Hillcrest Laboratories is a leading global supplier of motion processing solutions. These solutions use MEMS sensors to capture human and mechanical movement, translating that into motion patters which can be used to control and interact with devices. This motion technology is then used to enhance products in both consumer technology and industrial fields.

The company is widely recognized as a leader in the Smart TV industry, having created HoME, the first pointer-based interactive media system for TV, and the award winning Loop remote control. Today it counts LG, Roku and TCL among its Smart TV customers. Building on these roots in Smart TV, the company has expanded focus and now has customers in the smartphone and mobile device industry, licenses technology to leading gaming systems and provides solutions to virtual reality customers.

Hillcrest Labs has received numerous awards including the CES Innovations Award in 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2012, PC World’s 100 Best Products and Greatest Tech Designs, Popular Mechanics’ Editors Choice, ECN’s Reader’s Choice Tech, and many others. Based in Rockville, Maryland, Hillcrest Labs was founded in 2001 by Dan Simpkins. The company is funded by NEA, Columbia Capital and Grotech Capital.

Recent Milestones
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Hillcrest Labs — Announced entry into Mobile Devices market (3/26/12)

Posted 4/10/12 at 6:29am via prnewswire.com
Hillcrest Labs — Announced Roku as a new customer (8/19/11)

Posted 4/10/12 at 6:29am via fiercecable.com
Hillcrest Labs — Announced LG as a new customer (8/26/10)

Posted 4/10/12 at 6:29am via prnewswire.com
Hillcrest Labs added Tim Hanlon as Advisor. (11/1/06)

Posted 11/8/11 at 1:05pm
Hillcrest Labs added Chad Lucien as SVP of Sales and Marketing. (1/4/06)

Posted 5/22/12 at 3:40am
Hillcrest Labs added Ravi Pratap as Manager - Software. (8/8/05)

Posted 8/19/10 at 3:08am
Hillcrest Labs added Andy Addis as EVP, Market Development. (3/1/05)

Posted 5/6/13 at 3:48am
Hillcrest Labs added Dan Simpkins as CEO and Founder. (1/4/04)

Posted 5/22/12 at 3:40am
Hillcrest Labs added Mark Mackenzie as Investor.

Posted 7/19/12 at 1:30pm