Gather offers project management software that automates onboarding, offboarding, and other People Operations workflows for fast-growing teams, using an integration with Slack to replace manual coordination.
Also known as Gather Β· teamgather.co
Founders & leadershipΒ· Y Combinator alumni (S20)
Gather was founded in 2019 by Alex Hilleary, Brooks Sime, and John Wetzel.
Investors Β· 7
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Gather (teamgather.co) was a business-to-business SaaS company in the HR technology category that built project management software for People Operations teams. Its product helped high-growth teams design and run onboarding, offboarding, and other people operations programs, replacing manual coordination with automated communication delivered through a deep integration with Slack. Its positioning was summarized on its site title as "People Operations for teams that live in Slack."
The company participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2020 batch and was based in New York City with a team size of six. It was subsequently acquired by ChartHop; one of the founders, Alex Hilleary, went on to run The People Ops Community at ChartHop following the acquisition. The teamgather.co domain currently resolves to ChartHop's website, which markets people analytics, workforce planning, HRIS, headcount planning, compensation, performance, and engagement modules, an AI assistant, a REST API, and integrations with payroll, ATS, equity, identity, and FP&A systems including ADP, Greenhouse, Workday, and Gusto.
Business model
Business-to-business software-as-a-service sold to companies' People Operations functions.
Traction
Y Combinator lists a team size of 6. Third-party estimates for the teamgather.co domain (last updated at the time of that report) indicate roughly 67 daily visitors and about 2,000 monthly visits, with 86% of traffic from search.
Latest developments
The teamgather.co domain now serves ChartHop's marketing site, which describes an AI assistant (ChartHop AI), an HRIS that supports bring-your-own payroll with a two-way ADP Workforce Now sync, a mobile app, configurable access controls, and completion of a SOC 2 Type 2 examination by Schellman & Company.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Categorized by Y Combinator as SaaS, B2B, and HR Tech. Following the acquisition, its domain hosts ChartHop, which positions itself as an intelligence layer on top of existing HR systems rather than an all-in-one platform.
Technology
Software built around a deep Slack integration that automates communication and coordination for people operations programs. The teamgather.co site itself was reported to run on Webflow with Nginx/OpenResty servers, Varnish caching, jQuery, Google Analytics, Heap, Google Tag Manager, and Google Font API.
Go-to-market
High-growth teams and their People Operations functions, particularly organizations that use Slack as a primary communication tool.
Geography
Headquartered in New York City, New York, United States.
History
Founded in 2019 and part of Y Combinator's Summer 2020 batch. TechCrunch covered the company in August 2020 under the headline "Gather helps teams automate people ops over Slack." An announcement titled "Gather has been acquired by ChartHop" is dated March 29, 2022, and coverage titled "Employee experience platform Gather acquired by ChartHop" is dated October 10, 2022. Y Combinator lists the company's status as Acquired.
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Key figures
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Timeline Β· 3
launches, deals, and filingsGather announced it had been acquired by ChartHop; a subsequent article dated Oct 10, 2022 was headlined "Employee experience platform Gather acquired by ChartHop." Founder Alex Hilleary runs The People Ops Community at ChartHop since the acquisition.
Gather was part of Y Combinator's Summer 2020 batch.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
βΈResearch sources Β· 8
primary sources listed
- Gatherteamgather.co Β· web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Gather do?
- Gather was a Slack-based people operations workflow software startup, acquired by HR platform ChartHop.
- Who founded Gather?
- Gather was founded by Alex Hilleary, Brooks Sime, John Wetzel in 2019.
- Who are Gather's investors?
- Gather's investors include Open Opportunity Fund, Y Combinator, Bain Capital Ventures, Bling Capital, Dundee Venture Capital, Smith Point Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners.
- Who acquired Gather?
- Gather was acquired by Charthop.
- Where is Gather headquartered?
- Gather is headquartered in New York City, US.