Burhan Oral – FOUNDER OF A TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANY FOR FACILITATION OF PWDS’ DAILY LIFE

Burhan Burak is the founder of “Virtual Nous Company” which develops technologies to facilitate PwDs’ daily lives. He had been dreaming of being an entrepreneur for years. Because of this desire, he preferred to work in start-ups instead of working in companies since his college years. Burhan Burak is physically impaired.

From his own experience, he knows how difficult the life of people with disabilities in Turkey is.

At college, he was active as a member of the Disabled Student Unit and could make friends with many people with disabilities. Then he realized that artificial intelligence and image processing technologies would make their lives easier. After receiving a grant from the TÜBİTAK (Scientific and Technological Research Instıtution of Turkey) Entrepreneurship Support Program, he was able to establish a company. TÜBİTAK Program provides support for companies that develop high-tech products and services by evaluating the technology and innovation-oriented business ideas of other entrepreneurs. Besides TÜBİTAK, he received both office and mentoring support from the Minerva Incubation Center of Yaşar University.
Despite the unpredictable outcome, Burhan Burak did not give up and kept trying. He believes that too high expectations always bring disappointment, and this can prevent one from reaching one’s true potential. The idea to change the lives of others for good gives him the inspiration to keep working even harder than before.