Rogers, Co-founder of Nest and Founder of Incite, will help drive national expansion and growth for Quilt

Quilt, a leading innovator in smart home climate technology, today announced that Matt Rogers, CEO and co-founder of Mill, co-founder of Nest, and founder of Incite, has joined its board of directors. A prominent figure in the smart home, design, and climate space, Rogers is widely respected for creating the iconic smart thermostat and for accelerating growth for mission-driven organizations. Quilt, Nest and Mill are among the most successful startups in the smart home space, and Rogers’ deep expertise in product development, business scaling, and partnership building will be instrumental in driving Quilt’s continued growth and innovation.

Since launching in the Bay Area in May 2024, Quilt has quickly emerged as an industry leader, selling through its entire 2024 installation capacity shortly after its debut, and earning Energy Star recognition as the most efficient two-zone heat pump on the market. Following such exceptional demand and recognition, Quilt is poised to roll out industry-defining features and will expand its revolutionary smart heat pump to new markets across the country in 2025. Rogers’ appointment underscores the growing mainstream adoption of smart home technology, with intuitive and elegantly designed systems like Quilt heralding a future where sustainable living is both responsible and highly desirable.

“Matt has been an invaluable advisor to Quilt since our earliest days, and we are thrilled to officially welcome him to our board,” said Paul Lambert, CEO of Quilt. “His deep industry expertise, proven business acumen, and collaborative spirit will be instrumental as we scale and bring our vision for modern home comfort to new markets nationwide.”

“Quilt has developed technology that will change what is possible with smart climate control inside our homes. It gives people the ability to manage heating and cooling in a way that’s intuitive, effortless and cost effective. Not only is this a better experience in your home, it’s better for the planet too. I love this combination of incredible technology and a people-centric approach. I am excited to join the board and continue to support Quilt’s vision for the future.” Matt Rogers, CEO, Co-Founder of Mill and Founder of Incite.

About Quilt 

Quilt creates home climate systems designed to move humanity off fossil fuels. Recognized as the most efficient 2-zone heat pump on the market, Quilt delivers unprecedented performance with a SEER2 rating of 25 and HSPF2 of 12, achieving up to 400% efficiency while providing the ultimate home comfort experience. Built by industry veterans from Google, Apple, Nest, and Tesla, and backed by top climate investors, Quilt’s systems blend seamlessly into any home environment, offering intuitive room-by-room control, occupancy awareness for unmatched energy efficiency, and temperature preconditioning. The result is the most advanced, efficient, and comfortable climate system available today. To learn more, visit Quilt.com.

About Matt Rogers
Matt Rogers is the CEO and co-founder of Mill. Mill has built an entirely new system to prevent waste, starting with food.

Matt is also the founder of Incite.org, a values-based investor that provides catalytic capital and guidance for world positive start-ups, non-profits, and activists. Heeding the call to address the climate crisis, Matt leads Incite.org’s investments in climate solutions as well as nonprofits and advocacy groups advancing climate policy; he is an active board member of Carbon180, Activate.org and Advanced Energy Economy.

Prior to Incite, Matt was the co-founder of Nest, where he built the team that created the first machine learning thermostat and the leading brand for the connected home. Before Nest, Matt started his career at Apple, building the software team for 10 generations of the iPod. He was one of the first engineers on the original iPhone and was involved in the development of 5 iPhone generations, and the first iPad. Matt earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Carnegie Mellon University.

About Mill Industries Inc. (“Mill”)

Mill makes it easy to prevent food waste at home with an innovative new kitchen experience and pathways that keep food out of landfills. Food isn’t trash. Together, we can do better.

Mill was founded in 2020 by Matt Rogers and Harry Tannenbaum, who worked together at Nest, building the iconic Nest Learning Thermostat and other smart home products. The lessons they learned about encouraging new habits at home that are good for people and the planet were applied in creating Mill to change our perception of waste, starting in the kitchen. Mill is a trademark of Mill Industries Inc.

Contact:

Meaghan Praznik

meaghan@quilt.com