Not in the ordinary sense. The official framework is a gift-and-fee program that leads into existing employment-based immigrant categories, and the applicant must still qualify under that category and be admissible. Individuals can apply without a corporate sponsor.
A funding mechanism attached to existing categories, not a new visa
The Gold Card as described on its official page is not a classification written into the Immigration and Nationality Act in the way TN, L-1, E-2 or EB-5 are. It is a program under which an applicant pays a nonrefundable processing fee, undergoes vetting and, if successful, makes a gift to the U.S. government, after which the case is processed through the EB-1 or EB-2 immigrant categories.
An individual applicant such as a veterinarian in private practice may apply without an employer; the corporate route with its larger per-employee gift, annual maintenance and transfer terms is a separate track for sponsors. Because the case ultimately rests on an existing category, the ordinary conditions of that category continue to apply: admissibility, the medical examination, the security and background review and the availability of a visa number under the visa bulletin. What the program removes is the need for a labour-market test or a specific job offer as the basis of the petition, not the rest of immigration law.
Terms should be re-verified on the official page before any money moves.