Gaingels

Gaingels is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2014 and based in Burlington, Vermont. It specializes in investing in companies led by LGBT+ founders and C-suite leaders across various stages of growth, as well as in established firms aiming to create more inclusive teams. With a global portfolio of over 130 companies and $70 million in investment capital deployed, Gaingels actively supports its portfolio by helping to identify and recruit diverse talent for leadership roles. The firm fosters a vibrant community of industry leaders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who are united in their mission to drive positive social change through business and successful investments.

Marc Baum

Investor

Jesse Curran

Principal

Ashley Flucas

Venture Partner

Max Frenkel

General Partner

Todd Havill

Research Operations and Principal, Investment

Surya Jayaweera

Angel Investor

Jennifer Jeronimo

CEO and General Partner

Jake Prigoff

General Partner

Peter Steinberg

General Partner

Alexandra Tanner

Investor

Lorenzo Thione

General Partner

Past deals in Florida

Space Perspective

Venture Round in 2023
Space Perspective Inc. is a spaceflight company based in Merritt Island, Florida, founded in 2019. The company specializes in offering suborbital trips to the edge of space through its spacecraft, Neptune, which utilizes a high-altitude balloon for ascent. Passengers travel in a pressurized capsule that ascends to an altitude of several kilometers, where they can experience a two-hour period of weightlessness and panoramic views of Earth. After the experience, the capsule descends slowly, landing in the ocean for retrieval by a support vessel. Space Perspective's primary Operations Center is located on Florida's Space Coast, near NASA's Kennedy Space Center, with additional launch sites planned in various locations, including Cecil Spaceport in Florida, Hawaii, and Alaska, as part of its expansion strategy.

Xendoo

Series A in 2022
Xendoo, Inc. is a cloud-based bookkeeping and accounting service provider aimed at small business owners. Founded in 2016 and based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Xendoo offers an online platform that facilitates a range of services including bookkeeping, tax preparation, sales tax filings, and month-end financial reporting. By leveraging technology, Xendoo enhances the accessibility of certified public accountants (CPAs) for its clients while ensuring predictable pricing and timely financial insights. The platform is designed to streamline financial operations, helping small business owners save time and gain better financial visibility. Through its innovative approach, Xendoo enables entrepreneurs to concentrate on their core business activities, thereby promoting overall efficiency and financial peace of mind.

Xendoo

Seed Round in 2022
Xendoo, Inc. is a cloud-based bookkeeping and accounting service provider aimed at small business owners. Founded in 2016 and based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Xendoo offers an online platform that facilitates a range of services including bookkeeping, tax preparation, sales tax filings, and month-end financial reporting. By leveraging technology, Xendoo enhances the accessibility of certified public accountants (CPAs) for its clients while ensuring predictable pricing and timely financial insights. The platform is designed to streamline financial operations, helping small business owners save time and gain better financial visibility. Through its innovative approach, Xendoo enables entrepreneurs to concentrate on their core business activities, thereby promoting overall efficiency and financial peace of mind.

Poolit

Seed Round in 2022
Poolit allows users to invest in private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds with no minimum. The company was founded by Dakotah Rice in 2021 and is headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida.

CryptoLeague

Pre Seed Round in 2022
CryptoLeague is a Miami-based web3 technology company focused on enhancing community-driven investing in the cryptocurrency and NFT markets. By providing innovative investment software and tools, CryptoLeague aims to facilitate collaboration among individual investors, enabling them to harness collective knowledge and insights. The platform emphasizes accessibility and self-governance, positioning itself as a novel solution for those seeking to navigate the complexities of web3 investing. Ultimately, CryptoLeague strives to empower users to achieve significant financial returns by democratizing access to essential information and resources that have traditionally been available only to elite institutions.

Here

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Here Holdings, LLC is a company based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in producing cold press juices, dips, and spreads using Midwest-sourced ingredients. Their product range includes a variety of juices made from combinations of fruits and vegetables, such as pineapple, celery, beet, and ginger, as well as an assortment of dips featuring flavors like black bean tomato, edamame pea sesame, and spinach mushroom. The company emphasizes values such as trust, transparency, and community in its operations, aiming to provide high-quality, healthy food options.

Rain AI

Venture Round in 2022
Rain Neuromorphics Inc. specializes in the development of advanced nanotechnology-based chips designed for artificial intelligence applications. The company's flagship product, the Memristive Nanowire Neural Network (MN3), enables AI to process data directly on the chip, facilitating on-device learning. This innovative approach mimics the computational efficiency of the human brain, allowing for valuable insights into biological brain operations. By shifting learning tasks from traditional data center architectures to compact, energy-efficient chips suitable for devices like smartphones, Rain Neuromorphics significantly enhances low-power and cost-effective localized AI processing. Founded in 2017 and based in Gainesville, Florida, the company aims to revolutionize AI technology through its cutting-edge neural network solutions.

OneRail

Series A in 2021
OneRail is a final mile delivery orchestration platform designed to enhance the efficiency of same-day and on-demand deliveries for enterprise clients. By utilizing a cloud-based system, OneRail connects demand signals from various sources, such as point-of-sale systems, eCommerce platforms, and enterprise resource planning tools, to a network of delivery services and internal fleets in real-time. This integration provides clients with real-time visibility and actionable data, allowing for data-driven optimization of the delivery process. With a centralized view of disparate final mile data, OneRail improves the dependability, speed, and cost-effectiveness of fulfillment, making it a valuable solution for businesses seeking to streamline their delivery operations.

Glamsquad

Series B in 2015
GLAMSQUAD, Inc., operating as GLAM Group, is a New York-based company that provides on-demand beauty services. Founded in 2013, it offers hair, makeup, and nail services in various cities including New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington D.C., Boston, and the San Francisco Bay Area. GLAMSQUAD employs trained and vetted beauty professionals who deliver personalized services in clients' homes, at events, or in offices. The company utilizes a mobile app and website to facilitate easy booking, allowing clients to select services, dates, and locations. In addition to its service offerings, GLAMSQUAD has expanded into retail with a line of hair and makeup products, developed in response to customer feedback. The integration of technology helps match professionals with clients, ensuring a tailored experience.
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