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Matt Whitehill

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Founder / Chief Technology Officer at Preemptive

Seattle, Washington, United States

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About

Matt Whitehill is CTO and Co-Founder of PreemptiveAI, a stealth startup developing health sensing tools in collaboration with the Allen Institute for AI, with a focus on enabling patients to measure their health using everyday devices. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington and has worked across embedded programming, sensors, signal processing, and edge computing. His work includes an AI algorithm for differentiating coughs by individual, a deep learning model for generating emotional speech from text, and a patented filtering technique for RF sensors in light bulbs.

Founder / Chief Technology Officer at Preemptive

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Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026Evolution VC PartnersNew YorkHike VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksOregon Venture FundPortland · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026Runtime VenturesArlington · $250K – $2M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Preemptive

JMJamien McCullum
Jamien McCullumFounder / CEO

Experience

  1. PreemptiveAICTO & Co-Founder @ PreemptiveAIcurrent2024 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. AI2 IncubatorFounder in Residencecurrent2024 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  3. Allen Institute for AI (AI2)Entrepreneur In Residence2021 — 2024
  4. University of WashingtonGraduate Research Assistant2018 — 2023Greater Seattle Area
  5. Microsoft ResearchResearch Intern2019
  6. Stack LabsEmbedded Systems Engineer2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Stack LabsFirmware Engineer2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  8. SoCore EnergyManager of Engineering2015 — 2016Greater Chicago Area
  9. SoCore EnergyLead Design Engineer2014 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
  10. SoCore EnergySystems Engineer2012 — 2013Greater Chicago Area
  11. SoCore EnergySystems Engineering Intern2012Greater Chicago Area
  12. Northwestern University Office of Alumni RelationsPhonathon Senior Supervisor2008 — 2012Evanston, IL
  13. Critchfield Mechanical, Inc.New Stanford Hospital Intern2011San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Northwestern Office of Alumni RelationsPhonathon Caller2008 — 2009Greater Chicago Area

Skills & more

Low Level Programming2Sensors2Digital Signal Processing1Machine Learning1MicrocontrollersARM Architecture1ARM Cortex-M1Communication Protocols1ZigBee1Serial ProtocolsUniversal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART)I2C
+12 moreCAN busSolar EnergyProject ManagementEnergyConstructionSolar PVNABCEP CertifiedNABCEPCC++PythonReal-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)

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Who is Matt Whitehill?
Matt Whitehill is CTO and Co-Founder of PreemptiveAI, a stealth startup developing health sensing tools in collaboration with the Allen Institute for AI, with a focus on enabling patients to measure their health using everyday devices. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington and has worked across embedded programming, sensors, signal processing, and edge computing. His work includes an AI algorithm for differentiating coughs by individual, a deep learning model for generating emotional speech from text, and a patented filtering technique for RF sensors in light bulbs.
Where does Matt Whitehill work?
Matt Whitehill is Founder / Chief Technology Officer of Preemptive.
What companies did Matt Whitehill found?
Matt Whitehill founded Preemptive.
Where did Matt Whitehill go to school?
Matt Whitehill studied at University of Washington (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering); Monta Vista High School.

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