Kiin

kiin.tech ↗ ·Barcelona ·Seed

Kiin (legally Virtual Bodyworks S.L., rebranded from Virtual Bodyworks and now trading as Kiin Tech Ltd) builds immersive virtual reality training that uses embodiment and neuroscience — its patented KiinX Engine — to let employees experience bias, harassment and difficult conversations from another person's perspective, for DEI, ethics & compliance, leadership and onboarding programmes. It is a spin-off of ICREA/University of Barcelona/IDIBAPS founded by three of the most-cited scientists in VR, and originally sold VR rehabilitation products (VRespect.Me for domestic-violence offenders, i-Cortex for chronic pain) before pivoting to corporate learning. Roughly 27 employees, HQ and R&D in Barcelona (Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau) with additional offices in London/Teddington and Chicago.

Founded

2015

Founders

Total funds raised

€500K

SectorsVirtual Reality / Immersive Tech, Corporate Training & L&D, DEI, Healthtech / Neuroscience, Edtech Start-up MapHR & Future of Work › Corporate training & upskilling

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Founders

Bernhard Spanlang

Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer

Mavi Sánchez-Vives

Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer

Mel Slater

Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer

Global models 5

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Talespin

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Sells VR and AI simulated-human training to enterprises for leadership, empathy and difficult-conversation skills on a licensed content-and-platform model.

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Mursion

United States · www.mursion.com ↗

Sells immersive simulation training for DEI, leadership and hard conversations to corporate HR and L&D buyers, using avatar role-plays.

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Bodyswaps

United Kingdom · bodyswaps.co ↗

Sells VR soft-skills and inclusion training in which learners see themselves from another person's perspective, licensed to employers and universities.

$6MComparable

Vantage Point

United States · www.tryvantagepoint.com ↗

Sells immersive VR training on sexual harassment, bias and DEI to corporate HR and compliance teams as an enterprise licence.

$5MComparable

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Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación

Nolabey Grup

Seed 2025 Spain

Funding rounds 1

Date	Round	Amount	Lead
2025-03-20	Seed (estimated)	€500K	Lead not disclosed +2 more

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Published	Article
2025-03-20	El CDTI Innovación invierte, junto con NOLABEY GRUP, S.L. en VIRTUAL BODYWORKS, S.L., quien desarrolla una nueva tecnología patentada KiinX Engine y Embodiment, ofreciendo experiencias de formación inmersivas ↗ CDTI 2025-03-20