
◆ Advancements1,131 · 49%
▲ 46%→49% share
▲1.1× share momentum1 median citations89% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (46%→49% of field), led by Virtual reality.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Virtual reality34→664
  • Human–computer interaction31→318
  • Augmented reality23→213
  • Multimedia4→78
  • Perception9→78
Newly emergingRobot 0→30 · Gaze 0→29 · Key (lock) 0→28
Landmark SMPL · 3,510 cites
▼ Concerns430 · 19%
▲ 14%→19% share
▲1.4× share momentum1 median citations90% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (14%→19% of field), led by Virtual reality.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Virtual reality16→241
  • Human–computer interaction10→125
  • Augmented reality7→87
  • Perception4→45
  • Mixed reality1→25
Newly emergingCognition 0→19 · Usability 0→18 · Field (mathematics) 0→14
Landmark A systematic review of immersive virtual reality applications for higher education: Design elements, lessons learned, an · 2,852 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Germany

Where ar vr is researched across Germany

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Munich227 · +0.38
Hot · Augmented realityAdvancing · Human–computer interactionOpportunity · Mixed realityConcern · Marketing
Berlin148 · +0.32
Hot · User experience designAdvancing · RehabilitationOpportunity · PerceptionConcern · Cognitive psychology
Jülich/Bonn107 · +0.41
Hot · Virtual realityAdvancing · Artificial neural networkOpportunity · VisualizationConcern · Perception
Aachen99 · +0.45
Hot · ToolboxAdvancing · Human anatomyOpportunity · SoftwareConcern · Visualization
Stuttgart71 · +0.47
Hot · Human–computer interactionAdvancing · Optical head-mounted displayOpportunity · Computer graphics (images)Concern · Augmented reality
Dresden60 · +0.46
Hot · Mixed realityAdvancing · Data visualizationOpportunity · Haptic technologyConcern · Augmented reality
Karlsruhe56 · +0.42
Hot · MultimediaAdvancing · Optical head-mounted displayOpportunity · Computer graphics (images)Concern · Perception
Heidelberg44 · +0.49
Hot · Randomized controlled trialAdvancing · Medical physicsOpportunity · Human–computer interactionConcern · Augmented reality
PATENT SIGNAL · Germany

Who's filing ar vr patents in Germany

Germany ar vr patent filing is accelerating — 947 filings from 261 assignees (2016–2025), led by Siemens, AUDI, Volkswagen; annual filings 34→109.

947 filings261 assigneespeak 126/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Siemens129
  • AUDI113
  • Volkswagen71
  • Fraunhofer GES Forschung70
  • Brainlab65
  • VR Coaster & KG58
  • Bayerische Motoren Werke55
  • Robert Bosch35

Common questions

How many Virtual Reality companies are there in Bavaria, Germany?
Radar tracks 34 indexable Virtual Reality companies headquartered in Bavaria, Germany that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Virtual Reality companies in Bavaria, Germany?
The Virtual Reality companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list have raised a combined $36.1M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Virtual Reality company in Bavaria, Germany?
Holoride is the highest-funded Virtual Reality company in Bavaria, Germany, with $12M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Virtual Reality companies in Bavaria, Germany are funded?
6 of the 34 Virtual Reality companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Virtual Reality unicorns are there in Bavaria, Germany?
None of the Virtual Reality companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Bavaria, Germany Virtual Reality companies?
The most active investors in Bavaria, Germany Virtual Reality companies on this list include BayBG, BayBG Venture Capital, A4nxt, Airbus BizLab, Anorak Ventures.
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