Gaingels

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

$310.64K

Amount

Undisclosed

Stage

01.02.2024

Date

3

all rounds

$5.14M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
Gainingels is a venture investment syndicate that supports LGBT+ community and allies investing in VC-backed companies.

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Gaingels Spark LLC

founded date

01.01.2015

Number of employees

Last funding type

Undisclosed

IPO status

Private

Description

The firm invests in companies with LGBT+ founders and C-suite leaders, as well as established companies committed to building more inclusive teams, with a global portfolio of 130+ companies and $70M in deployed investment capital. Gaingels also helps its portfolio companies identify and recruit diverse talent to their leadership teams, and fosters a community of industry leaders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who share a common goal for positive social change through business and successful investments. Founded in 2014, Gaingels invests in seed to growth/pre-IPO companies across various sectors, including technology, B2B, healthcare, and consumer.
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Paul Grossinger
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Paul Grossinger is a New York-based entrepreneur, angel investor and syndicator. As well as co-founding Gaingels, he is co-founder of Blue Jay, the first investment network backing Johns Hopkins alumni, and its allied student fund A-Level Capital and he teaches a short course on entrepreneurship annually at Johns Hopkins during January intersession. As a angel investor he has backed eight funds and 74 start ups. As an entrepreneur he co-founded Pervasive Group and L&M Media and was the Chief Evangelist at Imperative. Paul is also a philanthropist, serving as a past Board of Governors member for StartOut and Board Member for Marriage Equality USA, an advisor for to Out in Tech, and as a Trustee Scholarship Advisory Group member for Johns Hopkins. A regular speaker and panelist, he also writes regularly for Inc.com and Huffington Post.

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Founder

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Advisor

Martin Hui

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