# Immerse

> Immerse operates an enterprise VR training platform and app store (branded Portico) for immersive workforce and education learning.

## Facts
- **Website:** https://porticoxr.com/
- **Headquarters:** London, United Kingdom
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Founded:** 2005
- **Founder:** Tom Symonds, Justin Parry
- **Employees:** 1-10
- **Funding stage:** Venture-backed (approx. $28M raised across multiple rounds, including a $9M Series B)
- **Categories:** AR & VR Training

## Overview
Immerse is a London-based enterprise virtual reality company that develops a platform for delivering and managing VR training at scale, and now operates an app store for VR learning under the Portico (PorticoXR) brand, with its immerse.io domain serving the Portico product. Portico lets organizations discover, evaluate, and deploy immersive training apps to headsets, with management tooling (PorticoHub) for users and learning-performance data, serving enterprise, healthcare, education, and public-sector customers. The company has raised roughly $28M across multiple rounds, including a $9M Series B.

## Products
Warehouse process training, Onboarding new employees, and more

## Leadership
- Justin Parry — co-founder ([profile](https://www.dhrmap.com/people/justin-parry))
- Tom Symonds — co-founder ([profile](https://www.dhrmap.com/people/tom-symonds))

## Sources
- [Website health check: moved](https://porticoxr.com/) — verification
- [VR Training Apps | App Store for VR Learning & Training | Portico](https://immerse.io/app-store/) — company_website
- [About us - PorticoXR](https://porticoxr.com/about-us/) — company_website
- [About us - PorticoXR](https://porticoxr.com/about-us/) — company_website
- [VR pioneer Immerse raises $9 million in Series B funding](https://thepienews.com/vr-pioneer-immerse-raises-9-million-in-series-b-funding/) — news
- [Immerse - Company Profile, Funding & Competitors | Tracxn](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/immerse/__Hie9_SAPZQOD9183mVlfp4ExGxPnMMYPWWHB8BtBFSA) — data_aggregator
- [VR pioneer Immerse raises $9 million in Series B funding](https://thepienews.com/vr-pioneer-immerse-raises-9-million-in-series-b-funding/) — news
- [Immerse Company Profile | PitchBook (London, UK)](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/57016-00) — data_aggregator
- [VR pioneer Immerse raises $9 million in Series B funding](https://thepienews.com/vr-pioneer-immerse-raises-9-million-in-series-b-funding/) — news
- [VR pioneer Immerse raises $9 million in Series B funding](https://thepienews.com/vr-pioneer-immerse-raises-9-million-in-series-b-funding/) — news
- [Immerse - Company Profile, Funding & Competitors | Tracxn](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/immerse/__Hie9_SAPZQOD9183mVlfp4ExGxPnMMYPWWHB8BtBFSA) — data_aggregator

## FAQ
**What does Immerse do?**

Immerse operates an enterprise VR training platform and app store (branded Portico) for immersive workforce and education learning.

**Where is Immerse headquartered?**

Immerse is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

**When was Immerse founded?**

Immerse was founded in 2005.

**Who founded Immerse?**

Immerse was founded by Tom Symonds, Justin Parry.

**How many employees does Immerse have?**

Immerse has 1-10 employees.

**What kind of HR technology is Immerse?**

Immerse is categorized under AR & VR Training on DHRMap.

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