LGBTQ

Gaingels

Investor type

VC

Founded

2015

AUM

$900 M

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

$10-50 m

Investment Ticket

3-5 years

Investment Horizon

Seed, Series A

Investment Stage

Sale to strategic investor, IPO

Exit Strategy

Investor profile last updated: 27 July, 2026

Profile

Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate in support of and representing the LGBTQIA+ community and 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. Gaingels invests in companies with diverse/LGBTQIA+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in other high-growth companies resolved on building more inclusive teams. Gaingels is an ardent supporter the Diversity Term Sheet Rider Initiative to increase access to venture funding events for non-traditional check writers, and regularly co-invests with select VC leads across a variety of sectors, from technology, to B2B, healthcare and consumer, in competitive and over-subscribed rounds from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO. For more information visit www.gaingels.com.

Industry

Education Fintech Healthcare Services Software Telecommunications Edtech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Food and Beverage Foodtech Gaming Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Other Pharmaceuticals Real Estate Robotics Security Sports/SportsTech Transportation Travel MedTech Technology Life Sciences Infrastructure Energy LegalTech HealthTech AdTech TravelTech SaaS

Region of investment

North America Europe

Gaingels Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
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Gaingels Venture Syndicate Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Software
Technology
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$900 M
July 2014

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FAQs about Gaingels

Gaingels is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Gaingels was founded in 2015.
Gaingels invests in companies and startups in Education, Fintech, Healthcare Services, Software, Telecommunications, Edtech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Gaming, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Other, Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Robotics, Security, Sports/SportsTech, Transportation, Travel, MedTech, Technology, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy, LegalTech, HealthTech, AdTech, TravelTech, SaaS.
Gaingels invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Gaingels invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
Gaingels usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Gaingels has around $900m assets under management.
Gaingels last fund was created/launched in 2014-07-10
Gaingels invests and supports LGBTQ startups and founders.