Gather
Simon Sturmer has a diverse work experience in the field of technology. Simon began their career as a Software Engineer at Facebook in 2013 and worked there until 2015. Simon then co-founded KodeFox, Inc. in 2015 and served as the Co-Founder and CTO until 2018. Simon then joined Google as a Senior Software Engineer from 2018 to 2019. Following that, they worked as an Instructor at Pluralsight from 2019 to 2023. In 2020, Simon co-founded Huddlefire and served as the Co-founder and CTO until 2023. From October 2023, they will take on the role of Director of Engineering at Gather.
Simon Sturmer attended Y Combinator in 2021, completing the YC W21 program. No specific field of study is mentioned.
Gather
LLMs are powerful. So imagine one built on your data... Gather is building a product that enables you to gather up all of your digital context – your Twitter likes, calendar entries, Kindle highlights etc. – with the click of a button. Within 60 seconds, you can talk to Gather’s bot, who knows your past, your present, and even bits of your future. It’s pretty exciting, and the best part is that individual convenience is just the beginning. By enabling users to harness their own data, Gather will ensure that users are never again the product.