About
We built the operating system we always wanted for our own homes.
HousePilot started as a personal project in a Chicago apartment — a single spreadsheet that kept growing until it became clear that what families actually need is not a better spreadsheet, but a purpose-built platform.
Why HousePilot exists
Most families run their household across a patchwork of apps — a notes app for grocery lists, a spreadsheet for finances, a calendar for appointments, and a group chat for everything else. None of these tools talk to each other. None of them understand that managing a home is a continuous, multi-dimensional operation.
We believe the home is the most important operating unit in a person's life, and it deserves the same quality of tooling that companies take for granted. That is what HousePilot is — executive-grade infrastructure for your household, built with the same care and security you would expect from enterprise software.
We are an independent, founder-led company headquartered in Illinois. We answer to our users, not venture capital timelines.
2024
Founded in Chicago
Privacy First
No data selling. Ever.
Independent
Founder-led, user-funded
What we believe
Privacy First
Your household data is yours. We never sell it, never share it, and encrypt everything at rest and in transit. We built HousePilot the way we wish every software company built their products.
Designed for Real Families
We are not building for the hypothetical power user. We are building for the parent juggling school pickups and quarterly taxes, for the couple planning their first home purchase, for the household that just needs a single source of truth.
Ruthless Simplicity
Every feature we ship has to earn its place. If it adds noise without adding clarity we cut it. The goal is a calm, organized home — not another dashboard to manage.
Long-Term Thinking
We are building for decades, not quarters. That means sustainable pricing, no dark patterns, and product decisions made with your long-term wellbeing in mind — not engagement metrics.
The team
Founder & CEO
Chicago, IL
Former fintech operator who got tired of using five different apps to run one household. Built HousePilot to solve the problem personally, then realized every family had the same problem.
Head of Engineering
Remote
Infrastructure and security background. Obsessed with making complex systems feel effortless. Believes great software should feel like it was built by someone who actually uses it.
Head of Design
Remote
Product design background across consumer and enterprise. Joined to prove that household management software does not have to look like a spreadsheet.
Come build with us.
We are always looking for people who want to make home life simpler, calmer, and more intentional.