The Company

Summary
The term "The Company" is a colloquial stand in for the various companies that operate from Earth but have significant investments in Venusian affairs. The word is not particularly accurate for a number of reasons, the biggest of which is that there is more than one company. Conversely, although there are many different groups that could be referred to as The Company, there are three primary entities that are almost always the topic of the subject: Petrov Heavy Industries, Idenshitech, and Unite.

Petrov Heavy Industries
Usually referred to as PHI (commonly pronounced "Fy"), Petrov Heavy Industries is the largest producer of industrial technology on Earth and on Venus. Most machines and hardware include some parts from Petrov, if not the whole device.

Idenshitech
Just as PHI dominates the mechanical industry, Idenshitech produces biotechnology on a massive scale. Surprisingly, the company was very small and considered insignificant prior to the transformation of Venus. Scientists working of the company were some of the first to discover the new microbial life emerging from the surface and were quick to capitalize on it. Now, Idenshitech is the interplanetary leader in biotechnology and its the main producer of the various biological systems needed to advance the terraformation of Venus. Without Idenshitech, there would not be enough clean water and air to support human life on Venus outside of their man-made habitats.

Unite
Purposefully congenial in its name and appearance, Unite has made a name for itself as the face of consumer products. Where as its contemporaries are better known within industrial circles, Unite is perhaps the only one of the big three companies that everyone can name. That is because it produces commercial products consumed by almost every human alive. These products range from food, to clothing, and to housing needs all the way to media, entertainment, and news. Though Unite is very often criticized for its ubiquitous (and perhaps bland) presence, its marketing is beyond a doubt the most successful ever seen. By providing consistency in its products and lighting fast targeting, it has served as a cultural bridge across nations and even planets.

Anubis Tactical
A military firm used primarily by the EAU. They were hired by the EAU to carry out terroristic style attacks on the nations of Venus that would spark the start of the first global war on the planet.