VVirmedex
Virmedex (Virmedex Virtual Experiences SL) builds gamified simulators, video games, VR and AI tools for training high-performance healthcare professionals, with flagship products virCPB (cardiopulmonary bypass training), virECMO (ECMO training) and Dex, an AI chatbot for perfusionists. It is a women-founded and women-led deep-tech spin-off of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (CREB/UPC) and the Universitat de Barcelona, created in 2022 and headquartered in Barcelona. It won the Barcelona City Prize for applied innovation, sells subscriptions in Europe, Latin America and the US, raised a €150K first round from Grow Venture Partners and has said it is preparing a second round for mid-2026.
SectorsHealthtech, Medical Simulation, VR/AR, AI, Serious Games, Edtech
Start-up MapHealthtech & Bio › Clinical software & health data
Founders
A
Ariel von Barnekow
Co-founder & CTO
D
Daniela Tost Pardell
Co-founder & CEO
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Núria Bonet Codina
Co-founder & COO
Global models 5
OOsso VR
United States · www.ossovr.com ↗
VR surgical-training platform sold as subscriptions to hospitals, med-tech firms and training programmes, the same simulator-as-a-service model as virCPB and virECMO.
~$110MComparable
FFundamentalVR
United Kingdom · fundamentalsurgery.com ↗
Sells haptic VR simulation for training surgeons and clinicians to healthcare institutions and pharma/med-tech companies.
~$30MComparable
OOxford Medical Simulation
United Kingdom · oxfordmedicalsimulation.com ↗
Subscription VR and screen-based clinical simulation for hospitals and nursing and medical schools.
~$15MComparable
SSimX
United States · www.simxvr.com ↗
VR medical-simulation training licensed to hospitals, medical schools and the military for high-stakes clinical scenarios.
~$10MComparable
PPrecisionOS
Canada · www.precisionostech.com ↗
VR training simulators for a specialist group of clinicians (orthopaedic surgeons), sold to institutions and device makers.
~$5MComparable
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Investors 1
Open as list →Funding rounds 1
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-23 | Pre-seed (estimated) | €150K | Grow Venture Partners |
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