Currently focused on helping founders build from $0 to $250k in annual revenue at Yale & with my own venture, Station. Previously, I was one of the co-founders of Fathom, an underwater drone company. We raised over $190,000 on Kickstarter, participated in Techstars, and even pitched to Daymond John from Shark Tank.While that was going on, I helped build entrepreneurship programs at Hope College and Grand Valley State University as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence. I’m passionate about being an entrepreneur and building entrepreneurial & innovation ecosystems. At the moment, I'm focused on helping innovators build their skills and network.
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Content CreatorThe QuarterGrand Rapids, Mi, Us -
Director Of EntrepreneurshipTsai Center For Innovative Thinking At Yale (Tsai City) Jul 2024 - PresentNew Haven, Ct, Us- Oversee student entrepreneurship at Yale- Lead our Summer Fellowship, Rolling Funds, Startup Yale programming- Building more Airtable bases and automations than I can count -
Director Of Student ProgrammingTsai Center For Innovative Thinking At Yale (Tsai City) Aug 2021 - Oct 2024New Haven, Ct, Us-Lead the Summer Fellowship, Data Collection, Student Funding, Venture Project Specialists, Applications, Projects 2 Product, Innovator Teams, and Startup Yale-Create and moderate curriculum of student programs to help students create or advance their early stage business ventures-Advance processes and data collection to improve efficiency and effectiveness of programming using tools such as Airtable, Circle, and Zapier. -
Innovation FellowTsai Center For Innovative Thinking At Yale (Tsai City) Sep 2020 - Aug 2021New Haven, Ct, Us-Started and managed student programs: Tsai CITY Student Funding, Innovator’s Toolkit workshop series, the No-Code Intensive, Idea Kits, Projects 2 Product, a Startup Yale Prize, and the Venture Project Specialists-Improved processes and workflows for Venture Development Program applications, Tsai CITY Student Funding, and event management using software tools such as Airtable and Zapier -
FounderStation Nov 2020 - PresentBuild your Bootstrapped Venture to $250k in Revenue -
FounderFounderco Jan 2019 - Aug 2020Grand Rapids, Mi, Us-Started an organization to help entrepreneurs become more impactful through practical content andresource matchmaking-Posted a weekly podcast called FounderCo where I Interview founders of companies to talk about early stage startup hurdles.-Guests included: Chris Heivly, Co-founder of Mapquest; Paul Glantz, Co-founder of Emagine Theaters;and Roslyn Johnson-Karamoko, Founder of Détroit is the New Black.-Held weekly events to help early stage entrepreneurs and partnered with local entrepreneurial support organizations to host the events -
Entrepreneur In ResidenceGrand Valley State University Aug 2019 - Apr 2020Allendale, Mi, Us-Built a student entrepreneurship incubator program for students to build a business within one semester-Worked with 10 students and over 20 mentors during the program-Created a curriculum from scratch to use with students along with meeting with students on a bi-weekly basis -
Founder In ResidenceTechstars Detroit Jul 2019 - Oct 2019
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Co FounderFathom Drones Inc. Sep 2014 - Apr 2019-Fathom was the future of underwater exploration through an affordable, easy to use, underwater drone.-Participated in the Techstars Mobility Class of 2017 and fundraised $500,000 in various types of totalfunding-Launched one of the highest earning Kickstarter technology campaigns in the state of Michigan - over $190,000 raised in 30 days-Featured in BBC, USA Today, The Detroit Free Press, and Discovery News
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Entrepreneur In ResidenceHope College Center For Leadership Aug 2015 - Dec 2018-Developed an entrepreneurship incubator program for students to build a business within a semester-Worked with over 50 students and other local entrepreneurs to mentor students-Created a curriculum from scratch to use with students along with meeting with students on a weekly basis
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Center For Faithful Leadership AwardeeLio Aug 2013 - May 2016•Created and launched a company, Lio, whose mission is to bring creativity into technology•Launched first major product, Jam Jar, the premier canning jar speaker. Named one of the Top 12 Innovation Stories from 2014 by Michipreneur•Incorporate a science background into an entrepreneurial setting•Chosen as a recipient for the Hope College 2013 Fall Idea Pitch and the 2014 Spring Investor Pitch
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Operations InternYale Entrepreneurial Institute May 2015 - Jul 2015
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Council MemberInternational Baccalaureate Alumni Advisory Council Jul 2012 - Jun 2015•Started an alumni group of International Baccalaureate students from the state of Michigan•Attend monthly meetings through Skype•Engage in developing the council format and the mission of the council
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Residential AssistantHope College Aug 2014 - May 2015Holland, Mi, Us•Promote a strong community, and helped students academically, socially, and emotionally•Plan events to serve the residents in a helpful manner -
Research AssistantHope College Jan 2013 - May 2015Holland, Mi, Us•Establish skills in atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and electrochemical techniques, specifically cyclic voltammetry•Research the different techniques of measurements of surface area, and their correlation between each other and with hydrogen evolution reaction measurements to study effectiveness of electrodeposited metal catalysts•Presented at American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas, TX, the Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Physical Sciences, Math, and Computer Science in Chicago, IL, the Midwestern Symposium on Undergraduate Research in Chemistry in East Lansing, MI, and at the Hope College Celebration of Research Symposium in Holland, MI•Participated in writing and compiling data for a forthcoming publication: Matthew J. Gira, Kevin P. Tkacz, and Jennifer R. Hampton, “Physical and Electrochemical Area Determination of Electrodeposited Ni, Co, and NiCo Thin Films,” submitted to Anal. Sci. -
CoachHope College Upward Bound Sep 2012 - May 2013
Matthew Gira Education Details
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Hope CollegeChemistry -
Utica Academy For International StudiesInternational Baccalaureate
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