What Ergoneers does

Ergoneers GmbH is a German specialist vendor of multimodal behavioral research equipment, founded in 2005 as a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich and operating from Egling, Germany with a US sales presence. The company builds Prophea.X, a proprietary software platform that synchronizes eye tracking, EEG, EMG, GSR, ECG, video, motion capture, and simulator data in real time using Lab Streaming Layer (LSL) and hardware TTL triggers to achieve microsecond-level timestamp precision across single and multi-subject experiments. Its hardware portfolio centers on the Dikablis line of wearable mobile eye trackers, with the latest Dikablis Glasses X launched in 2025 offering plug-and-play compatibility with Prophea.X and with third-party systems including Tobii Glasses 3 and Emotiv EEG. Revenue is generated through three streams: Prophea.X software licenses (subscription or perpetual, custom-priced), Dikablis hardware sales, and bespoke behavioral research lab consulting services. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with quote-based, multi-year contracts delivered through direct sales in Germany and the US supplemented by an international reseller network; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The customer base spans automotive OEMs and Tier 1s (Audi, BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo, Continental, Bosch, Kia), major technology companies (Apple, Google, Microsoft), consumer goods (P&G), aerospace (Airbus), industrial (Siemens), sports (Ajax Amsterdam), and academic institutions including TUM, LMU, ETH Zurich, Fraunhofer, University of Toronto, Georgia Tech, and University of Illinois at Chicago, with a Publication Hub citing more than 600 peer-reviewed papers using Ergoneers equipment. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, and founder-CEO Dr. Roland Spies; it is GDPR compliant and is positioning toward ISO 13485 / FDA QMSR compliance to address medical simulation customers.

Name

Ergoneers

Legal name

Ergoneers GmbH

Website

https://ergoneers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ergoneers GmbH, founded in 2005 as a TUM spin-off, develops Prophea.X multimodal behavioral research software and Dikablis wearable eye-tracking hardware, serving automotive OEMs, academic researchers, aerospace, and consumer goods enterprises worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Manching

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Prophea.X Software Licenses: Enterprise software platform for behavioral research with modular features. Sold through direct consultation with custom pricing based on modules and feature requirements. Operates on subscription or perpetual license model.
2. Dikablis Hardware Systems: Sale of mobile eye-tracking hardware including Dikablis Glasses X and professional eye trackers. Hardware products sold with associated software integration.
3. Behavioral Research Lab Consulting: Expert consulting services for designing bespoke behavioral research facilities, custom technical integration, and specialized training workshops.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ergoneers develops and sells the Prophea.X multimodal behavioral research software platform that synchronizes eye tracking, EEG, physiological sensors (EMG, GSR, ECG), video streams, and simulator data in real-time with microsecond precision. The company also manufactures Dikablis wearable mobile eye-tracking glasses (Glasses X and Professional) that integrate with the software. Additionally, Ergoneers provides expert consulting services for designing bespoke behavioral research laboratories and custom technical integration.

Product overview

Ergoneers offers Prophea.X as a unified multimodal behavior research platform with modular components. The core Prophea.X software provides synchronized data acquisition across eye tracking, physiological sensors (EEG, EMG, GSR, ECG), and video streams. The portfolio includes Dikablis Glasses X and Dikablis Professional as wearable eye tracking hardware options, with Prophea Eye for multi-subject eye tracking analysis and Prophea Data Engine as the centralized data hub. The platform enables parallel multi-subject studies with AI-powered behavioral coding and integrates with third-party hardware including Tobii Glasses 3, simulators, and VR/AR systems. Ergoneers also provides behavioral research lab consulting services for facility design and implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prophea.X: AI-powered multimodal behavioral research software platform for eye tracking, physiological sensor synchronization, and data analysis.
• Dikablis
• Prophea Data Engine

Products and services

• Prophea.X

Quantifiable outcome

• Automated event detection reduces analysis time by up to 70%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and foundational.

• TobiicoreTechnology or IntegrationTobii is a key technology integration partner providing eye tracking hardware compatibility. Ergoneers Prophea.X offers plug-and-play connectivity for Tobii Glasses 3. The integration allows users to combine and compare both Ergoneers Dikablis and Tobii hardware within the same research workflow, providing flexibility in eye tracking hardware selection.
• EmotivcoreTechnology or IntegrationEmotiv EEG systems are integrated with Prophea.X for multimodal cognitive analysis. The integration enables synchronized recording of neural activity (EEG) with gaze behavior, allowing researchers to correlate brainwave patterns with visual focus and detect fatigue, distraction, and engagement states.
• Technical University of Munich (TUM)foundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerErgoneers was founded as a spin-off from TUM in 2005. This foundational relationship provides ongoing academic collaboration, research partnerships, and access to cutting-edge human factors research methodologies.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Seeing Machines: Seeing Machines builds driver monitoring and eye tracking technology for automotive and aviation safety. Competes with Ergoneers in the same automotive and aerospace human factors segments.
• Tobii: Tobii is the global leader in eye tracking hardware and analytics. It directly competes with Ergoneers' Dikablis line while also serving as an integration partner, making it the closest comparable on both hardware and research software.
• Smart Eye: Smart Eye supplies eye tracking software for automotive driver monitoring and human factors research. Overlaps directly with Ergoneers' automotive DMS and HMI use cases and competes for the same OEM and Tier-1 budgets.
• iMotions: iMotions offers a multimodal biosensor platform that integrates eye tracking with EEG, GSR, EMG, and ECG. Directly comparable to Prophea.X as a unified analysis platform for academic and UX research.
• SR Research: SR Research manufactures EyeLink eye tracking hardware and software, widely used in academic and clinical research. Directly comparable to Ergoneers on research-grade eye tracking systems.

Emerging players

• Gazepoint: Gazepoint produces affordable eye tracking hardware for research and UX. Overlaps with Ergoneers on eye tracking hardware but targets a lower price tier and self-service buyers.
• Pupil Labs: Pupil Labs builds open-source wearable eye tracking hardware used in academic and AR/VR research. Overlaps with Dikablis on mobile eye tracking but is more developer-focused and lower-priced.
• Cambridge NeuroTech: Cambridge NeuroTech produces high-density neural recording probes for research labs. Adjacent to Ergoneers' neurophysiology integrations, sharing the same academic and human factors buyer.

Broad incumbents

• Emotiv: Emotiv builds consumer and research EEG headsets. Serves as both a Prophea.X integration partner and an indirect competitor in the multimodal research stack.
• BIOPAC Systems: BIOPAC provides physiological data acquisition systems used in academic and clinical research. Overlaps with Prophea.X on the EMG, ECG, and GSR sensor capture layers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Prophea.X
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ergoneers-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/ergoneers
• Xx.com/Ergoneers
• Facebookfacebook.com/ergoneers

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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