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.
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Marc Baum

Investor

David Beatty

Managing Partner

Jesse Curran

Principal

Paul Grossinger

Investor

Todd Havill

Research Operations and Principal, Investment

Surya Jayaweera

Angel Investor

Jennifer Jeronimo

CEO and General Partner

Jake Prigoff MD

General Partner

Peter Steinberg

General Partner

Alexandra Tanner

Investor

Lorenzo Thione

Managing Director

Past deals in Real Estate

Flock Homes

Venture Round in 2025
Flock Homes converts individual rental properties into fully-passive, diversified shares in a pool of houses. Flock helps rental property owners retire from being landlords. The company offers low-cost, tax-advantaged, hassle-free way to get and keep all the benefits of owning rental properties without any of the burdens. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Dwellsy

Seed Round in 2023
Dwellsy, Inc. is a residential home rental platform established in 2019 and headquartered in Los Altos, California. The company offers an online service that allows property owners and managers to list their vacant units, while renters can search for available rentals that suit their preferences. Dwellsy emphasizes a transparent approach by providing verified and trustworthy rental listings, distinguishing itself from competitors that utilize a pay-to-play model. The platform is designed to facilitate easy listings for owners without requiring lead, lease, or listing fees, ensuring that renters have access to genuine and reliable rental options in one comprehensive location.

Summer

Series A in 2023
Summer is a property management company that specializes in facilitating access to vacation homes through a unique rent-to-own program combined with short-term rentals. The company operates a homeownership platform designed to assist clients in purchasing second homes while also offering the opportunity to rent them out. By lowering entry and ongoing costs and minimizing the complexities associated with traditional real estate transactions, Summer enables users to easily find move-in-ready homes or select their ideal second home. Through its services, Summer aims to simplify the process of homeownership and enhance the vacation rental experience for clients.

Roomza

Seed Round in 2023
Roomza offers personalized hotel stays in prime locations like Times Square and New Orleans. Guests enjoy flexible check-in/check-out times and exclusive amenities, transforming ordinary rooms into unique experiences.

Anyplace

Series B in 2023
Anyplace is a housing platform designed for the work-from-anywhere lifestyle, offering accommodations optimized for productivity such as Anyplace Select, which provides furnished stays with a fully equipped home office and high-speed internet. The platform lists furnished stay hotels, serviced apartments, and co-living spaces on short-term leases without extensive paperwork, often including insurance coverage. It serves professionals, digital nomads, and corporate travelers seeking flexible, hassle-free housing that merges work-ready environments with comfortable living spaces.

Ownify

Seed Round in 2023
Ownify operates a real estate platform that enables fractional ownership of single-family homes for both first-time buyers and real estate investors. The service allows qualified first-time buyers to purchase homes through fractional ownership with zero debt terms, reducing upfront costs while preserving homeownership opportunities. At the same time, socially conscious investors can buy fractional stakes in the same properties, sharing rental income and potential home price appreciation. The platform aims to build equity, foster stability in local communities, and align investments with fair terms and social impact.

Welcome Homes

Series A in 2022
Welcome Homes is an innovative online platform streamlining the new home construction journey. It enables buyers to select land, customize designs, secure financing, and oversee construction seamlessly and transparently.

RentSpree

Series B in 2022
RentSpree LLC is a rental platform based in Woodland Hills, California, established in 2016. The company specializes in facilitating apartment rentals in Southern California and offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes a universal tenant screening process, renter management, and an automated rental screening API. This technology allows property owners and agents to streamline the lease application process by providing a centralized system for screening applicants. RentSpree's platform enhances the efficiency of tenant verification while protecting applicants from hard credit inquiries, thereby simplifying the rental experience for both landlords and renters. The company's services are accessible nationwide, supporting the evolving needs of the U.S. housing market.

Rubik

Seed Round in 2022
Rubik is a real estate technology company that uses artificial intelligence to power a platform for investors to research, analyze, and source both on-market and off-market single-family properties. The platform provides data and analytics to help users identify properties that match investment criteria, assess renovation impacts, and evaluate risk, enabling informed decision making. It digitizes the workflow from discovery to contracting, allowing clients to source properties and place deals online with ease, reducing manual processes and speeding up investment activity.

Playhouse

Seed Round in 2022
Playhouse is a mobile app that enables users to browse video listings of properties for sale, providing clear insights into real estate.

Homebound

Venture Round in 2022
Homebound is a tech-enabled custom homebuilder that manages the entire construction process for homeowners, from insurance negotiations and architecture to permitting, construction and move-in. Born out of the 2017 Northern California wildfires and based in Santa Rosa, California, the company focuses on rebuilding homes after disasters and uses technology and a network of vetted building professionals to simplify the process and support homeowners at every step.

AlphaFlow

Convertible Note in 2022
AlphaFlow, Inc. is a technology-driven investment company based in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in New York. Founded in 2015, AlphaFlow operates an online investment platform focused on real estate assets, specifically providing professionally managed portfolios of real estate loans to institutional investors and accredited individuals. The platform underwrites loans from residential real estate lenders nationwide, utilizing over 50 evaluation factors to identify optimal investment opportunities. By automating best practices in investment management, including diversification and data analytics, AlphaFlow allows investors to benefit from a simplified and intelligent approach to real estate investing without the high fees associated with traditional methods. This enables clients to build and manage diversified investment portfolios across multiple states and loan types, offering access to previously inaccessible asset classes while generating high-income streams through debt-based real estate investments.

