VRAI Wins Muckle StartUp Awards North East
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Virtual reality (VR) simulation training company VRAI have won the Muckle ScaleUp High Growth Award from the StartUp Awards North East. VRAI are based in Gateshead, England, and combine VR and artificial intelligence to provide data-driven simulation solutions to the aerospace, defence and offshore wind industries.
A collaboration between all five regional universities, enterprise agencies and the region’s business ecosystem, the StartUp Awards North East champion inclusive entrepreneurship and ambitious early stage founders so that sustainable startups and jobs are created for North East communities. The award was presented by Alex Craig, CEO of Muckle, and recognises VRAI’s successful establishment in the region working with high profile customers such as Ministry of Defence’s Defence & Security Accelerator, Royal Air Force Leeming and partnering with Durham University on an Offshore Wind Growth Partnership.
VRAI intend to continue their growth and are currently raising £2million in investment to fund that. This investment will go to creating up to 20 new jobs in the North East in the next 18 months including data engineering, data science and software development roles.
