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  "markdown": "Co-founder and CEO, Gem.\n\nSteve Bartel is co-founder and CEO of Gem, which went through Y Combinator in summer 2017. He was an engineering leader at Dropbox, where working closely with the recruiting process showed him how little technology the field used.\n\n- GitHub: https://github.com/sbartel\n\n## What Steve builds\n\n- [Gem](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gem.md), graded D, 53.4/100, in Recruiting \u0026 applicant tracking. Gem is a recruiting platform from Gem Software, Inc. that combines an applicant tracking system, a candidate CRM, sourcing and scheduling. Agents reach it through three REST APIs with public OpenAPI files, or a hosted MCP server. Co-founder and CEO, Gem, researched 2026-10-28.\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [ICONIQ](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/iconiq/)\n- [Greylock](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/greylock/)\n- [Accel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/accel/)\n- [Sapphire Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sapphire-ventures/)\n- [Meritech Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/meritech-capital/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Steve Bartel?\n\nSteve Bartel is co-founder and CEO of Gem, which went through Y Combinator in summer 2017. He was an engineering leader at Dropbox, where working closely with the recruiting process showed him how little technology the field used.\n\n### What does Gem Software, Inc. make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Gem from Gem Software, Inc.. Gem is a recruiting platform from Gem Software, Inc. that combines an applicant tracking system, a candidate CRM, sourcing and scheduling. Agents reach it through three REST APIs with public OpenAPI files, or a hosted MCP server.\n\n### Who has invested in Gem Software, Inc.?\n\nThe sources our research read name ICONIQ, Greylock, Accel, Sapphire Ventures and Meritech Capital.\n\n### How are Steve's tools graded?\n\nGem is graded D, 53.4 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://www.gem.com/?i=1\n- https://www.gem.com/contact\n- https://www.gem.com/about\n- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gem\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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