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Best Virtual Reality Companies in Belgium

The 35 best Virtual Reality companies in Belgium in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Oncomfort.

35companies tracked
$24.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
6have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · VIRTUAL REALITY × BELGIUM

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 Belgium

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Oncomfort
Developer of a digital sedation device for managing pain and anxiety
$12M73 mo agoAcquiredMario Huyghe
Co-Founder & CEO
2017—39 patents
Wearable sensor systems for monitoring patient consciousness, pain, and anxiety levels.
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2VoxelSensors
Developer of spatial and empathic computing technology using single photon sensors
$10M32 mo agoSeedFrederic de Bex
Co-Founder & CFO
2020WordPressMySQLPHP+22——
3Around Media Group
Develops VR applications for real estate sector
$1M95 mo agoDeadpooled—2015Google CloudMailChimpGoogle Workspace+4——
4Altheria
Provider of VR experience and training services
$613K58 mo agoFunding RaisedDimitra Manoliadis
Co-Founder
2018———
5Graphine
Developer of graphics middleware for video games and 3D visualization
$61K148 mo agoAcquired—2013—9 patents
Optimizing real-time texture streaming via predictive loading algorithms for graphics pipelines
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6Vyuu
Developer of a content platform immersive videos and pictures
$54K136 mo agoSeedGuillaume de Sadeleer
Founder & MD
2013———
7altheria solutions
Altheria Solutions offers virtual and augmented reality solutions for individuals, academics and…
——Private—2017———
8appimonkey
AppiMonkey develops an alternate reality platform to balance the relationship between the different key…
——Private—2019———

Top 6 Virtual Reality companies in Belgium

#1
Seed · Brussels, Brussels · founded 2020 · 5 employees
$10.3Mraised
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Developer of spatial and empathic computing technology using single photon sensors. This technology enables the development of AI agents that understand user context and environment through real-time acquisition of human contextual data. The company's low-bandwidth, low-power solution is optimized for wearable devices, focusing on attention-based data gathering to capture only relevant information. This approach allows AI assistants to anticipate user needs, distinguish between casual and genuine interest, and identify visual focus points. The core technology involves a combination of advanced sensors and an attention-triggered data processing system.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 23.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. VoxelSensors) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Seed$3.2M
  • May 2023Seed$5.4M
  • 2020Seed$61.4K
Founders & team
Andre MiodezkyCGO & CMOFrederic de BexCo-Founder & CFOJohannes PeetersCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Capricorn Partners, Qbic Fund, Finnance.brussels, SFPIM, imec.istart
#2
Acquired · Wavre, Wallonia · founded 2017 · 4 employees
$11.8Mraised
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Developer of a digital sedation device for managing pain and anxiety. It has developed an evidence-based anxiety and pain self-management module to improve patients' comfort, using virtual reality. Its modules are non-pharmacological, non-invasive, and safe. The patients receive standardized information on the procedure, surgery, or treatment. Also, the patients are trained in evidence-based stress management techniques. The device is plug and play, portable, and lightweight.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2020Series A$11.8M
Founders & team
Mario HuygheCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Debiopharm, WING, Credit Mutuel Equity, MedTech Innovator
Tech stack
DrupalPhpApache Http ServerGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Font Api
#3
Funding Raised · Auderghem, Brussels · founded 2018 · 6 employees
$612.8Kraised
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Provider of VR experience and training services

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$612.8K
Founders & team
Dimitra ManoliadisCo-FounderCan-David KoycuCo-Founder
Investors
Europa
#4
Deadpooled · Kortrijk, Flanders · founded 2015 · 12 employees
$1.4Mraised
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Around Media Group develops VR applications for real estate sector. Users have to capture 360 degree images of any architecture and using the company's app can create virtual tours. The VR tour can be synchronized with cloud and published on web (or shared with other people also). The application provides easy navigation, information spots and easy integration features. It can be used by real estate agents, consumers, builders etc.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2018Series A$1.4M
Investors
Green Park Investment Partners, Start it @KBC
#5
Acquired · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2013 · 14 employees
$60.7Kraised
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Developer of graphics middleware for video games and 3D visualization. It provides texture streaming and texture compression middleware for the games and visualization industries. It offers a product for eliminating texture-related memory and loading time issues to get ultra-high quality graphics in real-time on mainstream hardware and build interactive cinematic experiences for desktop or virtual reality using ultra-high-quality 3D scans or hand-painted assets.

Funding rounds
  • 2014Seed$60.7K
Investors
imec.istart
Tech stack
Apache Http Server
#6
Seed · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2013
$54.4Kraised
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Developer of a content platform for immersive videos and pictures. It enables users to record content, convert it into immersive content, and share it socially.

