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Gaingels

Gaingels

Burlington, Vermontgaingels.com

Overview

Gaingels is a venture capital investment firm that focuses on investing in companies with diverse and underrepresented leadership, including LGBTQIA+ individuals, and those promoting progressive social values. It is a venture investment syndicate in support of the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies in the venture capital space. Gaingels also supports its companies with a diverse talent and capital pipeline and provides an internal diverse board member recruitment advisory to help bring more diversity and representation within private boards.

Year Founded

2014

Portfolio Companies

928

Investments

Gaingels investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Edge AerospaceJun 2026VC RoundCo-investor
Dawn AerospaceJun 2026Series B-
Beren TherapeuticsJun 2026Early Funding-
Infinity ConstellationJun 2026Series ACo-investor
ZeroDriftJun 2026SeedCo-investor

Key People

David Beatty

Founder & Managing Member

Paul Grossinger

Founder

Jennifer Jeronimo

CEO & General Partner

Peter Steinberg

General Partner

Lorenzo Thione

Managing Director

Ashley L. Flucas

Venture Partner

Cristian Raygoza

Venture Partner Prev. CoS

Emilie Poteat

Venture Partner

Jason Ve

Venture Partner

Kolb Raymond

Venture Partner

Nancy Fechnay

Venture Partner

Patrick Driscoll

Venture Partner

Zachary Ginsburg

Venture Partner

Todd Havill

Principal

Alan Masarsky

Investor

Angelo Liao

Investor

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HeadquartersBurlington, Vermont
Year Founded2014

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