Our story
Since 1993. One standard.
Founded in 1993. Japan and US. Six continents. The same obsession with making the impossible feel inevitable.
From a single workshop to six continents.
Excape began with a single conviction: that a properly engineered simulator could make any human being feel exactly what it's like to be a racing driver. Since 1993, that conviction has expanded into brand activations, proprietary entertainment IP, and a client roster of the world's most demanding brands.
A history of innovation
The World's First
Excape designs and builds the world's first commercial racing simulator — no blueprint to follow, just an obsession with making racing feel real.
Esports, Before the Name
We connect simulators for the first time for competitive esports racing — building the arena years before the word existed.
The First Retail Racing Club
Excape establishes the first retail racing club, turning competition into a destination guests come back to again and again.
45,000 Guests in One Year
More than 110 activations across six continents put 45,000 guests through Excape experiences — the busiest season in the company's history.
The Next Arena
Japan and the US lead the push into location-based entertainment: permanent venues designed, built and operated end-to-end.
The team
Entrepreneurs, engineers, and athletes across the US, Japan, and beyond — one senior team, obsessed with the experience.
James Fiorillo Ortega
CEO & Co-Founder
Steven Teear
Group COO | Co-Founder & Project Manager US Operations
Saul Murata
GM Japan
Antonio Fajardo
Technical Director
Nick Kusior
Event Coordinator
Michael Bates de Silva
Event Operations
Jayson Zhu
Event Operations
Masaya Okada
Event Operations
Darryl Williams
Event Operations
Louis Valiente
Event Operations
Tyler Dietrich
Event Operations
John Cunningham
Simlab Operations
David Holder
Simlab Operations
Spencer Jones
Simlab Operations
Paulo Adayran
Simlab Operations
Why Excape
The four things that make every project different.
We own the experience
Experiential brand promotion, fan zones, esports spaces — formats no other operator delivers end-to-end. We are an experience house, not a service provider.
Design → Build → Operate
We own the entire process. Concept design, physical build, event-day crew, breakdown. No briefing agencies, no middlemen.
Tier-one roster
Delivering for Porsche, TAG Heuer, TDK, and Formula E since 1993. The brands that hire us have the highest standards.
Multi-continent infrastructure
Japan and the US — deployed on six continents. The logistics infrastructure is already built. We go wherever the brief needs us.
Let's work together
Let's build the
next unforgettable
experience.
Whether it's an activation, a simulator, or a venue concept — we make it extraordinary.