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.
WINNER
Company of the Year
$1M Prize Awarded

WINNER
Best ADAS or Autonomous
Product / Service

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.
WINNER
Company of the Year
$1M Prize Awarded

WINNER
Best ADAS or Autonomous Product / Service

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
Companies We’re Working With
We’re in conversation with
major manufacturers, and here
are our publicly announced
partnerships.
Our Investors
Our Investors






