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Razer Inc.

American-Singaporean gaming hardware company. Manufactures gaming laptops, peripherals, and accessories. Known for its distinctive green-and-black branding. Has sustainability initiatives including recycling programs.

Current Team

Co-founder
Jan 1, 2005 – Present

Track Record

Razer launched #GoGreenWithRazer 10-year roadmap in 2021 with net-zero 2030 targets validated by Science Based Targets initiative (1.5°C pathway). Achieved 100% renewable energy for corporate offices three years ahead of schedule. Manufacturing uses up to 85% recycled materials. Products like DeathAdder V2 X earned UL 2809 ECOLOGO certification. Partnership with Conservation International protects ~4,000 acres of forest.

negligent

In 2020, security researcher Volodymyr Diachenko discovered that Razer had left an Elasticsearch server misconfigured and publicly accessible, exposing the personal information of approximately 100,000 customers. Leaked data included full names, email addresses, phone numbers, customer IDs, order numbers, and billing/shipping addresses. Razer initially took weeks to respond before securing the server.

Kotaku published an investigation in December 2019 based on 14 former employees describing a 'culture of fear' under CEO Min-Liang Tan. Allegations include yelling, throwing objects, threatening employees, demanding unreasonable overtime, and hostile behavior. In a 2014 incident, Tan reportedly fired a marketing employee hours after expressing anger. Tan denied throwing objects but admitted to making figurative threats.