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Gather

“Can a vertical SaaS platform for funeral homes own the full financial and operational workflow — from case intake to payments, preneed insurance, and accounting?”

Founded2011
HQMeridian, Idaho, United States
Total raised$5M
IndustryVertical SaaS / Funeral Homes
The story

Gather is a vertical SaaS platform for funeral homes and crematories, founded 2011 in Idaho. It has expanded from pure case management into embedded payments (Gather Pay), preneed insurance data integration (Homesteaders), analytics, and AI-assisted intake — becoming an operating system for the death care industry.

Last 12 months
2025
2025-03
Product timeline
2011
Gather Innovations founded to build case management software for funeral homes.· founding
2019
Launched Goods & Services feature enabling virtual showroom, one-click contracts, in-person/remote payments, and automated accounting/collections.· product
2024
Launched Homesteaders Life Company preneed insurance integration for policy sync.· integration
2025
Introduced Gather Pay payouts flow and expanded ACH payment handling.· payments
2025
Launched free AI Note Scanner extracting structured vitals from handwritten/typed first-call notes.· product
The stack
4 layers disclosed in Gather’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Gather Pay (self-operated)
Money movement
in the full report
Insurance
in the full report
Accounting
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Accounting gap: minor
3 more providers across 3 layers, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

Gather — frequently asked

Who is Gather's payment processor?

Gather processes payments through Gather Pay (self-operated). Disclosed money-movement rails: ACH.

Which insurance provider does Gather partner with?

Gather's embedded insurance is provided by Homesteaders Life Company.

Which accounting software does Gather integrate with?

Gather integrates with QuickBooks.

What is Gather's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 4 layers in Gather's stack: Payments / PSP (Gather Pay (self-operated)); Money movement (ACH); Insurance (Homesteaders Life Company); Accounting (QuickBooks).

Where is Gather headquartered?

Gather is founded in 2011 and headquartered in Meridian, Idaho, United States.

How much funding has Gather raised?

Gather has raised $5M in total.

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