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Gaingels

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 1010 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $450K, May 2022Private equity

Pre-seedAfrican AmericanHistorically Ignored FounderImmigrant Founders

Deploying now
81%of best year195cheques in 12 months, 1,010 on record
Since the last cheque16days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.0MRounds led0 of 1,010Sole investor46 roundsMostly inUnited States, 92%
Pitch Gaingels

Gaingels highlights

  1. 01

    195 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 61% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 46 rounds, median $3.1M

What they do

Gaingels co-invests with select venture capital leads in companies resolved on building diverse and inclusive teams.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seed
Sectors
African AmericanHistorically Ignored FounderImmigrant Founders
Based in
Burlington, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first1,010 appearances

  1. 2026

    156 rounds

  2. Oct
    North Cloud Holdings Inc.Series B · US · Silicon Angle$60MWith 7 others
  3. Oct
    MogulSeries A · US · Fintech Global$16MWith 8 others
  4. Oct
    ClockoutSeed · US · Firms' own news pages$3.5MWith 5 others
  5. Oct
    SatlytSeed · KE · TechCabal$8.0MWith 10 others
  6. Oct
    Charter SpaceSeed · US · Firms' own news pages$5.0MWith 4 others
  7. Sept
    JeevesSeries C · LatamList$110MWith 13 others
  8. Sept
    Hubble NetworkSeries C · US · TechStartups$200MWith 7 others
  9. Sept
    Impulse SpaceSeries D · US · Google News search$308MWith 6 others
  10. Sept
    Stoke Space TechnologiesSeries E · US · MaC Venture Capital$1.0BWith 10 others
  11. Sept
    heXem bioSeed · US$10MWith 4 others
  12. Sept
    NeloDebt · MX$100MWith 4 others
  13. Sept
    Sophia SpaceDebt · US$300MSole investor
  14. Sept
    Superluminal MedicinesSeries B · US$66MWith 4 others
  15. Sept
    Reality DefenderVenture · US$86KWith 3 others
  16. Sept
    FigureVenture · US$2.2MWith 2 others
  17. Sept
    InterluneSeed · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  18. Sept
    GraviticsVenture · US$29MWith 3 others
  19. Sept
    Tiny HealthSeries B · US$33MWith 4 others
  20. Sept
    ConcordaSeed · US$3.8MWith 2 others
  21. Sept
    ItsElectricVenture · US$1.1MWith 2 others
  22. Sept
    FemtoAIVenture · US$22MWith 2 others
  23. Sept
    BQPVenture · US$4.9MWith 3 others
  24. Sept
    Wild West SystemsSeries A · US$10MSole investor
  25. Sept
    MoneyStackVenture · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  26. Aug
    ArintraSeries B · GTMfund$25MWith 3 others
  27. Aug
    EverFleetVenture · US$31MWith 2 others
  28. Aug
    BridgeGrowth · US$500MWith 3 others
  29. Aug
    Zeno PowerVenture · US$3.6MWith 4 others
  30. Jul
    DiliSeries A · US · TechCrunch$15MWith 7 others
  31. Jul
    Thea EnergyGrant · US · TechCrunch$20MWith 4 others
  32. Jul
    Pearl HealthSeries C · US · AlleyWatch$50MWith 7 others
  33. Jul
    EdVisorlySeries A · US · Crunchbase News$13MWith 11 others
  34. Jul
    EderaVenture · US$6.4MWith 4 others
  35. Jul
    Sharper SenseGrant · US$100KWith 3 others
  36. Jul
    OctaneDebt · US$750MWith 2 others
  37. Jul
    Cooler HeadsSeries A · US$3.3MWith 1 other
  38. Jul
    BanzaiUS$900KWith 3 others
  39. Jul
    Transcripta BioSeries A · US$24MWith 2 others
  40. Jul
    TaivDebt · CA$3.5MWith 4 others
  41. Jul
    Array LabsVenture · US$21MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration8 named

AKAndrew KayeExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
CCCaleb ChillExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DVDavid Vincent BeattyMANAGING DIRECTORiFiling they signed
GLGiovanni Lorenzo ThioneMemberiForm ADV
JMJonathan MedvedExecutive Officer, DirectoriFiling they signed
PSPaul Scott GrossingerMemberiForm ADV
PBPeter Banet SteinbergMemberiForm ADV
RCRobert CitronExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 23 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$384Mgross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Gaingels Ventures LLC
SEC number
CRD 317100

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Gaingels. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Alumni VenturesVC firm177rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator145rounds togetherMana VenturesVC firm53rounds togetherBossa InvestVC firm42rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm42rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm40rounds togetherLiquid 2 VenturesVC firm37rounds togetherFJ LabsVC firm35rounds together8VCVC firm33rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm33rounds togetherGoodwater CapitalVC firm32rounds togetherGreycroftVC firm32rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Gaingels put money into.

Mogul$16M · Oct 2026Clockout$3.5M · Oct 2026Satlyt$8.0M · Oct 2026Charter Space$5.0M · Oct 2026Jeeves$110M · Sept 2026Hubble Network$200M · Sept 2026

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Gaingels in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Gaingels

What does Gaingels invest in?

Gaingels invests most often at Venture and Seed (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as African American, Historically Ignored Founder and Immigrant Founders.

How active is Gaingels?

1,010 investments on record, 195 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Gaingels invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: North Cloud Holdings Inc. (Series B, Oct 2026), Mogul (Series A, Oct 2026) and Clockout (Seed, Oct 2026).

How big are Gaingels's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.0M.

Does Gaingels lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 1,010 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Gaingels invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%).

Is Gaingels investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 195 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Gaingels invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (177 rounds together), Y Combinator (145 rounds together) and Mana Ventures (53 rounds together).

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