Google Nest

This article is about the smart device manufacturer formerly called Nest Labs. For the line of smart speakers, see Google Nest (smart speakers).

Google Nest
FormerlyNest Labs
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryHome automation
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
FoundersTony Fadell
Matt Rogers
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
,
U.S.
Areas served
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Europe
Key people
ProductsSmart speakers, smart displays, streaming devices, thermostats, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, cameras, home security systems, video doorbells, smart locks
Number of employees
1,100 (2015)
ParentGoogle
Websitenest.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

Google Nest is a line of smart home products including smart speakers, smart displays, streaming devices, thermostats, smoke detectors, routers and security systems including smart doorbells, cameras and smart locks.[2]

The Nest brand name was originally owned by Nest Labs, co-founded by former Apple engineers Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers in 2010.[3] Its flagship product, which was the company's first offering, is the Nest Learning Thermostat, introduced in 2011. The product is programmable, self-learning, sensor-driven, and Wi-Fi-enabled: features that are often found in other Nest products. It was followed by the Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in October 2013.[4] After its acquisition of Dropcam in 2014, the company introduced its Nest Cam branding of security cameras beginning in June 2015.[5]

The company quickly expanded to more than 130 employees by the end of 2012.[3] Google acquired Nest Labs for US$3.2 billion in January 2014, when the company employed 280. As of late 2015, Nest employs more than 1,100 and added a primary engineering center in Seattle.[1][6][7]

After Google reorganized itself under the holding company Alphabet Inc., Nest operated independently of Google from 2015 to 2018. However, in 2018, Nest was merged into Google's home-devices unit led by Rishi Chandra, effectively ceasing to exist as a separate business.[8] In July 2018, it was announced that all Google Home electronics products will henceforth be marketed under the brand Google Nest.[9]

  1. ^ a b Demmitt, Jacob (November 18, 2015). "Google's Nest Labs plans top secret project at new Seattle engineering center". Geekwire.
  2. ^ Statt, Nick; Bohn, Dieter (May 9, 2019). "Google Nest: Why Google finally embraced Nest as its smart home brand". The Verge. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Levy, Steven (October 8, 2013). "Nest Gives the Lowly Smoke Detector a Brain — And a Voice". Wired. Condé Nast. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  4. ^ Patel, Nilay (October 8, 2013). "Fire drill: can Tony Fadell and Nest build a better smoke detector?". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "Say hello to Nest Cam". Nest Blog (Press release).
  6. ^ Lashinsky, Adam (June 15, 2014). "Is Tony Fadell the next Steve Jobs.. or Larry Page?". Fortune. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "Google to Acquire Nest" (Press release). January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Statt, Nick; Bohn, Dieter (May 7, 2019). "Google Nest: Why Google finally embraced Nest as its smart home brand". The Verge. Retrieved July 12, 2021.