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 Payments

Malga

Series A in 2025
Malga is an API to accept payments with multiple payment providers. Malga gives digital businesses access to multiple payments services through a single integration, and the ability to change between them on a transaction-to-transaction basis without writing code.

Happy Pay

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Happy Pay is a company focused on developing a credit scoring system that offers consumers a responsible alternative to traditional credit options. It operates a Buy Now Pay Later platform that allows users to make purchases and pay for them over time. To enhance the shopping experience, Happy Pay integrates an autonomous artificial intelligence technology system with merchants' platforms, aiming to increase their average basket size and improve customer conversion rates. By leveraging this innovative technology, Happy Pay seeks to provide a seamless and efficient service that benefits both consumers and merchants.

Debbie

Funding Round in 2023
Debbie is a mobile platform that rewards consumers for reaching financial goals by granting points for saving, paying down debt, and improving financial health rather than rewarding spending. The service uses positive reinforcement and sponsorship from banks and financial institutions to drive account openings, loyalty, and deposits while enabling users to connect and track their credit cards and spending accounts. It aims to address financial insecurity by encouraging small, repeatable actions and has helped more than 10,000 people pay off about $1 million in debt and save over $10 million.

zulu

Seed Round in 2022
Founded in Colombia in 2021, zulu is a cross-border payments fintech company led by CEO Esteban Villegas and CTO Julián Delgado. It specializes in secure and agile international money transfers, enabling users to buy digital dollars and protect against local currency devaluation. With over 400 clients, the company has processed nearly US$100 million across more than 50 countries.

zulu

Seed Round in 2022
Founded in Colombia in 2021, zulu is a cross-border payments fintech company led by CEO Esteban Villegas and CTO Julián Delgado. It specializes in secure and agile international money transfers, enabling users to buy digital dollars and protect against local currency devaluation. With over 400 clients, the company has processed nearly US$100 million across more than 50 countries.

Finix

Venture Round in 2022
Finix develops a B2B payment processing platform that enables businesses to own, manage, and monetize their payments. The platform uses modular architecture and real-time tracking to consolidate payment data and facilitate global money transfers.

Sonic Wallet ( SonicWallet )

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Sonic Wallet, your comprehensive solution for seamless global payments and the opportunity to earn high interest. Experience the ease of international transactions coupled with the financial advantage of high-yield accounts—all in one user-friendly app, designed to elevate your financial experience.

Nelly

Seed Round in 2022
Nelly provides a tool for medical practices that digitizes patient onboarding, signatures, and payments to reduce administrative workload. The solution collects patient data via a mobile intake, enables secure e-signatures, and offers flexible payment options. It also allows documents and patient data to be transferred to a practice management system and supports sending treatment contracts by SMS or email for signature. By simplifying documentation and payments, Nelly aims to make clinic visits more efficient for both patients and staff, reducing bureaucratic burdens in healthcare.

Jeeves

Series C in 2022
Founded in 2019, Jeeves is a fintech company that empowers businesses globally with its international financial infrastructure. It offers a unified platform for corporate cards, cross-border payments, and expense management, enabling streamlined operations for multinational teams.

Paerpay

Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2017, Paerpay enables merchants nationwide to accept contactless payments without altering existing point-of-sale systems or requiring customers to download an app.

Pay Theory

Seed Round in 2022
Pay Theory is a financial technology company specializing in payment solutions tailored for various sectors, including education, healthcare, senior care, childcare, government, property, and insurance. The company develops a payments platform designed to address the intricate needs of Software as a Service (SaaS) vendors in these industries. By offering streamlined digital payment access and integrated services, Pay Theory helps families navigate financial transactions without encountering barriers related to money or banking. The platform facilitates electronic payments, electronic checks, and cash transactions, allowing organizations such as public schools to manage their payments efficiently without relying on traditional banking methods. Ultimately, Pay Theory aims to connect families with essential service providers, ensuring they can access necessary services while also creating a new revenue stream for SaaS vendors.

Conduit

Seed Round in 2022
Conduit is a payments platform that enables cross-border B2B transfers and invoice settlement between Latin America and the United States. It supports moving money between USD and multiple local currencies in emerging markets, providing faster settlement, increased visibility, and fewer steps than traditional payment rails. The platform aims to help global businesses execute cross-border transactions on the same day, offering transparent quotes and straightforward tooling for managing multi-currency transfers. By focusing on cross-border efficiency and scale between local fiat currencies and USD, Conduit seeks to simplify international payments and improve cash flow for customers operating in Latin America and beyond.

Qonto

Series D in 2022
Qonto is an online bank headquartered in Paris that serves small and medium-sized businesses and freelancers. It provides business bank accounts and digital banking services designed to simplify payments, accounting, and cash flow management for a range of company types. The platform offers features such as international transfers, invoicing, expense management, virtual cards, multi-account capabilities, and integrations with other business tools. With transparent pricing and a focus on efficiency, Qonto supports startups, founders, freelancers, and growing teams in managing finances.

Petal

Series D in 2022
Petal Card, Inc. is a credit card company focused on providing financial access to individuals without traditional credit histories, such as students and immigrants. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company utilizes machine learning to analyze users' digital financial records, allowing for cash flow underwriting as an alternative to conventional credit scoring. This innovative approach enables Petal to offer higher credit limits and lower rates compared to competing credit cards. The company's flagship product, the Petal Visa, is designed to promote responsible spending and credit-building, accompanied by a user-friendly digital application for managing payments. Petal aims to make credit more honest, simple, and accessible, fostering a financial environment that encourages users to succeed.

