Gem
Gem is an AI-powered recruiting platform that combines applicant tracking, CRM, sourcing, and analytics into one system. It serves over 1,200 companies including Anthropic and DoorDash, with recruiters reporting up to 5x productivity gains and 30-50% cost savings from stack consolidation.
The growth story
Gem grew from 311 to 508 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $148M along the way, most recently a Series C in September 2021.
About
Gem sells software that helps corporate recruiters manage the entire hiring process from sourcing to hiring. Its system integrates multiple recruiting tools with AI automation, positioning itself as either a complement or replacement for existing applicant tracking systems.
Founded in 2017, Gem has raised $148M through Series C and serves major clients like Zillow and Robinhood. The company employs 508 people, though its recent headcount trajectory is unclear given the lack of growth data.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up 38% of Gem's workforce, suggesting a product-driven culture. The company shows typical startup turnover with a median tenure of just one year.
The Gem org chart
Steve Bartel (Founder / CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 66 (+12% YoY), Operations 64 (+25% YoY), Sales 57 (-3% YoY), Business Development 30 (+3% YoY), Customer Success and Support 30 (+11% YoY), Arts and Design 26 (+18% YoY).
Talent flow
Gem draws heavily from Dropbox (8 hires) and Glassdoor (6), while its alumni frequently move to Rippling (9 departures) and Brex (7). Sofia University in Bulgaria is an unexpected top feeder school with 13 alumni.
Most common previous employers of Gem staff: Dropbox (8), Glassdoor (6), Uber (5), LinkedIn (5), Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (5), Facebook (4). Former Gem employees most often moved to Rippling (9), Brex (7), Meta (5), Databricks (4), Outset (4), Adobe (4).
Alumni worth knowing
The Gem mafia
Eight Gem alumni have founded companies, including BoomFi (16 employees) and The Sales Coach (10 employees). Most ventures remain small, with four having fewer than five staff.
9Louise Farmer, was Marketing Manager / Export Marketing (Postgraduate Programme → Full-Time Role) until 2016Jelena Simic, was Account Executive until 2020Ulysse Carion, was Software Engineer until 2023Alex Shadley, was Senior Software Engineer until 2025Nick Bushak, was CTO & Founder until 2023Drew Regitsky, was Principal Engineer, first employee until 2024
Jason Chang, was Enterprise Account Executive until 2022
Maggie Zhang, was Software Engineer until 2022
Maddie Wang, was Software Engineer Intern until 2019Web traffic
Traffic mix: 37% direct, 4% search, 32% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Gem: Leadership (65), Microsoft Office (50), Customer Service (48), Management (46), Social Media (46), Research Skills (44), Microsoft PowerPoint (43), Microsoft Excel (43).
Where the team actually sits
Gem people are concentrated in California, United States (45), San Francisco Bay Area (28), Bulgaria (9), Sofia City, Bulgaria (9).
Search footprint
Gem attracts about 7,608 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $68K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,647 ranking keywords and lost 1,318 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Gem has 508 employees as of September 2026.
Gem has raised $148M in total, most recently a Series C round in September 2021.
Gem was founded in 2017 by Steve Bartel.
Steve Bartel (Founder / CEO) sits at the top of Gem's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Gem staff are Dropbox (8 people), Glassdoor (6 people), Uber (5 people).
Former Gem employees most often move to Rippling (9), Brex (7), Meta (5).
At least 8 companies have a founder who previously worked at Gem, including BoomFi, The Sales Coach, Tesseral.
Gem attracts about 7,608 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $68K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Gem staff are Leadership, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Management, Social Media.
Gem staff are concentrated in California, United States (45), San Francisco Bay Area (28), Bulgaria (9).
Gem has about 66 people in Engineering, up 12% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Gem has about 64 people in Operations, up 25% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 139 current and 365 former Gem profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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