Matt Mireles

Matt Mireles is a serial entrepreneur, blogger, athlete, and adventurer. He currently serves as the chief executive officer of [Festive Research](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/festive-research), an incubator for products that promote offline social interaction and fun. He is also the founder and former chief executive officer of [Humanoid](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/humanoid), a diversified technology company that builds tools for consumer media sharing as well as crowdsourced labor technologies. Mireles paid his way through [Columbia University](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york), working as a paramedic in Harlem and the South Bronx before founding Humanoid. A two-time dropout of the [University of California, Berkeley](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/university-of-california-berkeley), he also drove an ambulance in Southeast Los Angeles and fought wildfires for the U.S. Forest Service as a member of the Modoc Interagency Hotshot Crew. Mireles holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and has received management training from the [Stanford Graduate School of Business](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/stanford-graduate-school-of-business). A former journalist and photographer, Mireles’ work has appeared in [Newsweek](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/newsweek), [The New York Times](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/newyorktimes), and [Silicon Alley Insider](https://www.crunchbase.com/product/silicon-alley-insider).