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.
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.
Ranked: Best Virtual Reality companies in Belgium
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oncomfort Developer of a digital sedation device for managing pain and anxiety | $12M | 73 mo ago | Acquired | Mario Huyghe Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | 39 patents Wearable sensor systems for monitoring patient consciousness, pain, and anxiety levels. | — |
| 2 | VoxelSensors Developer of spatial and empathic computing technology using single photon sensors | $10M | 32 mo ago | Seed | Frederic de Bex Co-Founder & CFO | 2020 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | — |
| 3 | Around Media Group Develops VR applications for real estate sector | $1M | 95 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2015 | Google CloudMailChimpGoogle Workspace+4 | — | — |
| 4 | Altheria Provider of VR experience and training services | $613K | 58 mo ago | Funding Raised | Dimitra Manoliadis Co-Founder | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Graphine Developer of graphics middleware for video games and 3D visualization | $61K | 148 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2013 | — | 9 patents Optimizing real-time texture streaming via predictive loading algorithms for graphics pipelines | — |
| 6 | Vyuu Developer of a content platform immersive videos and pictures | $54K | 136 mo ago | Seed | Guillaume de Sadeleer Founder & MD | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 7 | altheria solutions Altheria Solutions offers virtual and augmented reality solutions for individuals, academics and… | — | — | Private | — | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 8 | appimonkey 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▾
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.
- Jan 2024Seed$3.2M
- May 2023Seed$5.4M
- 2020Seed$61.4K
#2
Acquired · Wavre, Wallonia · founded 2017 · 4 employees$11.8Mraised▾
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.
- Sep 2020Series A$11.8M
#3
Funding Raised · Auderghem, Brussels · founded 2018 · 6 employees$612.8Kraised▾
Provider of VR experience and training services
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$612.8K
#4
Deadpooled · Kortrijk, Flanders · founded 2015 · 12 employees$1.4Mraised▾
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.
- Nov 2018Series A$1.4M
#5
Acquired · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2013 · 14 employees$60.7Kraised▾
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.
- 2014Seed$60.7K
#6
Seed · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2013$54.4Kraised▾
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.
- 2015Seed$54.4K
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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.
- KU Leuven79
- Triphase44
- Ghent University39
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel24
- University of Liège19
- Augmented reality2→8
- Virtual reality4→91
- Intervention (counseling)1→13
- Anxiety1→10
- Haptic technology1→5
- Augmented reality1→12
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.