VRScience

What VRScience does

VRScience Lerntechnologie GmbH is a Berlin-based EdTech company founded in 2019 that develops and delivers virtual reality learning systems to German schools. The company sells standalone Pico VR headsets bundled with curriculum-aligned learning content covering 14 subjects, designed for German secondary schools (Mittel-/Realschulen, Gesamtschulen, Gymnasien). Content is developed collaboratively with a network of 5 pilot schools and 100+ educators holding the German second state examination, with a pipeline target of 500 learning sequences by the end of the Digitalpakt Schule government digitization program. The company's core technology layer is a proprietary software ecosystem including Galileoo (privacy-compliant learning platform, GDPR/DSGVO-compliant), VR-Themen (topic prioritization via teacher voting), VR-Trainings (student VR presentation creation), VRPlaner (headset scheduling), EMA (Digitalpakt funding application assistant), and EOS (internal peer review tool). The hardware operates independently of internet connectivity, addressing the limited Wi-Fi infrastructure in many German schools.

The company operates a direct-sales enterprise GTM model targeting school administrators and school authorities, supported by presence at education conferences (Didacta, Deutscher Schulleiterkongress) and earned media coverage in major German publications (Handelsblatt, Die Welt, Frankfurter Allgemeine). Revenue is generated through one-time hardware and software license sales (no subscription fees), with professional services for training, implementation, and ongoing technical support. The primary economic driver is the German Digitalpakt Schule program, which covers 90% of implementation costs for curriculum-aligned solutions, leaving schools to pay only 10% of total package costs. The company exploits this regulatory tailwind by handling the full Digitalpakt application process for schools through its EMA tool, providing a turnkey solution covering procurement, hardware/software delivery, teacher training, and ongoing support. The company's stated target market is over 40,000 schools across Germany's 16 federal states, with secondary schools as the initial focus and primary schools, vocational schools, and universities as future expansion targets.

Name

VRScience

Legal name

VRScience Lerntechnologie GmbH

Website

https://www.vr-lt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VRScience Lerntechnologie GmbH is a Berlin-based EdTech company that develops VR learning systems and curriculum-aligned content for German schools, leveraging the Digitalpakt Schule government funding program to deliver turnkey hardware, software, and training solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational VR Technology

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Simulation-Based Learning & Virtual Labs (EDAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

AR/VR & Immersive Learning Content Development (EDAGAKAI), STEM & Lab Simulation Media (Virtual Labs, AR/VR) (EDAGALAF), Creator Tools & Content Pipelines for Immersive Learning (VR lesson builders, 3D asset workflows) (EDAFAJAL)

Keywords

• Virtual reality education
• Immersive learning technology
• Curriculum-aligned VR content
• Educational VR hardware
• School digitization solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of VR hardware including VR glasses (Pico), controllers, and transport/charging cases. Hardware is adapted to school use requirements and comes with internal storage and controllers.
2. Software Licenses: One-time licensing fees for VR learning software and content. No subscription fees required - schools make single payments. Learning programs are regularly updated with new content.
3. Professional Services: Implementation support, teacher training, and ongoing technical support services. Includes support via phone, video call, webinar, email, and on-site service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

VRScience develops and delivers turnkey VR learning systems for German schools, bundling Pico VR headsets with controllers and charging cases, proprietary curriculum-aligned learning software, and teacher training plus ongoing technical support. The company builds its own software ecosystem including the Galileoo learning platform, VR-Themen topic prioritization tool, VR-Trainings student creation tool, VRPlaner scheduling system, and EMA Digitalpakt funding application assistant. Content is co-developed with 100+ certified educators across 14 subjects and is sold primarily through Germany's Digitalpakt Schule 90% funding program to secondary schools.

Product overview

VRScience Lerntechnologie is a VR/AR learning technology provider for German schools offering a unified ecosystem consisting of core VR learning technology (3D immersive glasses with curriculum-aligned content), combined with proprietary software tools including Galileoo (privacy-compliant learning platform), VR-Themen (topic prioritization), VR-Trainings (student VR presentation creation), VRPlaner (headset scheduling), and EMA (Digitalpakt application assistant). The ecosystem also includes OVS (Online Vertretungs-Schule) for teacher shortage solutions and EOS for internal staff coordination. The company provides an All-in-One package including hardware procurement, software deployment, teacher training, and ongoing technical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Galileoo: A data protection-compliant teaching and learning platform developed for teachers to collaboratively develop and review VR learning programs across subject areas.
• VR-Themen
• VR-Trainings
• OVS (Online Vertretungs-Schule)
• EMA (Antragsassistent)
• VRPlaner

Products and services

• VRScience VR-Lerntechnologie System
• Galileoo
• VR-Themen
• VR-Trainings
• VRPlaner
• EMA (Medienentwicklungsplan Antragsassistent)
• OVS (Online Vertretungs-Schule)
• Pico VR Hardware Bundle

Quantifiable outcome

• Learning success guaranteed through multisensory VR experience
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Avantis Systems (ClassVR): Avantis Systems sells ClassVR, a turnkey VR classroom solution with managed headsets, content library, and teacher portal widely adopted across European schools. It is the closest direct competitor to VRScience in the K-12 immersive learning space, sharing the same hardware-plus-curriculum model.
• Labster: Labster provides virtual science lab simulations used by schools and universities for STEM instruction, particularly in biology, chemistry, and physics. It is directly comparable to VRScience's STEM learning sequences and lab simulation use cases.
• zSpace: zSpace provides AR/VR learning stations and curriculum-aligned STEM content for K-12 and career technical education. It overlaps with VRScience's immersive STEM and vocational learning offerings.
• Veative: Veative offers VR-based curriculum-aligned learning modules across STEM, geography, and language subjects for schools, often bundled with headsets. It targets the same curriculum-driven VR classroom use case as VRScience.
• CoSpaces Edu: CoSpaces Edu lets students and teachers build, explore, and share VR content within a school-focused creation platform. It overlaps with VRScience's VR-Trainings student-creation feature and Galileoo collaboration platform.
• Engage (by Immersive VR Education): Engage is a VR collaboration and learning platform used by universities, schools, and enterprises for virtual classrooms and training. It overlaps with VRScience's Galileoo platform and immersive learning use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Lenovo (ThinkReality / VR Classroom): Lenovo sells ThinkReality VR headsets and education-focused hardware bundles for K-12 and enterprise training. It competes with VRScience's Pico-based hardware offering at a broader, more scalable level with global reach.
• Pico (ByteDance): Pico is VRScience's hardware supplier and the broader Chinese-owned consumer VR headset brand with its own education programs and content partnerships. As VRScience's primary hardware platform, Pico shapes both the company's costs and competitive positioning.
• Microsoft (Minecraft Education / Mixed Reality): Microsoft offers Minecraft Education and Windows Mixed Reality headsets used in K-12 immersive learning. As a global incumbent, it represents a large-scale alternative that schools may default to over specialized VR platforms.
• Discovery Education: Discovery Education provides a broad digital K-12 content platform with VR/AR components (including former Discovery VR/Google Expeditions content) and is a long-standing incumbent in the school digital content market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/hashtag/vrlerntechnologie
• YouTubeyoutu.be/_oVcrXbvrQA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vrscience-lerntechnologie

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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