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Kanda
Techstars '20Aarhus, DK · Founded 2011 · 85 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors
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Kanda creates digital simulations and VR training courses for corporate learning in the maritime, renewable energy, and health sectors. The platform uses virtual reality and 3D models delivered via a flexible subscription model to provide accessible, affordable professional training.
Also known as Kanda ApS · Kanda Denmark
Investors · 4
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Kanda ApS is a Danish software company based in Aarhus that develops digital simulators and standard training courses delivered in virtual reality. Its Kanda virtual training platform is positioned as a replacement for classroom teaching and physical training facilities, covering complex industries including the renewable sector, education and defence. Product lines described on the company's site include full-size crane training operated with a physical controller, GWO standard courses in VR delivered together with certified training providers, content for the education sector aimed at students exploring technical careers, and a VR shooting simulator for professional preparation.
Beyond VR courseware, the company has been described as an IT and data consultancy providing virtual reality, augmented reality, digital transformation and data maintenance solutions. That description covers VR training systems configured to model offshore environments such as wind turbines at 1:1 scale, AR glasses applications that map maintenance tasks to the user's environment for hands-free offshore service work, 3D modelling technology, and data structuring applications. Training sessions capture data on movement, effectiveness and work order to generate feedback for workers and instructors, and virtual environments can be reset to any state so users can repeat difficult steps.
An investor profile characterises the platform as enabling complex certified simulators to be delivered fully digitally, supporting hundreds of steps, thousands of interactive 3D models and millions of configurations across multiple device types, with certification carried out in collaboration with Lloyd's Register.
Founding story
The company was founded in 2011; an investor profile names Kristian Andreasen and Jacob Junker as founders. Kristian Too Andreasen serves as CEO and founder.
Business model
Kanda sells its digital simulators and VR courses to enterprise and institutional customers, offering courses on a flexible subscription model and collaborating with certified training providers worldwide to deliver GWO courses on its Virtual Training Platform. Third-party profiles classify it as a B2B SaaS business in education/VR software.
Course and simulator access is offered on a subscription basis, removing training-related travel; the company is also described as providing consultancy-style custom VR/AR development, with prototype VR/AR systems delivered on short lead times.
Traction
Customers cited include Siemens Energy, GE Vernova, Siemens Gamesa, Getinge, Eastern Pacific Shipping and FOM academy in Japan. An investor profile lists revenue above EUR 1 million and EUR 2.2 million raised, with a team size of 20-49; a job-board listing states a headcount band of 51-200 and Seed stage.
Latest developments
The company's current site presents digital simulators for the renewable sector, education and defence, including full-size crane training with a physical controller, GWO courses in VR on subscription, education-sector content, and a VR shooting simulator. Leadership shown comprises CEO and founder Kristian Too Andreasen and Chief Commercial Officer Lene Thirup.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positioned as a provider of certifiable VR training for complex, heavy industries, supporting industry leaders such as Siemens Energy and GE Vernova. An investor profile frames its differentiator as handling unusually high simulation complexity in a certifiable package.
The company emphasises certifiable training to industrial standards (GWO, with certification in collaboration with Lloyd's Register), simulations supporting hundreds of steps, thousands of interactive 3D models and millions of configurations, device flexibility, subscription pricing, unlimited practice attempts in a risk-free environment, and rapid prototyping of bespoke VR/AR systems within about two weeks.
Technology
The offering is built on virtual reality headsets combined with realistic interactive 3D models, with crane training supported by a physical controller to approximate real operation. Systems can model environments such as offshore wind turbines at full 1:1 scale, support resettable environments for repeated practice, and collect training telemetry (movement, effectiveness, work order) for personalised feedback. Augmented reality applications for AR glasses map maintenance tasks onto the user's real environment for hands-free operation. The company also describes digital twin work across virtual, augmented and mixed reality platforms, plus 3D modelling and data maintenance/structuring applications.
Go-to-market
Kanda sells directly to large industrial accounts and works with certified training providers worldwide to distribute GWO standard courses on its platform; certification of training content is done in collaboration with Lloyd's Register. The site invites prospects to schedule introductory meetings.
Industrial and heavy-industry organisations in renewable energy (including offshore wind), maritime, healthcare, offshore oil and gas, manufacturing and airline sectors, plus education institutions and defence-related training. Named customers and partners include Siemens Energy, GE Vernova, Siemens Gamesa, Getinge, Eastern Pacific Shipping and FOM academy in Japan.
Geography
Headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark (Åbogade 13-15, 8200 Aarhus N; an earlier listed address was Søren Frichs Vej 42Q, 8230 Åbyhøj). The company has a subsidiary in Singapore, a development team in Indonesia, and staff from Malaysia and Hong Kong, with customers across most ASEAN countries and a customer reference in Japan.
History
Founded in 2011 in Aarhus, Kanda developed VR and AR solutions for offshore and industrial customers, including VR training systems for offshore environments and AR glasses applications for maintenance work. It later built the Kanda Virtual Training Platform for certifiable standard courses delivered on subscription, expanded into Asia with a Singapore subsidiary and an Indonesian development team, and extended its product range into education-sector content and VR shooting simulators alongside renewable-energy and crane training.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Kanda do?
- Danish company building VR digital simulators and certifiable training courses for renewable energy, maritime, education and defence.
- Who are Kanda's investors?
- Kanda's investors include Techstars, Ugly Duckling Ventures, FJ Labs, Y Combinator.
- Where is Kanda headquartered?
- Kanda is headquartered in Aarhus, DK.