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.

50+ placements $30K+ revenue 0 in-person showings
50+
Placements, by hand
$30K+
Revenue, pre-code
72h
To a confirmed home
$600
Avg. placement fee

All of it manual, with zero in-person showings — the playbook we’re now turning into software.

“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.”
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Bisola-MariamCo-founder & CEO, Gida

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.

Winner · 2026

Veterans United Housing Innovation Prize

2026

The Residency — Vienna

Semi-finalist · 2025

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.

Verified housing operator · Chicago

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.

Organization partner

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.

Renter · Lagos → Chicago

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

Product & AI30%
Go-to-market (Chicago)25%
Engineering hires20%
Market expansion15%
Working capital10%

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