About Us

We are a passionate team of VR developers, designers, and language education experts dedicated to helping language schools and companies innovate and thrive, today and tomorrow.

About Us

What's the mission
behind Immerse?

To transform the way English is taught and learned using virtual reality.

Though the pandemic has shifted the way English learning is delivered, the needs of students has not changed. More than ever, students crave connection, interaction, and tangible fluency development and we are committed to equipping our partners to meet their student's needs using virtual reality.

Our TEAM

Meet our passionate Team

Quinn Taber, CEO

Michael H. Long, among the most important figures in the field of second language acquisition (SLA), is best known as the originator of the interaction hypothesis and the focus‐on‐form principle of second language (L2) instruction.

Jacob Furnari, CPO

Dr. Sangmin-Michelle Lee is Professor of Global Communication at Kyung Hee University in South Korea. Her research interests include instructional designs in the technology-enhanced learning environment, machine translation, L2 writing, and digital creativity.

Christian Rowe, CRO

Dr. Sangmin-Michelle Lee is Professor of Global Communication at Kyung Hee University in South Korea. Her research interests include instructional designs in the technology-enhanced learning environment, machine translation, L2 writing, and digital creativity.

Dylan Walch, Lead VR Engineer

Dr. Sangmin-Michelle Lee is Professor of Global Communication at Kyung Hee University in South Korea. Her research interests include instructional designs in the technology-enhanced learning environment, machine translation, L2 writing, and digital creativity.

Sara Davila, Head of Efficacy and Learning

Dr. Sangmin-Michelle Lee is Professor of Global Communication at Kyung Hee University in South Korea. Her research interests include instructional designs in the technology-enhanced learning environment, machine translation, L2 writing, and digital creativity.

Xavier Apostol, VR Enginner

Dr. Sangmin-Michelle Lee is Professor of Global Communication at Kyung Hee University in South Korea. Her research interests include instructional designs in the technology-enhanced learning environment, machine translation, L2 writing, and digital creativity.

Our team

Meet the people that bring Immerse to life everyday.

Quinn Taber

Chief Executive Officer, Founder

Jacob Furnari

Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder

Sara Davila

Head of Efficacy & Learning

Christian Rowe

Chief Revenue Officer, Co-Founder

Dylan Walch

Lead VR Developer

Kazunobu Sawada

Country Director - Japan

Xavier Apostol

Unity Developer

Sarah Towler

Executive Sales Director

Daniel Decker

Implementation Specialist

Marcus Wong

Unity Developer

Nergiz Kern

Fractional Research Manager

Our advisors

We cannot fulfill our mission alone. Meet our Advisors.

Bill Bliss

Bliss is the President at Language & Communication Workshop. He is also authored several best-selling English learning course books that have been embraced by students and teachers worldwide, including Side By Side & Word By Word.

Robyn Lockwood

Lockwood is a renowned author and editor, and teaches at the Stanford Language Center. She is an active member of the international TESOL organization, serves as a consultant for the Publishing Professional Council, and is a past chair of the Materials Writers Interest Section.

Euan Bonner

Bonner is a teacher & EdTech researcher at Kanda University of International Studies in Japan. He has an Master of Applied Linguistics & is involved in AI, VR & AR in education, improving digital literacies, and educational application development.

Sangmin-Michelle Lee

Dr. Lee is Professor of Global Communication at Kyung Hee University in South Korea. Her research interests include instructional designs in the technology-enhanced learning environment, machine translation, L2 writing, and digital creativity.

Zack Parnell

Parnell is the President and CEO of Industrial Training International (ITI). He pioneered the launch of ITI VR - the world's largest and most authentic library of crane and rigging virtual training simulations for the global construction industry.

Becky Elliott

Elliott is an international educational consultant and a renowned contributor to the English Language Teaching (ELT) sector. She is an English teacher for executives at global companies, including Yamaha, and advises multiple startups using AI & VR in education.

Our Locations

We’re looking forward to partnering with you.

Ready to deploy immersive English learning at your institution? Let's do it together.

USA Headquarters

5270 California Ave #100, Irvine, CA 92617

Tokyo Office

Hinodai Heights 117, Hinodai1-1-1, Hino City, Tokyo, Japan 1910003

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