Level Ex raises $11 million for a real surgeon simulator

Developer Level Ex raised $11 million in a Series A round of financing to continue creating games that are aimed at replicating operating room scenarios. It previously created the virtual surgery training app Airway Ex, and with the funds it’s just raised, it will also start to experiment with augmented reality and virtual reality. The iOS version of Airway Ex already has some AR in it thanks to Apple’s ARKit.

“Our main focus with the Series A funding will be to expand our mobile apps as the mobile device is one of the most convenient and accessible training modalities that will ever be adopted by doctors,” said Sam Glassenberg, Level Ex’s CEO, in an email to GamesBeat. “Additionally, we plan to expand our AR and VR titles based on our market demand coming in from the medical device and pharma industry, and medical societies interested in these technologies as a new format for continuing medical education.”