wondder receives EUR 500,000 in Angel round

The Berlin-based tech start-up wondder has successfully raised capital in an angel round with its VR leadership training concept, including from HR tech VC allygatr.

The wondder.io team combines state-of-the-art technology with the latest scientific findings in their virtual environment. Among other things, they offer diversity training in which participants can slip into the perspective of another person thanks to virtual reality, for example as the first astronaut in space. Two of their VR training courses have been nominated for the Laval Virtual Awards 2022, which have been presented for 25 years.

wondder relies on crowdinvesting platform

The strategic importance of business angels for wondder is a priority for CEO and founder Mihai Streza. A special feature of the financing round was the opportunity for investors to apply for an investment via the crowdinvesting platform Leapfunder. However, Streza emphasizes that this is not crowdfunding, but a crowdinvesting platform that is only accessible to verified investors. In fact, only a small proportion, just under 15 percent, of the investments were made via Leapfunder, while the majority were acquired via traditional channels.

Investors were also able to apply for an investment in wondder via the Leapfunder crowdinvesting platform.

Mihai Streza, CEO & Founder wondder

The Berlin-based tech startup wondder (VaRc GmbH) was founded in 2019 by Mihai Streza (CEO), Damir Simovski (CTO) and Daniel Houlden (Sales). Although the company is still young, it already employs 10 people. With the capital raised, wondder is planning further growth, with a particular focus on sales and distribution in the coming year.

The Berlin-based tech start-up specializes in creating immersive learning experiences using specially developed virtual reality experiences and ethical artificial intelligence. The ultimate goal is to take corporate training to the next level and achieve measurable results for greater inclusion and diversity worldwide. Based on recent research results from renowned institutes such as Harvard, Stanford and the Universitat de Barcelona, the startup has been able to implement VR experiences in over 30 companies from six different countries.