wondder receives EUR 500,000 in Angel round

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

The team at wondder.io combines cutting-edge technology with current science-based insights in their virtual environment. Among other things, they offer diversity training where participants can slip into the perspective of another person thanks to virtual reality, for example as the first female astronaut in space. Two of their VR trainings were nominated for the Laval Virtual Awards 2022, which has been awarded for 25 years.

wondder relies on crowdinvesting platform

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

Investor:s were also able to apply for an investment in wondder through the Leapfunder crowdinvesting platform.

Mihai Streza, CEO & Founder wondder

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 raised capital, wondder plans to grow further, focusing mainly on sales and distribution in the coming year.

The Berlin-based tech startup, specializes in creating immersive learning experiences using custom-developed virtual reality experiences and ethical artificial intelligence. The big goal is to take corporate training to the next level and achieve measurable results for greater inclusion and diversity worldwide. Based on recent research 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.