Funding rounds
  • 2015Seed$54.4K
Founders & team
Guillaume de SadeleerFounder & MDTom VroemansFounderPieter Van de VeldeFounder
Investors
imec.istart

Funding & investor landscape

$24.2Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
8disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
imec.istart3 rounds
Start it @KBC2 rounds
Birdhouse1 rounds
Capricorn Partners1 rounds
Credit Mutuel Equity1 rounds
Debiopharm1 rounds
Europa1 rounds
Finnance.brussels1 rounds
Green Park Investment Partners1 rounds
MedTech Innovator1 rounds

Notable founders

Andre Miodezky
CGO & CMO · VoxelSensors
Frederic de Bex
Co-Founder & CFO · VoxelSensors
Mario Huyghe
Co-Founder & CEO · Oncomfort
Dimitra Manoliadis
Co-Founder · Altheria
Can-David Koycu
Co-Founder · Altheria
Guillaume de Sadeleer
Founder & MD · Vyuu
Tom Vroemans
Founder · Vyuu
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Belgium

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

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 316 Belgium-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
202420252026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 46% → 46% across 2024–2026.
top research entities
  • KU Leuven79
  • Triphase44
  • Ghent University39
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel24
  • University of Liège19
leading researchers
Tripdatabase · Filip De Turck · Sam Van Damme · Maria Torres Vega · Adalberto L. Simeone · Javad Sameri · Taylor Frantz · Jihae Han
▲ Breakthroughs45 · 14%
▲ 0%→14% share
0 median citations89% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→14% of field), led by Augmented reality.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Augmented reality2→8
Newly emergingVirtual reality 0→22 · Human–computer interaction 0→11 · Perception 0→5
Landmark Cloudlets · 342 cites
◆ Advancements164 · 52%
▲ 0%→53% share
0 median citations95% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (0%→53% of field), led by Virtual reality.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Virtual reality4→91
  • Intervention (counseling)1→13
  • Anxiety1→10
  • Haptic technology1→5
Newly emergingHuman–computer interaction 0→31 · Augmented reality 0→26 · Rehabilitation 0→13
Landmark A review on the applications of virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality in surgical simulation: an extensio · 249 cites
▼ Concerns77 · 24%
▲ 0%→24% share
0 median citations92% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→24% of field), led by Augmented reality.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Augmented reality1→12
Newly emergingVirtual reality 0→41 · Human–computer interaction 0→13 · Key (lock) 0→9
Landmark Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Virtual Reality in Pediatrics: Effects on Pain and Anxiety · 563 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Belgium

Where ar vr is researched across Belgium

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.

Leuven125 · +0.36
Hot · Virtual realityAdvancing · Object (grammar)Opportunity · MEDLINEConcern · Virtual patient
Ghent51 · +0.33
Hot · Quality of experienceAdvancing · Haptic technologyOpportunity · Human–computer interactionConcern · Metaverse
Brussels42 · +0.40
Hot · UsabilityAdvancing · Human–computer interactionOpportunity · Physical medicine and rehabilitationConcern · Virtual reality
Antwerp21 · +0.18
Hot · Augmented realityAdvancing · Human–computer interactionOpportunity · Key (lock)Concern · Enabling
Liège19 · +0.35
Hot · AnxietyAdvancing · Virtual realityOpportunity · Hypnosis
Hasselt17 · +0.49
Hot · Human–computer interactionAdvancing · Stroke (engine)Opportunity · Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Louvain-la-Neuve16 · +0.26
Hot · PerceptionAdvancing · Set (abstract data type)Opportunity · Virtual reality
Mons12 · +0.38
Hot · Randomized controlled trialAdvancing · Intervention (counseling)Opportunity · Virtual reality

Common questions

How many Virtual Reality companies are there in Belgium?
Radar tracks 35 indexable Virtual Reality companies headquartered in Belgium that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Virtual Reality companies in Belgium?
The Virtual Reality companies in Belgium on this list have raised a combined $24.2M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Virtual Reality company in Belgium?
Oncomfort is the highest-funded Virtual Reality company in Belgium, with $11.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Virtual Reality companies in Belgium are funded?
6 of the 35 Virtual Reality companies in Belgium on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Virtual Reality unicorns are there in Belgium?
None of the Virtual Reality companies in Belgium on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Belgium Virtual Reality companies?
The most active investors in Belgium Virtual Reality companies on this list include imec.istart, Start it @KBC, Birdhouse, Capricorn Partners, Credit Mutuel Equity.
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