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Gaingels

United Statesgaingels.com

This firm invests in companies across various stages of development and in multiple sectors.

197
Investments Tracked

About Gaingels

Operating out of the United States, Gaingels is a venture capital firm. Our dataset covers 197 investments involving Gaingels.

Recorded deals span Software & Developer Tools; Healthcare & Life Sciences; Consumer, Lifestyle & Services and Automation. Coverage extends to 8 sectors in total. Participation spans Seed, Series A and Series B rounds.

Gaingels is a venture capital firm focused on investing in companies that are inclusive of and supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. They invest across various sectors and stages, with a focus on companies that have the potential to generate strong financial returns while also advancing LGBTQ+ equality.

Investment Focus

Stage Focus
seedseries-aseries-b
Sectors
Software & Developer ToolsHealthcare & Life SciencesConsumer, Lifestyle & ServicesAutomationInvestment ManagementaiConsumer TechFinancial Technology

Investment Thesis

Gaingels is a venture capital firm focused on investing in companies that are inclusive of and supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. They invest across various sectors and stages, with a focus on companies that have the potential to generate strong financial returns while also advancing LGBTQ+ equality.

Gaingels Portfolio Companies

24 of 60 tracked holdings.

Portfolio outcomes
80 active6 acquired3 stalled4 defunct5.7% exit rate

Team

Jennifer JeronimoCEO of Gaingels Inc., General Partner

Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in finance and banking working at large institutions such as Credit Suisse, Bear Stearns and JP Morgan earning the coveted position of Executive Director. She has a wide array of experience, both loc…

Paul GrossingerCo-founder & General Partner

Paul is the co-founder of Gaingels and Mathison.io, with David Beatty. To date, Gaingels has invested $110,000,000+ in 200+ companies since 2016, including $80m+ in the 2020 year. Paul also founded blue jay syndicate, now part of the Gainge…

Lorenzo ThioneGeneral Partner

Lorenzo is a serial entrepreneur and investor at the intersection of technology, art, commerce, and social value. He is a Tony-award winning Broadway producer and co-founder/CEO of the social edge, previously co-founded Powerset (exited to…

Peter SteinbergGeneral Partner

Peter has honed his expertise in website UX/UI, human-computer interaction, user analytics, SEO, and online communities for 25 years. He headed product development at Zagat, Vindigo, and was one of Meetup's very first employees. From 2003 t…

Max FrenkelGeneral Partner

Max has always been an avid tech-enthusiast, fascinated by its novel creations and how they can improve our world. After graduating from Dartmouth, Max founded an e-commerce startup and subsequently started angel investing. He joined Gainge…

Emilie PoteatVenture Partner

Emilie is an active angel investor and early Gaingels member, holding a PHD in economics sociology. She led strategy and transformation at Goldman Sachs and Bridgewater Associates, and a successful turnaround of a healthcare consulting comp…

Zachary GinsburgVenture Partner

Zachary is the founder and general partner at Calm Ventures, a Los Angele based venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed to pre-IPO. Prior to Calm, Zachary was an investor at OCV Partners, a $260M growth equity fund. Zach ha…

Jason VEVenture Partner

Jason is a tech, media & music executive with experience at leading corporations and startups including Google, Viacom, Disney, Deezer & 88rising. He is Vice President at 88rising, leading business development & partnerships. Previously, he…

Chris LeiterVenture Partner

Chris Leiter is the Founder & General Partner of Atria Ventures. Atria partners with founders reimagining the life sciences. We invest early, at inception and seed stages, in bold ideas at the nexus of technology and biology.

Brian LucksingerDirector, Special Projects / Director, Community Management
Brandon ParkesDirector, Board Diversity Program
Alli AlosaSolutions Engineer

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