Form 8-K
8-K — MICROVISION, INC.
Accession: 0001493152-26-046140
Filed: 2026-10-07
Period: 2026-10-07
CIK: 0000065770
SIC: 3679 (ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, NEC)
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Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE
OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) October 7, 2026
MicroVision,
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-34170
91-1600822
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
(Commission
File
Number)
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
18390
NE 68th Street
Redmond,
Washington 98052
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(425)
936-6847
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address if changed since last report)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions:
☐
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
symbol(s)
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common
stock, par value $0.001 per share
MVIS
The
NASDAQ Stock Market
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
October 7, 2026, MicroVision, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing certain information presented in connection
with the Company’s October 7th virtual business update event. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1
and is incorporated herein by reference.
By
filing this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnishing the information contained herein, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality
of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.
The
Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this report, although it may do so
from time to time as its management believes is warranted. Any such updating, as deemed appropriate, may be made through the filing of
other reports or documents with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), through press releases
or through other public disclosure.
The
information in this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities
of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other
filing pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits.
Pursuant
to the rules and regulations of the SEC, the attached exhibit is deemed to have been furnished to, but not filed with, the SEC.
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
Press release of MicroVision, Inc. dated October 7, 2026
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MICROVISION,
INC.
By:
/s/
Drew G. Markham
Drew
G. Markham
Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Dated:
October 7, 2026
EX-99.1
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Exhibit
99.1
MicroVision
Reaffirms 2026 Revenue Outlook, Outlines Commercial Growth, and Path to Profitability
Company
conveys confidence in 2026 revenue guidance, doubling of revenue in 2027, and significant reduction in cash burn as commercial strategy
drives operations and capital allocation
REDMOND,
Wash. – October 7, 2026 – MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), a leader in advanced perception technologies, today
outlined the next phase of its transformation, detailing how the company’s portfolio strategy, growing commercial traction, and
increased financial discipline are creating a clearer path to sustainable revenue growth and profitability.
During
a live conversation with MicroVision leadership, Chief Executive Officer Glen DeVos, Chief Commercial Officer James Byun, and Chief Financial
Officer Christine Chambers discussed the progress MicroVision has made since introducing its Lidar 2.0 strategy earlier this year and
how that work has translated into commercial opportunities and revenue growth, and plans for a more disciplined financial model.
MicroVision
reaffirms full year 2026 revenue guidance of $10 million to $15 million and projects revenue to double in 2027 as a result of its commercial
strategy and growing pipeline across industrial, security and defense, intelligent infrastructure, and other key markets.
At
the same time, the company is strategically aligning operating expenses and capital allocation behind the commercial opportunities it
believes offer the strongest potential returns, which is expected to generate meaningful cost savings and a significant reduction in
cash burn in 2027 compared with 2026.
“Lidar
2.0 was about fundamentally changing how we think about this business,” said DeVos. “We expanded and refined the portfolio,
established clear priority markets, and built a strategy around where our technology can solve real customer problems and generate revenue.
Today, we have a stronger, more diversified commercial engine, greater visibility into where revenue is coming from, and a much clearer
understanding of where we need to invest to build a sustainable financial model.”
From
Lidar 2.0 to Commercial Execution
Over
the past year, MicroVision has transformed from a business heavily dependent on a limited number of long-cycle opportunities into a portfolio
product company serving a diversified set of end markets.
The
company’s Lidar 2.0 strategy aligned its technology portfolio around customer needs across industrial, security and defense, robotics,
aerial applications, AI data centers, intelligent infrastructure, and other commercial markets. That portfolio includes IRIS, HALO, MOVIA
S, MOVIA L, MOVIA Air and MOVIA Air Plus, alongside advanced photonics capabilities through Scantinel and MicroVision Semiconductor Inc.
(MSI).
With
that foundation established, MicroVision shifted its focus toward building a commercial organization capable of turning its technologies
into revenue.
“The
work that went into our products gave us the ability to build a commercial strategy around markets where we can compete and win,”
said DeVos. “James and the commercial team have built a much clearer pathway from technology to customer opportunity to revenue
– and ultimately toward profitability.”
Commercial
Strategy Translating Into Revenue
MicroVision
has strengthened its commercial organization’s focus on identifying qualified opportunities, converting them into purchase orders,
and developing customer relationships that can lead to longer-term, repeatable revenue.
Recent
commercial activity has included opportunities with Robinson Unmanned, photonics applications supporting AI data center scale-up, MSI
advanced photonics activity, IRIS deployments for autonomous ground vehicle defense applications, and an APAC autonomous mobility services
pilot, as well as the introduction of MicroVision’s perception platform at IAA Transportation.
“The
commercial traction we talked about earlier this year is materializing,” said Byun. “We are monetizing products we have today,
creating pathways to our next-generation technologies, and building a qualified pipeline across multiple end markets. Now the focus is
execution – delivering quality products on time, supporting our customers, and converting early opportunities into larger and more
repeatable commercial relationships.”
