Regensburg-based digital-health startup brainjo has closed a €2 million seed round led by the High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). The company said the funds will finance clinical validation and preparation for regulatory approval of its first VR-based DiGA, with market approval currently planned for 2028.
Investors in the round include strategic partners and business angels, among them better ventures and Andreas Weinhut, the company said. brainjo plans to use the capital mainly for clinical studies and the regulatory submission process.
brainjo develops virtual-reality applications intended to supplement conventional psychotherapy. The company designs its products as DiGA — prescribable digital health applications that can be reimbursed by German health insurers — so that physicians and therapists can prescribe them as part of care.
A core project is a VR DiGA for children with ADHD, developed in partnership with MEDICE Health Family. brainjo says the program aims to address gaps in care such as long waiting times, limited therapy capacity and lack of continuous support. Patients would use the VR adjunct remotely to complement in-person therapy.
"With a strong network of business angels, the MEDICE Health Family as a strategic partner and the HTGF as a leading European seed investor, we are perfectly positioned to bring our solutions into care and establish multimodal therapy offerings for patients," Markus Wensauer, co‑founder and CEO of brainjo, said in a statement.
The company positions the VR tool as a way to increase therapy adherence and enable new treatment formats where classical approaches face limits. The announcement did not include clinical data or study sizes. The only timeline given was a target for market approval in 2028.
This funding round places brainjo among early-stage entrants using immersive tech to extend mental-health treatment rather than replace existing therapist-led care.
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Tags: virtual reality, digital therapeutics, ADHD, DiGA, seed funding
Topics: Neurotech industry & startups, Mental health technology