Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
68
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
Talent recruiting and acquisition
Founded
9 years ago
2017
Employees
500
Valuation
$1.2 billion
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
Tags
Gem is a Talent recruiting and acquisition company with 11 job openings. It is currently valued at $1.2 billion as a private company. 500 people work at Gem. The company was founded in 2017.
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Employee happiness →
Growth →
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Jobs
Open jobs
11
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
6
(55%)
2.
Artificial Intelligence
3
(27%)
3.
Customer Success
2
(18%)
4.
Sales
2
(18%)
5.
Design (Product)
1
(9%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
9
(82%)
2.
🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area
6
(55%)
3.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
2
(18%)
4.
🇧🇬 Sofia, Bulgaria
2
(18%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
4
(36%)
2.
GraphQL
3
(27%)
3.
LLM
3
(27%)
4.
PostgreSQL
3
(27%)
5.
React
3
(27%)
Financials
Valuation
$1.2billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Sep 2021
Most recent funding
5 years ago
💸 ZIRP-era funding
Total funding
$148 million
Value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$1.1 billion
Lead Investor - Seed
Lead Investor - Series A
Valuation per employee
$2.4 million
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
87%
100+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Better than 91% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Steve Bartel
92%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
Employees
500
Rankings and awards
Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers
2026
Fortune 500 China
2025
Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers
2025
Fortune 500 China
2024
Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers
2024
Layoffs
Aug 2023 · 3 years ago
70 impacted
Employee reported layoffs
Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
100 impacted33%
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