Gaingels

Founded in 2014, Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate dedicated to supporting the LGBT+ community. It invests globally in companies led by LGBT+ founders or C-suite executives at all stages of growth, focusing on inclusivity and positive social change.

David Beatty

Managing Partner

Jesse Curran

Principal

Nancy Fechnay

Venture Partner

Paul Grossinger

Founder

Todd Havill

Research Operations and Principal, Investment

Past deals in Commodities

Innotap

Seed Round in 2025
Innotap is a prominent provider of energy trading and commodity trading software, specializing in real-time decision support applications for power traders. The company offers a suite of innovative tools, including DecisionDock, InstaTrend, RealDeal Dashboards, and PowerFeed for Excel, which facilitate the monitoring of market conditions and help traders make informed decisions. By leveraging cloud-based technology and aggregating data from Independent System Operators (ISOs) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs), Innotap enables energy traders to respond swiftly to market changes and seize profitable opportunities. With a focus on enhancing decision-making processes, Innotap combines data visualization and analytics, presenting users with a rich graphical interface that streamlines access to real-time market data.

Diamond Standard

Series A in 2022
Diamond Standard Inc. is a New York-based company that produces regulator-approved diamond commodities, aiming to establish natural diamonds as a reliable hard asset comparable to gold and silver. Founded in 2018, the company has developed innovative products, including the Diamond Standard Coin and Bar, which are embedded with a wireless computer chip. This technology facilitates authentication, remote auditing, and instant transactions, allowing for efficient trading of diamond commodities. Additionally, Diamond Standard is working on listing regulated futures and an exchange-traded fund, pending SEC approval, to further enhance market accessibility. Through its platform, custodian services can trade these diamond commodities swiftly, leveraging the integrated blockchain token for secure transactions.
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