# Grant Prigge

> Grant Prigge is co-founder and CEO of Mila Cares and leads product design. He co-founded the appliance business with Charles Liao and David Chitayat in Shanghai, developed a connected purifier and filter service, and has spoken publicly about customer experience, distribution, and the demands of operating a hardware company.

- **Role:** Co-founder, CEO and Head of Product Design at Mila Cares
- **Organizations:** Mila Cares, Socrates MD, Inc.
- **Education:** Greensboro Day School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Mila Cares., Led Mila as it received investment from Electrolux and other institutional investors., Listed as leader of Mila in its 2024 Inc. 5000 profile.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Named alongside Charles Liao and David Chitayat in reporting on Mila's Shanghai subscription business.
- **2019** — Electrolux announced its Mila investment in May; Mila launched its connected purifier on Kickstarter in November.
- **2022** — Mila closed a $10 million financing round in December.
- **2024** — Mila ranked No. 1,500 on the Inc. 5000.
- **2025** — Prigge discussed tariff uncertainty and gadget inventories in April reporting.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Mila Cares.
- Led Mila as it received investment from Electrolux and other institutional investors.
- Listed as leader of Mila in its 2024 Inc. 5000 profile.
- Credited with Wendy Qi on Mila Air Mini's Shorty Awards finalist launch campaign.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Public reporting quoted Prigge warning that tariff uncertainty could disrupt gadget inventories; the same report described Mila's filter subscription business.

## Links

- Website: https://milacares.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantprigge

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Last updated: 2026-10-23