Forbes reported Gather laid off about one-third of its roughly 90 employees in June 2022.
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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Gather is a virtual office / virtual workspace platform for remote and distributed teams, built to make online collaboration feel more like being in the same room. In Feb. 2026 it announced it would continue as an independent, non-venture-backed SMB focused on its core virtual office product.
Primary product
Gather 2.0 virtual office / virtual workspace platform
Founded
2020
Headquarters
San Bruno, California, United States
Team size
11-50
Work style
Remote
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Virtual office software / remote collaboration
Offices
Business model
Stage
independent (previously venture-backed; spun out in 2026)
Total raised
$76.1M
Latest round
Series B · Nov 2021
Latest amount
$50M
Nov 2021 · Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures
Mar 2021 · Sequoia Capital
Sep 2019
Aug 2019
Leadership
CEO
Enterprise Revenue Lead / Founding GTM LATAM
Founding GTM
Founders
Co-founder / staff product engineer
Co-founder / former CTO
Co-founder
Co-founder / Advisor & Board Member
Investors
Remote-first, distributed, and product-led; the company emphasizes making remote work feel human, spontaneous, delightful, and collaborative, with an inclusive and equitable workplace culture.
Work style
Remote
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public job postings show base salary ranges such as $188.7k-$238k for senior engineering roles, plus equity/stock rewards and a benefits package including insurance, 401(k) match, PTO, stipends, and family-planning support.
Benefits
Pricing
Freemium / per-member subscription; Gather 2.0 lists $12/user/month billed annually ($15 monthly) and custom enterprise pricing for larger teams.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
1.2M
Traffic estimate as of Mar 2025
Forbes reported Gather laid off about one-third of its roughly 90 employees in June 2022.
SourceGather announced it would spin out as an independent, non-venture-backed SMB while its AI team joined Figma.
SourceGather said it would sunset Gather AI and shut down Grapevine, focusing the company back on the virtual office product.
SourceGather blog · Jun 2026
Engineering write-up on rebuilding the AV pipeline, including a move from JavaScript to C++ and a reported 50% reduction in low AV ratings since launch.
Gather blog · Apr 2026
Gather introduced Sam Smith as CEO and highlighted priorities for Gather 2.0, including restoring key 1.0 features and improving performance and mobile support.
Gather blog · Feb 2026
Gather said the remote-work product would spin out as an independent, non-venture-backed SMB while the AI team joined Figma.
Gather support · Jan 2026
Gather announced Gather AI would sunset and Grapevine would shut down/open-source, with the company focusing on its core virtual office product.