The
diversification strategy is also changing the nature of MicroVision’s revenue model. Industrial, robotics, infrastructure, and
security and defense opportunities can offer shorter sales cycles than traditional automotive programs, while the ability to deploy related
sensor technologies across multiple applications gives the company greater flexibility to respond to demand and reduces reliance on any
one customer, program, or vertical.
Commercial
Growth and Financial Discipline Create Path to Profitability
Greater
visibility into commercial opportunities is allowing MicroVision to align its financial strategy more closely with the markets, products,
and programs expected to drive revenue.
Under
Chambers’ leadership, all investments are measured against their ability to support commercialization and top-line growth, with
the company prioritizing initiatives that can reduce product costs, support customer delivery, accelerate adoption, and strengthen sales
and marketing around its highest-priority opportunities.
“Our
commercial strategy allows us to be very deliberate about where we put our capital,” said Chambers. “We are investing where
we see the greatest potential to drive revenue while maintaining discipline everywhere else. Revenue growth has to lead the way, but
growth without financial discipline isn’t enough. The opportunity is to bring those two together.”
MicroVision
is also moving into the second phase of its operating consolidation and efficiency initiatives. The initial integration of acquired Luminar
assets, including the transition from a West Coast office footprint to a consolidated U.S. manufacturing operation in Orlando, is largely
complete.
The
Orlando facility and MicroVision’s existing inventory position provide infrastructure to support anticipated 2027 growth without
requiring significant incremental capital expenditures. The next phase will focus on further aligning the organization and operating
expense structure with the company’s commercial priorities, contributing to expected meaningful cost savings and a significant
reduction in cash burn in 2027 compared with 2026.
MicroVision
is also evaluating opportunities to further strengthen its balance sheet, including its debt structure, lease obligations, and potential
monetization of non-core assets.
“Profitability
isn’t going to come from one customer, one product, or one cost-cutting exercise,” said DeVos. “It comes from building
a fundamentally stronger economic model. We now have the portfolio, the commercial strategy, and the leadership team aligned around that
objective. We know where we need to invest, where we can become more efficient, and how we can grow revenue while reducing the capital
required to support that growth.”
Approximately
one year after DeVos assumed the CEO role, MicroVision has evolved from a more concentrated lidar business into a diversified sensing
and perception technology company with multiple products, markets, and potential sources of revenue. The company’s focus for 2027
and beyond is now execution.
“A
year ago, we had significant technology assets but we needed to expand our product portfolio and create a business model around those
assets and products,” said DeVos. “We aligned the portfolio. We established the strategy. We diversified our commercial opportunities.
We built a revenue-focused commercial organization. And now we’re aligning our financial resources behind that strategy.”
MicroVision
expects to provide additional information on its third quarter performance, commercial progress and outlook during its upcoming Q3 2026
earnings call.
About
MicroVision
MicroVision
is defining the next generation of lidar-based perception solutions for industrial, security & defense, and automotive markets. As
the industry moves beyond proof of concept toward value, deployment, and commercialization, MicroVision delivers integrated hardware
and software solutions designed for real-world performance, automotive-grade reliability, and economic scalability. With engineering
centers in the U.S. and Germany, MicroVision leads the industry in depth and breadth of its portfolio, with both short- and long-range
lidar solutions, featuring solid-state sensors with varying wavelengths, advanced sensor architectures, design-to-cost engineering, and
open software solutions.
For
more information, visit the company’s website at www.microvision.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/microvisioninc,
and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/microvision/.
MicroVision,
MicroVision HALO, IRIS, MOVIA, MOSAIK, and SENTINEL are trademarks of MicroVision, Inc., and SCANTINEL is a trademark of Scantinel GmbH,
in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Investor
Relations Contact
Jeff
Christensen
Darrow
Associates Investor Relations
MVIS@darrowir.com
Media
Contact
Heidi
Davidson – For MicroVision
heidi@galvanizeworldwide.com
(914)
441-6862
Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain
statements contained in this release, including market position, expectations, and likelihood of success; opportunities for customer
engagement and revenue; expense reduction; benefits of acquisitions and integration synergies; market position; product portfolio; product
and manufacturing capabilities; access to capital; and expected revenue, expenses and cash usage are forward-looking statements that
involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements include the risk
its ability to operate with limited cash or to raise additional capital when needed; market acceptance of its technologies and products
or for products incorporating its technologies; the failure of its commercial partners to perform as expected under its agreements; its
financial and technical resources relative to those of its competitors; its ability to keep up with rapid technological change; government
regulation of its technologies; its ability to enforce its intellectual property rights and protect its proprietary technologies; the
ability to obtain customers and develop partnership opportunities; the timing of commercial product launches and delays in product development;
the ability to achieve key technical milestones in key products; dependence on third parties to develop, manufacture, sell and market
its products; potential product liability claims; its ability to maintain its listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market, and other risk factors
identified from time to time in the Company’s SEC reports, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed with the SEC. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the general
or specific factors that may affect the Company. It should be recognized that other factors, including general economic factors and business
strategies, may be significant, now or in the future, and the factors set forth in this release may affect the Company to a greater extent
than indicated. Except as expressly required by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in circumstances or any other reason.
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