Leah Welch

Overview

Founder of Gather Grid (agritech). 15 years of building before that. Signed 285 paying customers, 12 of them enterprises. Most at home with rural distribution and fintech. I tinker with 3D printers.

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Experience

1. Founder

   Jul 2025 - Present
   Gather Grid · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Atlanta, GA
   • Previously built and sold a small agritech company.
   • Raised $31 million across 2 rounds.
   • Signed 91 paying customers, 5 of them enterprises.
2. Finance Director

   Oct 2022 - Mar 2025
   Johnson & Johnson · 2 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Atlanta, GA
   • Ran diligence on 9 acquisitions.
3. Finance Director

   Jun 2019 - Oct 2022
   Intel · 3 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Atlanta, GA
   • Closed the books in 4 days, down from 11.
4. Finance Director

   Feb 2018 - May 2019
   Nike · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Atlanta, GA
   • Saved $3 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
   • Built the operating model the board used for a $198 million raise.
5. Finance Director

   Apr 2015 - Feb 2018
   Kaiser Permanente · 2 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Atlanta, GA
   • Built the operating model the board used for a $284 million raise.
   • Closed the books in 5 days, down from 10.

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Education

1. Booth School of Business

   MBA, Business Administration
   2014 - 2016
2. Virginia Tech

   BS, Computer Science
   2006 - 2010