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Founder135
56th percentile
Investor57
86th percentile
YC W18Serial FounderAcquired3 ExitsRaised $50M+10+ EmployeesAngel Investor
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Operator · 84th percentile
- Current founder and CEO of Gather (BeHeard Labs), an AI research copilot for CMOs.
- Pulse Q&A is a Y Combinator Winter 2018 alum.
- Past founder of Cooliris, Pulse Q&A, Bleat Inc, and Ambient Technologies.
- Multiple companies co-founded, including Gather, Pulse Q&A, and Cooliris.
Founder score
- 92%Probability of being accurate (92%)Current founder and CEO of Gather (BeHeard Labs), an AI research copilot for CMOs.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Exit: Pulse Q&A was acquired by Gartner and integrated into Gartner Peer Insights.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Past founder of Cooliris, Pulse Q&A, Bleat Inc, and Ambient Technologies.
- 90%Probability of being accurate (90%)Multiple companies co-founded, including Gather, Pulse Q&A, and Cooliris.
- 88%Probability of being accurate (88%)Pulse Q&A is a Y Combinator Winter 2018 alum.
- 88%Probability of being accurate (88%)Exit: Cooliris was acquired by Yahoo!.
- 78%Probability of being accurate (78%)Raised approximately $73.9M in total funding across Gather ($5.0M), Pulse Q&A ($40.8M), and Cooliris ($28.1M).
- 72%Probability of being accurate (72%)Exit: Ambient Technologies was acquired by Zeos Infotech.
- 55%Probability of being accurate (55%)Identified Stack Overflow account with 101 reputation.
Investor score
- 88%Probability of being accurate (88%)Publicly identified as an angel investor and startup advisor since 2009, with a portfolio of 35+ companies.
- 85%Probability of being accurate (85%)Over 15 years of angel investing experience, active since January 2009.
- 80%Probability of being accurate (80%)Active angel investor with at least 38 named portfolio companies including Brightwheel, Gusto, Drata, Cohesity, and others.
- 78%Probability of being accurate (78%)Portfolio company Manoramic was acquired by Flipkart.
What you likely need
You are a serial founder with three exits (Cooliris→Yahoo, Pulse→Gartner, Ambient→Zeos) and a YC W18 pedigree, now building Gather with $5M in pre-seed backing from True Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and Anthropic. Your deep angel portfolio (35+ companies) and operator credibility give you strong leverage for your next fundraise. The immediate priority is converting early Gather traction into a compelling Series A narrative.
Are these your current priorities?
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- fundraisingBegin building your Series A data room now — your three prior exits and YC W18 status are strong anchors for a $15–25M raise once Gather hits repeatable revenue metrics.
- introsLeverage your YC W18 alumni network to get warm intros to Series A leads — YC's continuity fund and alumni investor network are particularly active in AI tooling right now.
- positioningFormalize your angel investing activity into a small syndicate or SPV — your 35+ deal track record and operator credibility make you a compelling lead for a micro-fund.
- tacticalPublish a public case study or benchmark report from Gather's early CMO customers to establish category authority and drive inbound pipeline before your Series A.
- introsYour Gartner Peer Insights network from the Pulse acquisition is a warm channel to enterprise CMOs — consider a co-marketing or referral arrangement to accelerate Gather's enterprise pipeline.
- hiringWith 14 employees and pre-seed funding secured, prioritize hiring a GTM lead with enterprise SaaS experience to own the CMO sales motion before you scale headcount further.
- positioningYour three exits and 35+ angel investments are underrepresented publicly — a consistent content presence on LinkedIn or a newsletter would strengthen your positioning as both a founder and investor.