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Immersion Corp
Immersion Corp licenses foundational haptic-feedback patents to Samsung, Nintendo and automotive suppliers under Eric Singer's post-proxy-fight strategy.
Immersion Corp
IMMERSION CORP is an SEC-registered investment adviser in London, registered since 2014. It is based there.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
1993
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
London
Corporate office
San Jose, CA, United States
Principals
Eric Singer
President and CEO
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment and operational decisions at Immersion Corp?
Eric Singer has served as President and CEO since May 2020, following a contested proxy fight (per Reuters, 2020). He chairs a board reshaped during that activist campaign. The company has no CIO-analogue or investment committee in the allocator sense — strategic portfolio and litigation decisions are made by the CEO alongside an in-house licensing team.
How does Immersion generate revenue if it isn't a fund or manufacturer?
Immersion monetizes its patent portfolio through fixed-fee and per-unit royalty agreements with device manufacturers, game-console makers, and automotive suppliers. A February 2023 renewal with Nintendo covered haptic-feedback technology for the Switch platform (per the firm's SEC filing, February 2023). Samsung has been a recurring licensee across multiple contract cycles.
Does Immersion deploy capital like a traditional family office or institutional investor?
No. Immersion is not structured as a family office or fund manager. It carries no outside limited-partner capital. The firm occasionally makes small strategic investments — for example, a 2021 minority stake in haptic-glove developer StretchSense (per the firm, October 2021) — to foster future licensing relationships rather than seek equity returns.
What is the scale and posture of Immersion's patent portfolio?
The firm controls roughly 3,000 issued and pending patents covering programmable touch-feedback systems, force-feedback algorithms, and haptic interaction models in consumer electronics and automotive applications. It has enforced rights in the United States, Germany, and China against Android OEMs, using ITC exclusion-order threats as leverage for negotiated licensing deals.
Who are Immersion's counterparties for co-investment or deal sourcing?
Immersion does not operate a co-investment vehicle or an LP program. Its primary counterparties are in-house legal departments at smartphone manufacturers, gaming-platform companies, and automotive tier-one suppliers. It occasionally engages with late-stage IP-backed lenders for portfolio-level financing.
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