Karuna Labs creates evidence-based VR applications that address the neurological causes of centralized chronic pain conditions. Karuna's applications target sensorimotor incongruences and fear avoidant behavior.
Total raised: $3M
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Berkeley S... | skydeck.be... |
| - | Plug and P... | plugandpla... |
| - | Anorak Ven... | anorak.vc |
| - | MIT Alumni... | mitalumnia... |
| - | Hustle Fun... | hustlefund... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 18.09.2019 | Seed | $3M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.09.2019 | Karuna Labs' $3M seed round will support clinical validation of its VR chronic pain programs | |
| 10.09.2019 | VR for Chronic Pain Startup Karuna Labs Raises $3M to Retrain The Brain | – Karuna Labs raises $3M in seed funding to expand personalized chronic pain management programs using virtual reality (VR) technology to retrain the brain. – Karuna Labs uses Karuna uses evidence-based techniques to retrain the brain to pe... |
| 10.09.2019 | VR startup Karuna Labs raises $3 million in seed funding to help over 30 million Americans suffering from chronic pain | Chronic pain currently affects over 30 million Americans. Enter Karuna Labs, a tech startup using immersive virtual reality technology to tackle the critical and debilitating health issue of chronic pain, without the need for opioid pain re... |
| 10.09.2019 | Karuna Labs, which uses VR to treat chronic pain, raises $3M | The company allows patients to use virtual reality for therapeutic exercise While virtual reality may not seem as hot as it once did, that's just the hype dying down; it's still going to be a massive space, one that's expected to be worth $... |
| 10.09.2019 | Karuna Labs Raises $3M in Seed Funding | Karuna Labs, a San Francisco, CA-based creator of personalized chronic pain management programs using VR, raised $3M in seed funding. The round was led by Baseline Ventures, with participation from Anorak Ventures, the AET Fund, the Hustle ... |
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| 31.10.2017 | A new Dreamit Health class includes NASA remote monitoring tech, VR for chronic pain | Dakin observed that the biggest difference between the challenges he faced as an entrepreneur and what his class members contend with is that the sales cycle for healthcare has become longer and more complex. “On the front end, what has cha... |
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