What is Gaingels?
Gaingels Syndicate is a profits-focused, mission based affinity organization which targets investment in companies worldwide that have at least one LGBT founder, senior C-level executive, or board member.
Mission
Our mission is to channel LGBT dollars into the notoriously non diverse community of private equity and venture capital.
How we work
Gaingels uses its extensive network within the LGBT community and its allies for sourcing deals – all investments to date have come from member referrals.
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To become a member, please fill out an application on our private portal by clicking below:
Gaingels members may be full members (accredited investors under SEC rules) or associates (non-accredited affiliates of the Gaingels members).
Did you know?
1st investment, Oct 2014
30 companies and 8 VC funds received investment to date
34 rounds of funding
Gaingels companies have raised over $30m in 2017 so far
Since our founding, 80+ members have invested over $6 million into 30 companies and eight VC funds.
Over $20MM of funding in Gaingels-led deals, with 34 rounds of funding in total
Gaingels companies have raised over $30m in 2017 so far
Gaingels supports diversity within our portfolio companies. Over half our companies have a female founder or senior leader and over half have a non-white founder or senior leader
Eleven of our companies have hired at least one additional LGBT non founder full-time, totalling 19 LGBT hires.