Gaingels

New York, New York

Gaingels is the leading venture investment syndicate in service of the LGBT+ community and its allies, investing in companies with LGBT+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in more established companies resolved on building more inclusive teams, with a global portfolio of 130+ companies and $70M in deployed investmentcapital to date. The Gaingels network also actively supports its portfolio in identifying and recruiting diverse talent to their C-suite and board leadership teams, and fosters a vibrant global community of industry leaders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who share a common goal for positive social change through business and successful investments.

Founded:2015

Firm Location:New York, New York • Los Angeles, California • Chicago, Illinois • Brooklyn, New York • San Francisco Bay Area • New York City

Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Gaingels

InterWest BITKRAFT Ventures Structure Capital Tmt Investments Frontier Ventures Engineering Capital Javelin Venture Partners K9 Ventures Spark Capital Alumni Ventures Cisco Investments Revolution Quest Venture Partners Founder Collective Vast Ventures Altair Capital Management Tet Ventures Alpine Meridien Melo7 Tech Partners, LLC Flybridge Capital Partners Day One Ventures 645 Ventures FreeSky Capital Golden Seeds AngelCube BootstrapLabs Good Growth Capital AI Fund Heavybit Voyager Capital XStarPartners Imagination Capital Craft Ventures Human Ventures Chingona Ventures 1Up Ventures Las Olas Venture Capital M13 Softbank Group Tuesday Capital Construct Capital MS&AD Ventures 10100 TenOneTen Ventures Unpopular Ventures Splash Capital Pioneer Fund OVO Fund Bullpen Capital BEE Partners Trinity Ventures F7 Ventures Volition Capital Ironspring Ventures Climate Capital Grit Capital Partners TTV Capital Andreessen Horowitz Khosla Ventures Founders Fund Lightspeed Venture Partners AAF Management Ltd.Friends & Family Capital H.I.G. Capital LGF Radical Ventures Visible Hands New Enterprise Associates (NEA)DCVC (Data Collective)Brighter Capital Atomic Chapter One Ventures Mana Ventures Uncorrelated Ventures City Light Capital Collaborative Fund (Collab Fund)Greylock K50 Ventures Sequoia Capital Shrug Capital Social Starts Soma Capital Ulu Ventures Unusual Ventures Mindset Ventures Thirty Five Ventures Walden Catalyst Ventures Flucas Ventures Zag Capital Ideas & Capital Peak State Ventures Type One Ventures Round One Capital Piva Capital BrainStorm Ventures Pareto Holdings Trimble Ventures Flex Capital Seven Seven Six Forerunner Ventures Lavrock Ventures Berkeley Angel Network Signia Venture Partners Unchained Capital, Inc.Sarona Ventures Union Square Ventures Good Startup Hitachi Ventures Insight Partners Accel Goodwater Capital Norwest Venture Partners Vamos Ventures Allison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal Fund Geek Ventures Vitalize Venture Group 2048 Ventures Plug & Play Ventures Long Journey Ventures Original Capital Canvas Ventures Foundation Capital Chicago Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners Sapphire Ventures SOSV Liquid 2 Ventures Precursor Ventures Third Point Ventures Ingeborg Investments Sunset Ventures Freestyle Capital LAUNCH Felicis Ventures March Capital The Venture Collective (TVC)Energy Impact Partners Trajectory Ventures UpHonest Capital Draper Associates Bling Capital B Capital Group Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)Y Combinator Afore Capital

Gaingels Team

INVESTORS	INTRO STRENGTH	SWEET SPOT (RANGE)	INVESTMENT LOCATIONS	TOP INVESTMENT CATEGORIES
Marc Baum GaingelsInvestor	n/a	$350K ($200K - $500K)	Investors in New York (NY)	Investors in Medical Devices (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Medical Devices (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Medical Devices (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Medical Devices (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +37
David Beatty GaingelsManaging Partner	n/a	$350K ($100K - $500K)	Investors in LatAm (Latin America), Investors in Asia, Investors in Europe, Investors in United States, Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Los Angeles (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in London, Investors in Toronto (Ontario) +4	Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in British Columbia (Other Lists), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in LatAm (Latin America) (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series B) +132
Zachary Ginsburg GaingelsVenture Partner	n/a	$25.0M ($50K - $50.0M)	Investors in United States	Investors in Travel (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Travel (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +21
Paul Grossinger GaingelsInvestor	n/a	$350K ($200K - $500K)	Investors in New York (NY)	Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +32
Brandon Parkes GaingelsInvestor	n/a	$350K ($200K - $500K)	Investors in New York City	Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +1
EP Emilie Poteat GaingelsVenture Partner	n/a	$350K ($200K - $500K)	Investors in Los Angeles (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in New York (NY)	Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +46
Peter Steinberg GaingelsGeneral Partner	n/a	$350K ($200K - $500K)	Investors in New York City	Investors in Medical Devices (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Medical Devices (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Medical Devices (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Medical Devices (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +33
Lorenzo Thione GaingelsManaging Director	n/a	$500K ($100K - $5.0M)	Investors in New York (NY)	Investors in AgTech (Series B), Investors in AgTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series B), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Robotics (Series B), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in AgTech (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Robotics (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Midwest (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Series A), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Series A), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Pre-seed), Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Series A), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Pre-seed), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Series A), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Series B), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Series B), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +81
Karen Jaw-Madson GaingelsAngel	n/a	($0 - $0)		Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists) +3