Six Eastern: NYC Startup and Tech PR Agency Profile

Six Eastern is a New York public relations agency led by founder and CEO Emilie Gerber. It focuses on startups and technology companies, from stealth startups to publicly traded companies, and says it has worked with more than 100 tech companies.

Originally published September 2026. Updated October 17, 2026.

Who founded and leads Six Eastern?

Emilie Gerber is founder and CEO. Before starting the firm she worked at Uber, where she led PR for the business development team and B2B products, and earlier at Box on product communications, according to her TechCrunch biography. She appeared on Lenny's Podcast in March 2024 to discuss how startups should approach press.

What does Six Eastern do?

Six Eastern provides PR and communications for startups and tech companies, including media strategy, press outreach and announcement support. In the Lenny's Podcast episode Gerber said companies should ideally start working with an agency about six weeks before an announcement and named outlets such as TechCrunch, Axios, Business Insider, VentureBeat and Fast Company as useful for startups.

Which clients has Six Eastern worked with?

Gerber's biography names Perplexity, Webflow, ClickUp and Nubank, and the Lenny's Podcast show notes reference Ramp. These are agency-reported.

How does Six Eastern compare with other technology PR firms?

Six Eastern is a small founder-led specialist. Compare it with other startup-focused firms such as LaunchSquad, Inkhouse and Crenshaw Communications. EPR's New York PR firms list covers its home market.

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