Gather

Gather is a video-calling space that lets multiple people hold separate conversations in parallel, walking in and out of those conversations just as easily as they would in real life.

Gather is building a virtual universe which fundamentally improves how people interact online.

Gather was founded in 2020 by Phillip Wang, Kumail Jaffer, Alex Chen, Alex Avery, and Nathan Foss. The company is based in worldwide.

 

Gather provides virtual spaces for gatherings of all types such as events, conferences, offices, and college campuses. It combines video-calling with a 2D map, letting users walk around and talk to the other people right next to them.

 

Gather's creation tools also let users make their own custom, interactive spaces. Gather has hosted over 250 paid events ranging from conferences (ICML, RSS, STOC) to weddings to birthday parties and office spaces for remote teams like Coinbase, Amplitude, and Embark Trucks.

 

Gather is backed by Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, YC Continuity, Dylan Field (Figma), Jeff Weiner (LinkedIn), Elad Gil, Neo, Haystack, and others. The company raised $50M in Series B round on Nov 03, 2021. This brings Gather's total funding to $76M to date.

 

 

  • Year founded: 2020
  • Funding Info: $76M over 2 Rounds (Latest Funding Type: Series B)
  • Yearly Revenue: NA
  • Employee Size: 51-200
  • Business Valuation: NA
  • City/Town: Internet
  • State: Worldwide
  • Country: Worldwide
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