SUBJECT-0192.dossier · company · status: active
IL
subject of file

id Software LLC

ZeniMax subsidiary and co-plaintiff in Oculus litigation
Tracked because ZeniMax subsidiary and co-plaintiff in Oculus litigation · 5 documented connections
Facts on record6
Connections mapped5
Sources cited14
Evidence: 1S 5I
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No documented contradictions on file.
PATTERN person → [employment] → company → [subsidiary] → company 176× PATTERN company → [subsidiary] → company → [employment] → person 176× PATTERN company → [subsidiary] → company 175× PATTERN company → [affiliation] → person → [founder] → company 102× PATTERN company → [founder] → person → [affiliation] → company 102×
Connection Map
Key Connections
→ John Carmack person
founder
John Carmack is a co-founder of id Software and was employed by id Software LLC.
← Brendan Iribe person
Legal adversary
John Carmack of id Software was involved in the creation of Oculus Rift technology; Iribe was party to the resulting legal disputes between id Software/ZeniMax and Oculus.
← ZeniMax Media Inc. company
subsidiary
id Software is wholly owned subsidiary of ZeniMax Media
Facts (6)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 158d ago · Avg age: 2336d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated id Software LLC filed filing with the SEC on 2009-07-07. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (5)
→ John Carmack person
founder primary since 2009
John Carmack is a co-founder of id Software and was employed by id Software LLC.
→ Oculus VR company
acquisition inferential since 2013
John Carmack left id Software for Oculus VR, indicating the relationship between the entities.
← ZeniMax Media Inc. company
subsidiary confirmed
id Software is wholly owned subsidiary of ZeniMax Media
legal secondary since 2014
Total Recall Technologies LLC was connected to legal disputes involving id Software, as John Carmack (former id Software co-founder) was central to the trade secret allegations regarding Oculus Rift technology.
← Brendan Iribe person
Legal adversary primary since 2014
John Carmack of id Software was involved in the creation of Oculus Rift technology; Iribe was party to the resulting legal disputes between id Software/ZeniMax and Oculus.
Sources (14)
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: id Software LLC not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2011-02-23 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — id Software LLC (2011-02-23) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2009-07-07 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D — Id Software LLC (2009-07-07) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2009-07-07 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — id Software LLC (2009-07-07) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2011-08-03 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — id Software LLC (2011-08-03) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-02-19 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — id Software LLC (2013-02-19) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2012-02-21 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — id Software LLC (2012-02-21) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2017-02-15 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — id Software LLC (2017-02-15) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: id Software LLC — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: id Software LLC — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: id Software LLC — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: id Software LLC — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: id Software LLC — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2009-07-07 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — id Software LLC (2009-07-07) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt