of surgical training time is lost to passive observation
BUILDING IN GLASGOW · TECHSCALER CATALYST 2026
The Duolingo of
Surgical Skills
Affordable VR surgical training for medical students. Practice suturing on Meta Quest — from just £15/month.
$0MMarket Opportunity
0Competitors Analysed
10Serve Students
THE PROBLEM
Medical students are locked out of surgical practice
Surgical training hasn't kept up with how students learn. Time in the operating theatre is shrinking, simulators cost a fortune, and students are left watching instead of doing.
is the starting cost of existing surgical simulators
affordable, hands-on training tools exist for individual students
“There is growing evidence that simulation-based training improves clinical performance and patient safety.”— World Health Organisation
THE SOLUTION
Practice surgery anytime, anywhere
OTVERSE puts a virtual operating theatre in your hands. Pick up a Meta Quest headset, launch the app, and start practising real surgical techniques — guided, scored, and affordable.
Immersive VR Simulation
Step into a realistic operating theatre environment built in Unity. Handle instruments, interact with tissue, and build muscle memory in a space that feels real.
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps to better surgical skills
1
Put on your headset
Grab any Meta Quest headset. No additional hardware, no lab booking, no waiting list.
2
Enter the operating theatre
Launch OTVERSE and step into a fully immersive virtual OR. Instruments are ready. Patient is prepped.
3
Follow the guided stitches
Visual prompts show you exactly where to place each stitch. Learn the fundamentals before going freehand.
4
Get your score
Receive instant feedback on your technique. Track improvement across sessions. Build confidence before the real OR.
MARKET OPPORTUNITY
A $1.1B opportunity no one is serving
40,000UK medical students
80,000+Indian medical graduates/yr
24.8%CAGR
$28BProjected market by 2035
Students already pay £5–50/month for Pastest, Complete Anatomy, and Geeky Medics — all knowledge-based. None are hands-on. OTVERSE fills that gap.
COMPETITION
26 competitors analysed. Zero serve students.
Think of surgical simulation like Formula 1. Today's simulators are the F1 cars — extraordinary machines that cost millions and are reserved for elite teams. OTVERSE is the racing game that lets anyone experience the thrill, learn the lines, and build real skills — without needing a pit crew or a seven-figure budget.
Enterprise simulators
Osso VR£100K+ · Hospital procurement · Institutional only
FundamentalVR£50K+ · Haptic hardware required · Enterprise sales
VirtaMed£200K+ · Physical simulator stations · University labs
PrecisionOS£75K+ · Orthopaedic focus · Hospital-only deployment
All require institutional procurement. None target individual students.
OTVERSE
✓ Student-affordable — from £15/month
✓ Direct to consumer — no procurement needed
✓ Designed for learners — guided, progressive, forgiving
✓ Standalone headset — just a Meta Quest, no extra hardware
✓ No procurement needed — download and start today
Practice. Repeat. Improve.
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BUSINESS MODEL
Two revenue streams
Student subscriptions
£15–50/monthFreemium model — first module free, subscribe to unlock all
Quest Store distribution — zero acquisition friction
Individual student accounts with progress tracking
Institutional licences
£1–5K/yearBulk seat licences for medical schools and hospitals
Analytics dashboard — track cohort performance
Managed deployment — pre-configured headsets for labs
Custom module requests — align with curriculum needs
TRACTION
Building fast with validation at every step
From a working Unity prototype to clinical and institutional interest, every milestone is shaped by real-world feedback and focused validation.
Working Unity prototype with surgical instruments
Guided stitch system with real-time scoring
Companies House registered (OTVERSE.AI Ltd.)
Accepted into Techscaler Catalyst 2026 cohort
Demo Day presentation delivered
26-company competitive landscape analysis completed
Partnership interest from African medical training institutions
Clinical advisor onboarded
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