Who founded Gatherly?

Gatherly was founded by Chris Cherian, Amaan Pirani, Carl Liu, Khyati Shah, Piyush Kancharlawar, Sohan Choudhury in 2020.

Who are Gatherly's investors?

Gatherly's investors include Knoll Ventures, PICUS CAPITAL.

Where is Gatherly headquartered?

Gatherly is headquartered in Atlanta, US.

Gatherly

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Atlanta, US · Founded 2020 · 15 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors

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Acquired by GoLocal Virtual Events May 2024 · terms undisclosed

Atlanta virtual-events startup that built spatial video-chat venues so conferences, recruiting fairs, and networking events could move between parallel conversations instead of a single Zoom-style grid. The original VC-backed company was acquired in 2024; gatherly.io later continued as an events-services brand.

Founders & leadership

Chris Cherian FounderUniversity of Pennsylvania finance/management student who co-founded Gatherly in 2020 and led it through the 2024 acquisition. Later worked in analytics at MoMA.

Amaan Pirani Co-FounderColumbia computer-science student listed on Gatherly’s CREATE-X Demo Day page and thanked by Cherian as a founding teammate.

Carl Liu Co-FounderGeorgia Tech industrial-engineering student named by Cherian as a founding teammate.

Khyati Shah Co-Founder2020–2021Georgia Tech mechanical-engineering student named in Georgia Tech coverage and by Cherian as a co-founder.

Piyush Kancharlawar Founder & CEO2019–2020Georgia Tech computer-science student listed on CREATE-X and thanked by Cherian as a founding teammate.

Sohan Choudhury Co-Founder / CTO2020–2023Georgia Tech computer-science student and Gatherly CTO. Wrote that the company raised over $3M from Picus Capital, Knoll Ventures, and angels including Chris Klaus.

Investors · 2

Knoll Ventureslisted by Knoll VenturesAtlanta · $500K – $3M

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PICUS CAPITALlisted by PICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $5M

How we know: PICUS CAPITAL's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · open dataset · Picus Capital portfolio dossier (foxmachine) · Not right? Tell us

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Gatherly went on to found or lead other companies.

Jack MastrangeloSoftware EngineerFounded Cobblestone Sohan ChoudhuryCo-Founder & CTOFounded Flint Jinseo ParkSoftware EngineerFounded Flint

Frequently asked questions

What does Gatherly do?: Atlanta virtual-events startup that built spatial video-chat venues so conferences, recruiting fairs, and networking events could move between parallel conversations instead of a single Zoom-style grid. The original VC-backed company was acquired in 2024; gatherly.io later continued as an events-services brand.
Who founded Gatherly?: Gatherly was founded by Chris Cherian, Amaan Pirani, Carl Liu, Khyati Shah, Piyush Kancharlawar, Sohan Choudhury in 2020.
Who are Gatherly's investors?: Gatherly's investors include Knoll Ventures, PICUS CAPITAL.
Where is Gatherly headquartered?: Gatherly is headquartered in Atlanta, US.