Gatherly
AcquiredAtlanta, 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
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Chris CherianinFounderUniversity of Pennsylvania finance/management student who co-founded Gatherly in 2020 and led it through the 2024 acquisition. Later worked in analytics at MoMA.
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Amaan PiraniinCo-FounderColumbia computer-science student listed on Gatherly’s CREATE-X Demo Day page and thanked by Cherian as a founding teammate.
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Khyati ShahinCo-Founder2020–2021Georgia Tech mechanical-engineering student named in Georgia Tech coverage and by Cherian as a co-founder.
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Piyush KancharlawarinFounder & CEO2019–2020Georgia Tech computer-science student listed on CREATE-X and thanked by Cherian as a founding teammate.
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Sohan Choudhuryin𝕏Co-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
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Gatherly went on to found or lead other companies.
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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.