VRLab Academy focuses on strengthening its presence in the Americas and Europe
As of the end of 2023, Vrlab academy, which reached active users from 31 different countries, is increasing the number of users every day thanks to the content compatible with the global curricula it has developed. the company, which realized a 4 fold growth in 2023 on the basis of turnover, aims to increase its penetration in the american and european markets by 2024.
VRLab Academy, which offers a new generation educational technology solution by combining laboratory experiences with virtual reality (VR) technology, allows students to conduct scientific experiments in a digital environment. VRLab Academy offers more than 200 different laboratory experiments in 10 different categories. The company, which has recently focused on growth by reaching more users, has been selected in the fast-growing company category in the context of Turcorn100, supported by the Ministry of Industry, and continues to grow within a network of investors operating in both public subsidiaries and the private sector. VRLab Academy provides solutions for science, physics, chemistry and biology experiments for primary and secondary education, as well as solutions for universities to produce virtual experiments on basic subjects or special subjects that require high technology and cost. Gürcan Demirci, CEO of VRLab Academy, pointed out how important traditional wet laboratory applications are in education and training, as well as the fact that many negative factors in the provision of this service are seen as a chronic problem, "Our initiative emerged with the idea of producing a parallel solution that can replace this need in today's technological conditions. VRLab Academy was planned as a digital platform that works with real scientific formulas with designs that do not contradict the flow of life, and has the ability to use independent of time and space. With the pandemic process, a rapid growth was achieved with the effect of the development of the ability to use technology and the need for distance education." Demirci stated that users can experience virtual laboratories by accessing the platform via PC, VR or one of their tablets and commented, "As an advantage of being a web-based platform, a customizable learning output is created thanks to the user panel within the platform."
"Our number of users is increasing with content compatible with global curricula"
Gürcan Demirci stated that in the short term, they aim to increase the user base that can be reached by completing experiments consisting of sub-headings and special scope, and said, "Product updates and the addition of user-friendly innovations are within the plan. In the medium term, it is aimed to develop comfortable usage opportunities without instructor dependency in the products and thus accelerate the individual sales potential. In the long term, it is aimed to take place as a large-scale solution provider on a provincial or national basis within the training platforms of public institutions and organizations."
As of the end of 2023, Demirci emphasized that they have reached active users from 31 different countries
That they continue to work with Turkey's leading chain schools: "The number of users is increasing day by day thanks to the content we have developed that is compatible with global curricula. In addition, the interaction of existing users with the product increases at the same rate. VRLab Academy, which has realized a 4-fold growth in terms of turnover in the last year, aims to increase its penetration in the American and European markets by the beginning of 2024."
Cooperating in international EU projects
Gürcan Demirci emphasized that their current services and products are applied in different areas of the education sector and on a global scale and said, "The virtual experiments we have prepared based on achievement in primary and secondary education age group provide services compatible with curricula such as K-12 schools MEB curriculum, IB, AP, IGCSE, A Level, NGSS. Again, within the scope of associate and undergraduate education of vocational colleges and universities; It offers virtual laboratory experiences suitable for hybrid and distance education in faculties of health sciences, science and engineering faculties. In addition, our company, which is entitled to be an R&D center status, operates as an executive or collaborator in national (TÜBİTAK, KOSGEB) and international EU projects. Within these scopes, we also take part in some social responsibility projects." Evaluating the startup ecosystem in Turkey, Gürcan Demirci notes the following: "The entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem in Turkey is increasing day by day. The support of both private and institutional capital to entrepreneurs and the return of these investments with multiplier effects are exciting. The government's contributions to entrepreneurs and the ecosystem continue to grow every year. 2024 will be a year for VRLab Academy as we take bigger portions from the global edtech market."
VRLAB ACADEMY CEO Gürcan Demirci
"VRLab Academy provides solutions for producing experiments for primary and secondary education in science, physics, chemistry and biology, as well as solutions for producing experiments for you in special subjects that include theoretical topics for universities or that require high technology and efficiency"