Quild Future Unicorn🦄 #158: Gather
Remote work metaverse (visually reminds me of RPG maker, to the gamers out there)
This is the Quild Minicorn, highlighting one future of work minicorn every weekday - early-stage startups with statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.
Gather is a video chat platform designed to make virtual interactions more human.
Founders: Phillip (CEO), Alex, Mohammed (CTO), Nathan
Signals:
Top university alumni
Phillip graduated from CMU
Alex graduated from MIT
Mohammed graduated from CMU
Nathan graduated from MIT
Fast team growth
Grew 55% YoY to 70 employees
They’re hiring a lot - although they recently laid off ~30% of their staff
Midas list investors
Sequoia led series A and co-led series B
Index Ventures co-led series B
Accelerated financing
Founded in 2020, announced series A and B in 2021
Till next time, Kenn