Gather YC Application

Summer 2020Acquired

Gather went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2020 batch as a B2B company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Summer 2020
Industry: B2BHuman Resources
Team size: 6
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2020

Founders

Alex HillearyFounder
Brooks SimeFounder
John WetzelFounder

What Gather does

Gather is software that helps high-growth teams build and execute their onboarding, offboarding, and other People Operations programs. Gather replaces manual coordination with smart, automated communication powered by a deep integration with Slack.

Gather's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Gather, Summer 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Gather

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Project management software for People Operations

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We built a tool that helps high-growth teams run their onboarding, offboarding, and other People Operations programs. Gather replaces manual scheduling and messaging with automated communication tightly integrated with Slack, so Ops teams can move faster without dropping the ball.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live and work in New York City, and after YC, the company would continue to be based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're rooted in NYC because that's where we understand the market and customers best. People Ops teams here are stretched thin and appreciate tooling that reduces manual work.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Gather YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Gather's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Gather would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.