A Christchurch entrepreneur who developed virtual reality software to help people with real-world phobias pitches his product to (potentially creepy and frightened) investors on the other side of the divide A 10cm tarantula stands a few feet away on a sandy outcrop and doesn’t do much. She wiggles her legs a little, briefly shifts to the side, then stands there gazing at her world. For about two minutes. And then today’s spider phobia exposure therapy session is over, they take off their VR headset, rate their anxiety levels on a scale, and have a (hopefully) spider-free day. Depending on their reaction to the tarantula exposure, the next session might see…