About
Brooks Sime is the founder of Gather, a platform that helps organizations manage their structure and workforce planning.
Founder at GatherYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Brooks went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Brooks can intro founders to Gather's investors below.
Gather's investors · 7
Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Dundee Venture CapitalPittsburgh · $500K – $3M checks · since 2026Open Opportunity FundAtlanta · $100K – $1M checksSmith Point CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Tribeca Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $15M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at Gather
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Alex HillearyFounder
JW
John WetzelFounder
Experience
- ChartHopLead Software Engineer2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- GatherCo-Founder and CTO2019 — 2022Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
- AutobrainSoftware Developer2017 — 2019New Orleans, Louisiana
- Venture for America2016 Venture for America Fellow2016 — 2018
- rasa.ioSoftware Engineer2016 — 2017Greater New Orleans Area
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Skills & more
JavaScript2Entrepreneurship10Public Speaking14Social Media9Event Planning5Java10SQL1Leadership11Technical Architecture
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brooks Sime?
- Brooks Sime is the founder of Gather, a platform that helps organizations manage their structure and workforce planning.
- Where does Brooks Sime work?
- Brooks Sime is Founder of Gather.
- What companies did Brooks Sime found?
- Brooks Sime founded Gather.
- Where did Brooks Sime go to school?
- Brooks Sime studied at Duke University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science); Y Combinator.
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Shared employers
Also worked at ChartHop2
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Also worked at Autobrain1
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