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FirstIgnite
FirstIgnite develops AI-powered tools for universities. Our product supports Tech Transfer, Corporate Relations, Advancement, Career and Research Development efforts to help universities grow.
FirstIgnite develops AI-powered tools for universities. Our product supports Tech Transfer, Corporate Relations, Advancement, Career and Research Development efforts to help universities grow.
Sector: AI-powered software for university research commercialization
Founded: 2019
Headquarters: Traverse City, Michigan, United States
Customers: Supports 40+ universities
Exit: Acquired by Merit Holdings (Feb 5, 2026)
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Company Overview
Problem Domain
Bridging academic research and industry through marketing, matchmaking, and commercialization support.
Founded
2019
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Funding Track Record
Seed- 2021-10-31
Listed as latest funding round on public profile (Oct 31, 2021).
- 2021-09
$125k
Y Combinator entry in Sep 2021 for $125k.
Investor Signal
āBacked by seed-stage investors including Y Combinator, Red Cedar Ventures and Frontier Venturesā
Founders
What we do
Join the Team
Full Stack Developer / Software Engineer
On-SiteAR
On-Site ā¢ AR
Full-Stack Developer
Mission:
FirstIgnite is developing the best-in-class software tool in the commercialization and innovation space to bring world-changing research to those capable of driving it forward.
Company Status:
FirstIgnite currently services universities, national labs, and research hospitals around the globe to help drive engagement between scientific research and industry. FirstIgnite has the most efficient software for making sense of complicated science and quickly connecting research to partnership opportunities.
Responsibility Statement:
The Full-Stack Developer is responsible for helping to maintain our existing SaaS product, implementing user feedback, and working on forward-looking projects that will help reshape the research ecosystem.
FirstIgnite works with inventors and decision-makers capable of advancing society. We're seeking a developer who can become a foundational part of our company, responsible for the full software development life cycle from conception to deployment. We need our developers to be versatile, display leadership qualities, and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full stack as we push technology forward.
Responsibilities
Design client-side and server-side architecture.
Build front-end applications that conform to design standards.
Ability to jump between front-end and back-end work.
Pursue a project from conception to finished product.
Design and develop APIs for internal use.
Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency.
Write technical documentation.
Maintain code integrity and organization.
Meet both technical and consumer needs.
Challenge established norms and innovate.
Requirements
At FirstIgnite, we're shaping how discoveries make it from lab to market. You'll work on projects that uniquely connect researchers and partners to spur real progress. We value versatility, leadership, and passion for execution. If you're a mission-focused builder eager to solve challenges across the stack, let's talk!
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Mission-oriented: We take our mission seriously. Our leadership team is driven by the understanding that if we do our job successfully, we will play a part in helping advance humankind---our development team must be passionate about this mission.
Entrepreneurial spirit, but grounded in the discipline of shipping quality production code, often.
A passion for accomplishing great things by creating fast, maintainable, and valuable applications.
Self-starter who can work independently.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to work effectively with various organizations in pursuit of impactful solutions.
A breadth of experience developing in different languages and knowledge of which tools should be used to solve any given problem.
Strong organizational and project management skills.
Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts and enterprise design patterns.
Proficient in the use of LLMs, including prompt engineering and RAG techniques.
Proficient in using vector databases.
Proficient in fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Proficient in server-side languages, including PHP.
Proficient with unit testing.
Experience planning and implementing full-stack web-centric software architecture.
Experience integrating multiple data sources/systems for consumption by content-rich websites.
Experience with JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js and React.
Experience with web frameworks, including Laravel.
Experience with CSS frameworks (Bulma, Bootstrap, Tailwind, etc).
Experience with SQL Databases (MySQL, Postgres, etc).
Experience with graph databases, mainly Neo4j.
Experience with Node.js.
Experience with build tools such as Webpack.
Experience with virtualization tools (Docker, Vagrant, etc).
Experience with Google Vertex AI preferred but not necessary.
Familiar with CSS preprocessors (SCSS, Less, etc).
Comfort with and understanding of version control, continuous integration, and deployment tools.
