Rearden Companies

Rearden was founded by Steve Perlman in 2000 to create an environment for the exploration and development of new art and technology, with particular emphasis on the interplay and synergy between the two worlds. Steve provides the overall vision and leadership for Rearden, supported by a world-class team of engineers, artists, and scientists. Most Rearden companies start out as internal projects envisioned and developed by Rearden’s cross-functional team of artists and technologists. Rearden provides the management, infrastructure, and funding, while the team shapes, adapts, and focuses on the projects until they are ready to be released. Typically, projects are released within the for- or not-for-profit business framework of a Rearden subsidiary or a Rearden spin-off company that supports a particular service, creative work, or technology, and establishes a sustainable business model around it. Through this process, internal Rearden projects are carried from conception to refinement, and finally to the market as ongoing business entities.