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Steve Bartel
Co-founder and CEO · Gem
Series C+ AI recruiting
Bartel is trying to make outbound recruiting CRM and AI sourcing a first-class system so talent teams stop hunting candidates in spreadsheets.
Steve Bartel is co-founder and CEO of Gem, the AI recruiting platform focused on sourcing, CRM, and outreach. He has positioned Gem as the layer talent teams use to find and engage candidates before and alongside the ATS.
From sourcing pain to recruiting CRM
Gem's founding story is familiar to high-growth recruiting teams: outbound sourcing lived in too many tabs. Bartel and co-founders built sequences, CRM, and AI assists so recruiters could personalize outreach without losing the trail.
As CEO of Gem he has scaled the company while keeping the product centered on pipeline creation rather than trying to be every ATS on day one.