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.

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 TrueSense™ product line.

PreAct acquires Gestoos, a Barcelona-based company specializing in human gesture recognition technology.

TIMELINE

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 Precrash applications.

2020

Seed Funding Round
Sony Innovation Fund participated.

2021

Awarded Top Honors and $1 million
investment from Luminate.

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 TrueSense™ product line.

PreAct acquires Gestoos, a Barcelona-based company specializing in human gesture recognition technology.

Our Leadership

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

Paul Drysch

Founder & CEO

Paul has helped lead four previous automotive startups to successful exits.

Keith Brendley

Founder & Chairman

Keith is an experienced founder and leader, having created and run Artis Corp. for 20+ years.

Kurt Brendley

Founder & COO

Kurt is an automotive veteran having worked as an engineer and product planner at multiple car companies.

James Dawson

Vice President of Sales

James brings 25+ years experience in vehicle hardware, software, service solutions, onboard vehicle systems, and cloud-based service delivery.

David Class

Vice President of Engineering

David has almost two decades of experience leading teams developing advanced, high-speed sensors.

Our Leadership

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

Paul Drysch

Founder & CEO

Paul has helped lead four previous automotive startups to successful exits.

Keith Brendley

Founder & Chairman

Keith is an experienced founder and leader, having created and run Artis Corp. for 20+ years.

Kurt Brendley

Founder & COO

Kurt is an automotive veteran having worked as an engineer and product planner at multiple car companies.

James Dawson

Vice President of Customer Solutions

James brings 25+ years experience in vehicle hardware, software, service solutions, onboard vehicle systems, and cloud-based service delivery.

David Class

Vice President of Engineering

David has almost two decades of experience leading teams developing advanced, high-speed sensors.

Awards & Recognition

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

Luminate Logo

WINNER

Company of the Year
$1M Prize Awarded

TU Awards Logo

WINNER

Best ADAS or Autonomous
Product / Service

Tech Crunch Logo

2020

Tech Crunch Disrupt Mobility Startup Finalist

2019

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

WINNER

T30P Flash LiDAR Named 2022 Most Innovative Product of the Year at Sensors Converge 2022

Awards & Recognition

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

Luminate Logo

WINNER

Company of the Year
$1M Prize Awarded

TU Awards Logo

WINNER

Best ADAS or Autonomous Product / Service

Tech Crunch Logo

2020

Tech Crunch Disrupt Mobility Startup Finalist

2019

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

WINNER

T30P Flash LiDAR Named 2022 Most Innovative Product of the Year at Sensors Converge 2022

Our Investors

Our Investors