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Gordon Hempton

Unicorn founder

Founder at Outreach · Founder/CEO at Team Apart

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedOutreach$4.4BTeam Apart · YC

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127 people in our graph share verified history with Gordon — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Karan MehandruunlockedGordon: together at Techstars (2011)
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Gordon: together at University of Washington
Gordon: together at Outreach

About

Gordon Hempton co-founded Specset.com, Outreach.io, and Team Apart (a Y Combinator S'08 batch company).

Founder at Outreach

Intro paths

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In turn, Gordon can intro founders to Outreach's investors below.

Outreach's investors · 20

408 VenturesPalo AltoBonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $4M checksDFJSan MateoElevate VenturesIndianapolis · $20K – $2M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksFounders' Co-opSeattle · $10K – $250K checks · since 2015Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2021Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checks · since 2021Operator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M checksPremji InvestMenlo Park · since 2021Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2021Sands Capital VenturesArlington · $10M – $30M checks · since 2021Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2018Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2021Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks · since 2021Vista Equity PartnersNew York · since 2021

Co-founders at Outreach

MMManny Medina
Manny MedinaFounder
MM
Manuel MedinaExecutive Officer, Director
WH
Wesley HatherExecutive Officer, Director
AKAndrew Kinzer
Andrew KinzerExecutive Officer
GHGordon Hempton
Gordon HemptonCo-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer
WHWes Hather
Wes HatherCo-Founder

Co-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer at Outreach

Intro paths

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In turn, Gordon can intro founders to Outreach's investors below.

Outreach's investors · 20

408 VenturesPalo AltoBonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $4M checksDFJSan MateoElevate VenturesIndianapolis · $20K – $2M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksFounders' Co-opSeattle · $10K – $250K checks · since 2015Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2021Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checks · since 2021Operator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M checksPremji InvestMenlo Park · since 2021Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2021Sands Capital VenturesArlington · $10M – $30M checks · since 2021Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2018Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2021Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks · since 2021Vista Equity PartnersNew York · since 2021

Co-founders at Outreach

MMManny Medina
Manny MedinaFounder
MM
Manuel MedinaExecutive Officer, Director
WH
Wesley HatherExecutive Officer, Director
GLGordon L. Hempton
Gordon L. HemptonExecutive Officer, Director
AKAndrew Kinzer
Andrew KinzerExecutive Officer
WHWes Hather
Wes HatherCo-Founder

Founder/CEO at Team ApartYC S08

Intro paths

YC

Gordon went through Y Combinator (Summer 2008) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Gordon can intro founders to Team Apart's investors below.

Team Apart's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2008

Co-founders at Team Apart

WHWes Hather
Wes HatherFounder
MHMichael Hoisie
Michael HoisieFounder

Experience

  1. SpecsetCEOcurrent2025 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. SpotCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  3. OutreachCo-Founder & CTO2013 — 2019Seattle, WA
  4. GroupTalentCo-Founder & CTO2011 — 2013
  5. Team ApartCo-Founder & CEO2008 — 2010
  6. MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer2007 — 2008
  7. University of WashingtonDeveloper/Researcher2006 — 2007
  8. WebInSight, University of WashingtonDeveloper/Researcher2006
  9. BlueTux Internet ServicesLead Web Developer2005

Skills & more

Distributed Systems6Mobile Applications13User Interface6Scalability3Software Engineering5Start-ups34User Experience14Software Design39Web Applications3Software Development8Hibernate8Ruby11
+9 moreAndroidGitAmazon Web Services (AWS)PythonRuby on RailsJavaScriptJavaMicrosoft SQL ServerREST

Languages English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gordon Hempton?
Gordon Hempton co-founded Specset.com, Outreach.io, and Team Apart (a Y Combinator S'08 batch company).
Where does Gordon Hempton work?
Gordon Hempton is Founder of Outreach and Founder/CEO at Team Apart.
What companies did Gordon Hempton found?
Gordon Hempton founded Outreach, Team Apart.
Where did Gordon Hempton go to school?
Gordon Hempton studied at University of Washington (B.S., Computer Science, Mathematics).

Founder mafias

Team Apart mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Wes HatherFounderFounded Outreach

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Shared employers

Also worked at Specset1

Wes HatherFounder at Team Apart