Clara

Series B in 2021
Clara is a Latin American fintech company specializing in corporate spending management. It offers locally-issued corporate cards, bill pay services, financing solutions, and a software platform designed to streamline expense reporting and provide real-time insights into spending.

Plastiq

Series E in 2021
Plastiq Inc. is a payment service provider that allows users to make payments with credit and debit cards, regardless of whether the recipient accepts card payments. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, Plastiq facilitates transactions for various expenses, including tuition, taxes, rent, utilities, and insurance, targeting businesses, institutions, and individual consumers in the United States and Canada. The platform enables users to earn credit card rewards, access early-payment discounts, and manage their cash flow more effectively. By automating B2B payments, Plastiq offers small and medium-sized enterprises a comprehensive suite of services that simplifies the payment process, allowing them to pay or receive payments via credit cards without incurring additional fees. The company aims to provide innovative payment solutions on a global scale, serving customers in over 150 countries.

Nelo

Series A in 2021
Nelo is a Mexico City-based company that specializes in developing a mobile application for financial transactions. Founded on April 8, 2019, Nelo offers a digital payment management platform that enables users to track their financial transactions effectively. The platform allows individuals to send and request money while providing a free virtual card with no charges for account opening. This functionality facilitates real-time payment and balance tracking, empowering users to manage their funds in an affordable and secure manner.

Pay Theory

Seed Round in 2021
Pay Theory is a financial technology company specializing in payment solutions tailored for various sectors, including education, healthcare, senior care, childcare, government, property, and insurance. The company develops a payments platform designed to address the intricate needs of Software as a Service (SaaS) vendors in these industries. By offering streamlined digital payment access and integrated services, Pay Theory helps families navigate financial transactions without encountering barriers related to money or banking. The platform facilitates electronic payments, electronic checks, and cash transactions, allowing organizations such as public schools to manage their payments efficiently without relying on traditional banking methods. Ultimately, Pay Theory aims to connect families with essential service providers, ensuring they can access necessary services while also creating a new revenue stream for SaaS vendors.

Data Mynt

Seed Round in 2021
Data Mynt is a financial technology company delivering borderless business banking and payment solutions for African businesses. It provides seamless global trade payments across multiple rails and enables users to deposit, accept, send and withdraw funds, as well as obtain and repay business loans, supporting easier cross-border and mobile transactions.

Mesh

Convertible Note in 2021
Mesh specializes in facilitating secure cryptocurrency transactions. It connects over 300 exchanges and wallets, allowing seamless deposits and payments. Additionally, Mesh enables stock trading and cross-platform crypto transfers, fostering financial connectivity among users.

Pockyt

Seed Round in 2021
Pockyt facilitates global payments by integrating various international payment methods for businesses, supporting both online and in-store transactions.

StoreCash

Seed Round in 2020
StoreCash operates as a mobile payment service and app that enables users to pay with QR codes at a large network of merchants and earn cash back. It develops a payment platform focused on instant settlements and broad accessibility, including features that allow unbanked users, including teens, to request, receive and redeem funds from a mobile device without a bank account, supporting hassle-free digital transactions.

Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay

Series A in 2018
YayPay Inc. develops a cloud-based accounts receivable management software that automates payment workflows for finance, credit, and collections teams. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of solutions including dashboards for automated collections, payment predictions, and payer trends, as well as integration with popular platforms like Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Acumatica, QuickBooks, and Salesforce. YayPay's software utilizes data science and machine learning to improve the credit to cash process, facilitating credit assessments, invoicing, collections management, online payment processing, and cash application. The company targets mid-market and enterprise customers across various sectors, including manufacturing, wholesale, software, and consulting. As a subsidiary of Quadient S.A., YayPay has additional offices in Kyiv, Ukraine, and London, United Kingdom.

Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay

Seed Round in 2018
YayPay Inc. develops a cloud-based accounts receivable management software that automates payment workflows for finance, credit, and collections teams. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of solutions including dashboards for automated collections, payment predictions, and payer trends, as well as integration with popular platforms like Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Acumatica, QuickBooks, and Salesforce. YayPay's software utilizes data science and machine learning to improve the credit to cash process, facilitating credit assessments, invoicing, collections management, online payment processing, and cash application. The company targets mid-market and enterprise customers across various sectors, including manufacturing, wholesale, software, and consulting. As a subsidiary of Quadient S.A., YayPay has additional offices in Kyiv, Ukraine, and London, United Kingdom.

Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay

Seed Round in 2018
YayPay Inc. develops a cloud-based accounts receivable management software that automates payment workflows for finance, credit, and collections teams. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of solutions including dashboards for automated collections, payment predictions, and payer trends, as well as integration with popular platforms like Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Acumatica, QuickBooks, and Salesforce. YayPay's software utilizes data science and machine learning to improve the credit to cash process, facilitating credit assessments, invoicing, collections management, online payment processing, and cash application. The company targets mid-market and enterprise customers across various sectors, including manufacturing, wholesale, software, and consulting. As a subsidiary of Quadient S.A., YayPay has additional offices in Kyiv, Ukraine, and London, United Kingdom.

Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay

Venture Round in 2017
YayPay Inc. develops a cloud-based accounts receivable management software that automates payment workflows for finance, credit, and collections teams. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of solutions including dashboards for automated collections, payment predictions, and payer trends, as well as integration with popular platforms like Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Acumatica, QuickBooks, and Salesforce. YayPay's software utilizes data science and machine learning to improve the credit to cash process, facilitating credit assessments, invoicing, collections management, online payment processing, and cash application. The company targets mid-market and enterprise customers across various sectors, including manufacturing, wholesale, software, and consulting. As a subsidiary of Quadient S.A., YayPay has additional offices in Kyiv, Ukraine, and London, United Kingdom.
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