Veena Somareddy
Co-founder & CTO
Neuro Rehab VR
Veena Somareddy is the Co-founder and CTO at Neuro Rehab VR, a VR healthcare start-up aimed at building virtual/augmented reality therapy exercises for patients with neurological disorders. Her accolades include being recognised as a Top Innovator in North Texas, Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas honoree, Digital Leader finalist in Booking.com’s Technology Playmaker Awards. Using her many years of research and development experience in VR and AR she is helping to connect technology and healthcare to greatly enhance patient care and rehabilitation outcomes. She earned a B.S. in Computer Science and a Master’s in Game Design and Development from UTDallas and was pursuing her PhD, before she decided to work on the company full-time. She is the Chapter President for VR/AR Association Dallas and co-organizer of the Women in VR – Dallas chapter, focusing on mentorship, skill development and building a community of talented individuals who are enthusiastic about being a part of this emerging industry.