# Gaingels: portfolio, investments and team

> Gaingels is a private equity based in United States. 1,010 investments on record, 195 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Gaingels

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 1010 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $450K, May 2022 Private equity

Pre-seed African American Historically Ignored Founder Immigrant Founders

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**81%** of best year **195** **cheques in 12 months**, 1,010 on record

Since the last cheque **16** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$8.0M** Rounds led **0 of 1,010** Sole investor **46 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 92%**

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## Gaingels highlights

- 01 195 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 61% of its rounds
- 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 American Historically Ignored Founder Immigrant Founders
- **Based in:** Burlington, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **1,010 appearances**

- **2026** 156 rounds
- **Oct** **[North Cloud Holdings Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/north-cloud-holdings-inc)** Series B · US · Silicon Angle **$60M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Mogul](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogul)** Series A · US · Fintech Global **$16M** With 8 others
- **Oct** **[Clockout](https://millionrounds.com/company/clockout)** Seed · US · Firms' own news pages **$3.5M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Satlyt](https://millionrounds.com/company/satlyt)** Seed · KE · TechCabal **$8.0M** With 10 others
- **Oct** **[Charter Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/charter-space)** Seed · US · Firms' own news pages **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Jeeves](https://millionrounds.com/company/jeeves)** Series C · LatamList **$110M** With 13 others
- **Sept** **[Hubble Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubble-network)** Series C · US · TechStartups **$200M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Impulse Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/impulse-space)** Series D · US · Google News search **$308M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Stoke Space Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/stoke-space-technologies)** Series E · US · MaC Venture Capital **$1.0B** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[heXem bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/hexem-bio)** Seed · US **$10M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Nelo](https://millionrounds.com/company/nelo)** Debt · MX **$100M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Sophia Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/sophia-space)** Debt · US **$300M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Superluminal Medicines](https://millionrounds.com/company/superluminal-medicines)** Series B · US **$66M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Reality Defender](https://millionrounds.com/company/reality-defender)** Venture · US **$86K** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Figure](https://millionrounds.com/company/figure)** Venture · US **$2.2M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Interlune](https://millionrounds.com/company/interlune)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Gravitics](https://millionrounds.com/company/gravitics)** Venture · US **$29M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Tiny Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/tiny-health)** Series B · US **$33M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Concorda](https://millionrounds.com/company/concorda)** Seed · US **$3.8M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[ItsElectric](https://millionrounds.com/company/itselectric)** Venture · US **$1.1M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[FemtoAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/femtoai)** Venture · US **$22M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[BQP](https://millionrounds.com/company/bqp)** Venture · US **$4.9M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Wild West Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/wild-west-systems)** Series A · US **$10M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[MoneyStack](https://millionrounds.com/company/moneystack)** Venture · US **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Arintra](https://millionrounds.com/company/arintra)** Series B · GTMfund **$25M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[EverFleet](https://millionrounds.com/company/everfleet)** Venture · US **$31M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Bridge](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridge)** Growth · US **$500M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Zeno Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeno-power)** Venture · US **$3.6M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Dili](https://millionrounds.com/company/dili)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$15M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[Thea Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/thea-energy)** Grant · US · TechCrunch **$20M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Pearl Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/pearl-health)** Series C · US · AlleyWatch **$50M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[EdVisorly](https://millionrounds.com/company/edvisorly)** Series A · US · Crunchbase News **$13M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Edera](https://millionrounds.com/company/edera)** Venture · US **$6.4M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Sharper Sense](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharper-sense)** Grant · US **$100K** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Octane](https://millionrounds.com/company/octane)** Debt · US **$750M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Cooler Heads](https://millionrounds.com/company/cooler-heads)** Series A · US **$3.3M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Banzai](https://millionrounds.com/company/banzai)** US **$900K** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Transcripta Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcripta-bio)** Series A · US **$24M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Taiv](https://millionrounds.com/company/taiv)** Debt · CA **$3.5M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Array Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/array-labs)** Venture · US **$21M** With 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 registration **8 named**

AK **Andrew Kaye** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

CC **Caleb Chill** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

DV **David Vincent Beatty** MANAGING DIRECTOR i Filing they signed

GL **Giovanni Lorenzo Thione** Member i Form ADV

JM **Jonathan Medved** Executive Officer, Director i Filing they signed

PS **Paul Scott Grossinger** Member i Form ADV

PB **Peter Banet Steinberg** Member i Form ADV

RC **Robert Citron** Executive Officer i Filing 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

**$384M** gross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combined Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Gaingels Ventures LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 317100

New fund on file

**$450K**

raised in May 2022

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed

Median round joined **$8.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.1M**

Led 0 of 1,010 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 46 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *313*
- Seed *229*
- Series A *163*
- Series B *98*
- Series C *43*
- Debt *43*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 177
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 145
- [Mana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mana-ventures) 53
- [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) 42
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 42
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 40

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## 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 Ventures** VC firm **177** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **145** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Mana Ventures** VC firm **53** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mana-ventures)[**Bossa Invest** VC firm **42** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest)[**Techstars** VC firm **42** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **40** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Liquid 2 Ventures** VC firm **37** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures)[**FJ Labs** VC firm **35** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)[**8VC** VC firm **33** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **33** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Goodwater Capital** VC firm **32** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital)[**Greycroft** VC firm **32** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Gaingels put money into.

[**Mogul** $16M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogul)[**Clockout** $3.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/clockout)[**Satlyt** $8.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/satlyt)[**Charter Space** $5.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/charter-space)[**Jeeves** $110M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/jeeves)[**Hubble Network** $200M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubble-network)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 5 Oct 2025 · 54 min Epirus & Galvanick CEOs on the Future of Defense & Cyberattacks Mentions [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[Andy Lowery](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-lowery) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) 28 Jan 2025 · 24 min E133: Lessons from Investing in 2200 Startups (in 23 Minutes) Mentions [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[Lorenzo Thione](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lorenzo-thione) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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