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gaingels.com

Investments

726

Portfolio Exits

29

Funds

1

Partners & Customers

2

About Gaingels

Gaingels operates a group of accredited investors that provides mentorships, supports, and invests in companies founded by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender identifying individuals. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Burlington, Vermont.

Headquarters Location

3 Main St Suite 214

Burlington, Vermont, 05401,

United States

802-660-2000

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Latest Gaingels News

Further Raises $4.1M in Pre-Seed Funding

Nov 4, 2024

Further , a Washington, DC-based proptech startup, raised $4.1M in Pre Seed funding. Backers included Link Ventures, Vesta Ventures, F4, FiDi Ventures, Flex Capital, Gaingels, Andrew Paradise, Jeff Fagnan, Ryan Moore and other angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. Led by CEO Kevin Bennett, COO Chris Baker, and CTO Nassir Samatar, Further aims to empower first-time homebuyers through the financial complexities of purchasing their first home. The solution helps users build a personalized view of home affordability to help them go further, faster. Their calculator show real time interest rates and lender requirements, so users can get a quick and realistic view of their home buying power. FinSMEs

Gaingels Investments

726 Investments

Gaingels has made 726 investments. Their latest investment was in Further as part of their Pre-Seed on November 01, 2024.

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Gaingels Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

11/1/2024

Pre-Seed

Further

$4.1M

Yes

1

10/28/2024

Series B

Wildfire

$16M

Yes

2

10/15/2024

Series A

Gladia

$16M

Yes

4

10/14/2024

Series D

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$XXM

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10

10/3/2024

Seed VC - II

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$XXM

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10

Date

11/1/2024

10/28/2024

10/15/2024

10/14/2024

10/3/2024

Round

Pre-Seed

Series B

Series A

Series D

Seed VC - II

Company

Further

Wildfire

Gladia

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Amount

$4.1M

$16M

$16M

$XXM

$XXM

New?

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Co-Investors

Sources

1

2

4

10

10

Gaingels Portfolio Exits

29 Portfolio Exits

Gaingels has 29 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Trellis on November 04, 2024.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

11/4/2024

Acquired

$XXM

2

10/8/2024

Acquired

$XXM

2

8/28/2024

Acq - Fin

$XXM

2

6/4/2024

Acquired

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10

4/9/2024

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$XXM

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10

Date

11/4/2024

10/8/2024

8/28/2024

6/4/2024

4/9/2024

Exit

Acquired

Acquired

Acq - Fin

Acquired

Acquired

Companies

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Valuation

$XXM

$XXM

$XXM

$XXM

$XXM

Acquirer

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Sources

2

2

2

10

10

Gaingels Fund History

1 Fund History

Gaingels has 1 fund, including UB Gaingels Fund I.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

UB Gaingels Fund I

$0.47M

1

Closing Date

Fund

UB Gaingels Fund I

Fund Type

Status

Amount

$0.47M

Sources

1

Gaingels Partners & Customers

2 Partners and customers

Gaingels has 2 strategic partners and customers. Gaingels recently partnered with The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing on February 2, 2023.

Date

Type

Business Partner

Country

News Snippet

Sources

2/13/2023

Partner

United States

Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania Partners with Gaingels to Devote Five Million Dollars in Research that Supports Advances in LGBTQ+ Health Start-ups • Home • Penn Nursing

`` The partnership between Eidos and Gaingels responds to the National Academies recommendation as a first-of-its-kind effort to magnify the reach and impact of discoveries and high-impact solutions .

1

6/30/2020

Partner

United States

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Date

2/13/2023

6/30/2020

Type

Partner

Partner

Business Partner

Country

United States

United States

News Snippet

Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania Partners with Gaingels to Devote Five Million Dollars in Research that Supports Advances in LGBTQ+ Health Start-ups • Home • Penn Nursing

`` The partnership between Eidos and Gaingels responds to the National Academies recommendation as a first-of-its-kind effort to magnify the reach and impact of discoveries and high-impact solutions .

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Sources

1

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Gaingels Team

6 Team Members

Gaingels has 6 team members, including , .

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Paul Grossinger

A-Level Capital, and INE Ventures

Founder

Current

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Paul Grossinger

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Work History

A-Level Capital, and INE Ventures

Title

Founder

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