brainjo, a Regensburg-based digital health startup that develops VR-based solutions that complement traditional psychotherapy, has closed a €2 million Seed funding round to advance its clinical study and regulatory approval of its first VR-based DiGA for children with ADHD.
The round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), with additional participation from strategic partners and business angels, including Andreas Weinhut (Regensburg) and better ventures (Munich).
“With a strong network of business angels, MEDICE – The Health Family as a strategic partner, and HTGF as a leading European seed investor, we are ideally positioned to bring our solutions into healthcare and establish multimodal therapy offerings for patients,” Markus Wensauer, co-founder and CEO of brainjo.
Founded in 2022, brainjo develops digital health applications (DiGA) that can be prescribed by therapists or physicians and reimbursed by health insurance. The company’s goal is not to replace traditional psychotherapy, but to close critical gaps in the system. With its platform, the company claims to offer its patients access to an immersive, individualised, and scalable form of therapy that complements existing treatment options and can be accessed directly from home.
“Digital therapies in psychotherapy are still in their early stages, but the potential is enormous. What differentiates brainjo from purely software-based solutions is the depth of immersion enabled by Virtual Reality, a clinically relevant approach that we will substantiate with study data and use to improve adherence,” said Dr Jörg Traub, Principal at HTGF
The company plans to use this funding to finance its clinical study and regulatory approval of its first VR-based DiGA, a digital therapy application specifically designed for children with ADHD, developed together with MEDICE – The Health Family. Market approval is planned for 2028.
According to brainjo, its ADHD VR therapy motivates children to apply psychotherapeutic content to their everyday lives in a playful way. For example, transferring real-life homework tasks into VR allows everyday challenges to be practised, which is an essential building block of guideline-based multimodal therapy. The therapy’s visual style draws inspiration from popular games like Fortnite and Minecraft.
At the start of 2024, brainjo closed its pre-Seed funding round, raising €1.05 million for its virtual reality ADHD therapy development, plus an extra €650k from European and federal sources. It has an interdisciplinary team of 10 employees with expertise in technology, psychology, and healthcare.
Read the orginal article: https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/04/brainjo-raises-e2-million-to-develop-vr-based-solutions-that-complement-traditional-therapy-where-it-falls-short/
