AWE USA 2026

Haseeb Musa
United States
Managing Director - Reality Hack for Startups at MIT
Reality Hack, Inc.

Haseeb is focused on expanding the growth and impact of emerging immersive technologies through XR developer incubation, strategy, and market-shaping research, with a particular emphasis on gaming, identity, and digital self-expression. His work spans several vantage points that give him a strong pulse on where XR is gaining traction, where it is struggling, and what will be required for the category to scale.

Reality Hack at MIT — Haseeb serves as the Managing Director of the Startup Hack at MIT Reality Hack, focusing on helping XR developers translate prototypes into stronger business opportunities through investor pitch preparation, go-to-market strategy, and founder education.

Game Changing Style — Haseeb serves as COO of Game Changing Style, a news and research publication focused on identity, fashion, and self-expression in gaming and digital environments. His work includes research on avatar identity, digital fashion economies, branded virtual goods, and the role of style and customization in driving engagement across gaming and immersive platforms. This research will be brought to life at New York Comic Con this October through the Fashion in Gaming Awards.

Meta Reality Labs — Haseeb draws on his past experience leading XR business strategy across Quest, Quest Content, Horizon Worlds, and AI smartglasses, including work on the creation and adoption of the Avatar Marketplace for VR apparel content. He also partnered closely with the CFO and COO on investor positioning of the metaverse and VR for quarterly earnings narratives