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| Company type | Public |
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| Founded | January 1994; 31 years ago (1994-01), inFremont, California, U.S. (as Corsair Microsystems) |
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| Headquarters | , U.S. |
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| Revenue |  US$1.32 billion (2024) |
| −US$50 million (2024) | |
| −US$99 million (2024) | |
| Total assets | US$1.24 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | US$604 million (2024) |
| Owner | EagleTree Capital (56.8%) |
Number of employees | 2,567 (2024) |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | corsair |
| Footnotes / references [2][3] | |
Corsair Gaming, Inc. (stylized asCORSAIR) is an Americancomputer peripherals andgaming brand headquartered inMilpitas, California.[4] Previously known asCorsair Components andCorsair Memory,[5] it was incorporated in California in January 1994 originally asCorsair Microsystems and reincorporatedin Delaware in 2007.[5] The company designs and sells a range of computer products, including high-speedDRAM modules,power supplies (PSUs),USB flash drives,CPU/GPU and case cooling, gaming peripherals (such askeyboards andcomputer mice),computer cases,solid-state drives (SSDs), and speakers.[6]
It leases a production facility inTaoyuan City,Taiwan, for assembly, testing and packaging of select products, with distribution centers in North America, Europe, and Asia and sales and marketing offices in major markets worldwide.[2]: 41 It trades under the ticker symbol CRSR on theNASDAQ stock exchange.[2] Lockdown orders associated with theCOVID-19 pandemic, and a rise in demand for computing equipment, including thecomputer gaming sector, led to a significant short-term increase in Corsair's revenue.[7]
The company was founded as Corsair Microsystems Inc. in 1994 by Andy Paul, Don Lieberman, and John Beekley. Corsair originally developedlevel 2 cache modules, calledcache on a stick (COASt) modules, forOEMs. After Intel incorporated the L2 cache in the processor with the release of itsPentium Pro processor family, Corsair changed its focus toDRAM modules, primarily in the server market. This effort was led by Richard Hashim, one of the early employees at Corsair. In 2002, Corsair began shipping DRAM modules that were designed to appeal to computer enthusiasts, who were using them foroverclocking. Since then, Corsair has continued to produce memory modules for PCs, and has added other PC components as well.
Corsair expanded its DRAM memory module production into the high end market for overclocking.[8] This expansion allows for high power platforms and the ability to get more performance out of the CPU and RAM. The Corsair Vengeance Pro series and Corsair Dominator Platinum series are built for overclocking applications.[9][10][11]
Corsair has since expanded their product line to include many types of high-end gaming peripherals, high performance air andwater cooling solutions, and other enthusiast-grade components. Around 2009, Corsair contactedCoolIT Systems to integrate their liquid cooling technology into Corsair's offerings which resulted in a long-term partnership.[12][13]
In May 2021, Corsair announced that it will relocate its headquarters fromFremont toMilpitas, with the new lease stated to take effect in March 2022.[14] In August 2024, Corsair laid off 90 employees.[15]
On July 26, 2017,EagleTree Capital entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Corsair fromFrancisco Partners and several other minority shareholders in a deal valued at $525 million. Corsair Founder and CEO Andy Paul retains his equity stake and remains in his role as CEO.[16]
On June 27, 2018, Corsair announced that it will be acquiringElgato Gaming from the Munich-based companyElgato Systems, which they renamed toCorsair GmbH after the acquisition. The originalElgato Systems company retained theirEve home automation division and was subsequently renamed toEve Systems.[17]
On July 24, 2019, it was announced that Corsair had acquired custom PC builderOrigin PC.[18] In February 2024, Corsair announced it would be moving Origin PC's manufacturing operations toAtlanta and closing its facility inMiami. As a result, 55 employees were laid off.[19]
On December 16, 2019, Corsair announced its acquisition ofgame controller manufacturer SCUF Gaming.[20]
On August 21, 2020, Corsair filed registration documents with theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a planned $100 million IPO.[21]
On July 17, 2023, Corsair announced that it had acquired the online retailerDrop (formerly known asMassdrop).[22]
On September 16, 2024, Corsair announced that it was set to acquire theFanatec product line fromEndor AG, which completed on September 23.[23]
Since the custom computer industry has experienced an increased interest in products withRGB lighting, Corsair has added this feature to almost all of their product lines. In the gaming industry, Corsair has its biggest share of the market inmemory modules (around 44%[24]) andgaming keyboards (around 14%[25]).
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