“As an Ivy League student, I once spent a night in a shelter — not because I couldn’t afford housing, but because I couldn’t find a place to stay. I’ve since seen the same pattern throughout my work with individuals and families in social services, as well as professionals in higher education and the corporate sector: people who demonstrate strong commitment, capability, and potential still struggle to secure stable housing, because today’s rental platforms overlook them.”
Back the automation of a process that already works.
We proved fit by hand — 50+ placements, $30K+ in revenue, zero showings — before a line of code. Now we’re automating it. Move with us early.
All of it manual, with zero in-person showings — the playbook we’re now turning into software.
Every platform starts with listings. Gida starts with intelligence.
That order is the moat. We don’t list homes and hope — we read who is ready to move and match them to verified homes before anyone wastes a trip.
Compatibility engine
Scores budget, dates, furnishing and location to rank real fit — not keyword guesswork.
Predictive engine
Reads commitment signals — offer letters, PCS orders, enrollment deposits — to surface tenants who actually move.
Trust infrastructure
Pre-trusted tenants via org partners and verified operators, so every booking is safe by design.
Judged on proof, not promises.
Veterans United Housing Innovation Prize
The Residency — Vienna
UChicago Social New Venture Challenge
What stakeholders are saying.
Real quotes from operators, partners and renters — we’ll keep adding them as the round comes together.
Gida sent me three tenants who were already verified and ready to sign. I leased the unit in a week — no time wasted on no-shows.
We placed an entire cohort of interns before they landed. Circe handled the matching; we just approved. It’s the first tool that actually scales relocation.
I moved from Lagos to Chicago and had a verified home confirmed before my flight. I never set foot in a showing — just the video and the lease.
Pitch moments & proof.
From demo days and accelerators to placements on the ground.
What we’re raising — and why now.
We’re not raising to find fit; we proved it manually. We’re raising to automate what already works and own the Chicago corridor first.
- StagePre-seed
- Target$1M
- Cap$10M
- InstrumentSAFE
- Yr-1 ARR target$872K
Figures are indicative. Full deck and data room available on request — [email protected].
Use of funds
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