We got our start in the defense industry and continue to work to make life safer and more efficient for the automotive industry and beyond.

1999

We got our start in the defense industry

using high speed sensors for active protection systems, saving lives.

2018

PreAct Technologies spun-off as a standalone company

inspired by DARPA technology for the civilian market, and focused on automotive collision detection

2019

PreAct Technologies came out of stealth mode

at CES 2019 and begins work with multiple OEMs and Tier Ones on ADAS and pre-crash applications.

2020

Seed Funding Round

Sony Innovation Fund participated.

2021

Awarded Top Honors and $1 million

investment from Luminate.

2021

Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Services USA partners with PreAct to

commercialize advanced near-field sensing for usage-based insurance.
State Farm Ventures leads

PreAct’s $13 million Series A.

2022

T30P Flash LiDAR Named 2022

Most Innovative Product of the Year

2023

PreAct is awarded $14 million in Series B, led by I Squared Capital. The funding drives research & development and expansion into industrial and other
non-automotive applications.


PreAct attends CES 2023 and unveils the world’s first software-definable flash LiDAR in their Preact's product line.

2023

PreAct acquires Gestoos,

a Barcelona-based company specializing in human gesture recognition technology.

Gestoo's awards, NTT DATA Selects Gestoos as Open Innovation Contest Champion.

Our Leadership

Experts in sensing and automotive with demonstrated track records of leading organizations through growth.

Mike Hamilton
Chief Executive Officer

Mike is a Marine Corps veteran and technology leader with over two decades of experience in IoT, cloud integration, and full-stack development, ranging from embedded systems to user-facing applications, and he brings a mission-driven approach to team building and innovation as CEO.

Lance Safranek
Director of AI and Research

Lance is an experienced algorithm developer and is adept at solving new and complex problems.

Samir Ouahhabi
Director of Software Engineering

Samir is a proven software engineering leader with expertise in Embedded Linux and DevOps, having built advanced CI/CD pipelines and delivering innovative vehicle infotainment, home automation and enterprise firmware solutions.

Mike Hansen
Director of Hardware and Operations

Mike is a multidisciplinary engineer with expertise in product design, embedded systems, and operations across both hardware and software.

Melissa Vaughn
Lead Product Development
Software Engineer

Melissa is a full-stack software engineer who builds scalable, user-focused applications using modern frontend, backend, and serverless technologies in collaborative environments.

Awards & Recognition

A few of the more than a dozen awards recognizing our trailblazing technology.


WINNERT30P Flash LiDAR Named 2022 Most Innovative Product of the Year at Sensors Converge 2022


2020Tech Crunch Disrupt Mobility Startup Finalist

2019Named a “Top Disruptor” by SBD Automotive in their CES 2019 Event Report

WINNERBest ADAS or Autonomous
Product / Service

WINNERCompany of the Year$1M Prize Awarded

Our Investors