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. Its product lineup features a variety of juices made from ingredients such as pineapple, celery, apple, turmeric, and kale, among others. In addition to juices, Here Holdings offers a selection of dips, including black bean tomato, edamame pea sesame, and spinach mushroom. The company emphasizes the use of Midwest produce, reflecting its commitment to quality and local sourcing. Here Holdings aims to foster trust and transparency while serving the community through its food and beverage offerings.

EasyKnock

Series C in 2022
EasyKnock, Inc. is a real estate technology company based in New York, with an additional office in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 2016, the company specializes in sale-leaseback programs that allow homeowners in the United States to convert their home equity into cash without the need for traditional loans or moving. Its primary offerings, Sell and Stay and MoveAbility, provide homeowners with financial flexibility, enabling them to access funds while remaining in their homes. Sell and Stay allows homeowners to receive cash for their home's value while retaining the option to buy back their property or relocate at any time. MoveAbility serves as a transitional solution for those planning to move in the near future. By facilitating these transactions, EasyKnock aims to support homeowners in achieving their financial and real estate objectives.

Tribevest

Seed Round in 2022
Tribevest is an online platform facilitating collaborative investment groups. It simplifies processes like pooling capital and buying private investments together, with a focus on real estate ventures such as single-family rentals and vacation homes.

Azibo

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2018, Azibo is a financial services platform dedicated to streamlining rental property management. It offers solutions for rent collection, banking, lending, and insurance, aiming to improve efficiency and reduce administrative burden for small real estate owners.

Alto Solutions

Series B in 2022
Alto Solutions provides an online platform designed to facilitate self-directed individual retirement accounts (IRAs), enabling users to invest in a variety of alternative assets. The company offers several solutions, including Alto IRA for general investing, Checkbook+ IRA for real estate investments with check-writing control, and Alto CryptoIRA for direct cryptocurrency trading via Coinbase. Additionally, Alto Solutions provides a dashboard for managing clients, accounts, and investments, as well as assistance in determining investment eligibility and identifying financial trust companies for asset custody. The company serves wealth managers, investors, registered investment advisors, real estate owners, and entrepreneurs. Founded in 2015, Alto Solutions is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Doorvest

Series A in 2021
Doorvest Inc. is a real estate investing platform based in San Francisco, California, that was founded in 2019. The company focuses on assisting busy professionals in identifying, purchasing, and managing rental homes for passive income generation. Its end-to-end platform streamlines the investment process by providing comprehensive tools for users to acquire income-generating properties. Doorvest offers transparency through an investor dashboard that details monthly cash flow, property activities, and essential legal documents, allowing users to effectively track their investments. By facilitating the ownership of rental homes, Doorvest enables individuals to build equity and create a reliable source of income.

UpEquity

Series B in 2021
UpEquity is a technology-driven mortgage platform founded in 2019 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company focuses on improving the home-buying experience by automating the application and approval process for mortgages and refinances. By utilizing its proprietary combination of cash offers, automated underwriting, and competitive mortgage rates, UpEquity enables customers to make prompt offers and access a broader range of housing options. This approach is particularly beneficial for first-time homebuyers, helping to democratize access to homeownership. Founded by Tim Herman and Louis Wilson during their time at Harvard Business School, UpEquity aims to streamline and enhance the traditionally complex home-buying process.

Pacaso

Series C in 2021
Pacaso operates a platform for second-home co-ownership that simplifies buying, owning, and managing a shared property. It connects buyers with suitable homes, coordinates the ownership group, and handles the necessary legal processes, while providing technology to schedule stays. Buyers purchase a defined share of a home—for example half—guaranteeing access for a corresponding portion of the year, and Pacaso briefly acquires the remaining portion to resell to vetted buyers. The company provides professional property management and a mobile app to organize bookings and ensure equitable use. By combining real estate partnerships, governance support, and technology, Pacaso aims to democratize access to second-home ownership and reduce the hassle and cost of ownership.

Orchard

Series D in 2021
Orchard is a real estate company that enables home buyers and sellers to transact through a technology-enabled platform and related services. The platform connects users with licensed agents and provides tools such as equity advance loans, listing support, pricing analysis, and concierge upgrades, while integrating mortgage and title services. This approach allows homeowners to purchase a new home before selling their current one, reducing contingent offers and other traditional sale-related inconveniences. Beyond its platform, Orchard offers comprehensive home buying and selling services delivered through its network, focusing on streamlining transactions and improving move experiences.

Knox Financial

Series A in 2021
Knox Financial, established in 2018 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, operates a platform that enables individuals to transform their primary residence into an investment property, generating passive rental income while they continue living there. The company uses algorithm-based technology to manage and identify suitable residential rentals, offering services such as tenant screening, rent collection, maintenance management, insurance programs, and accounting, thereby streamlining the process of owning and managing a rental property.

DIBS Capital (Registered as SDIB Inc), Formerly SolidBlock

Pre Seed Round in 2021
SolidBlock Ltd is a company that offers a comprehensive platform designed for real estate developers and fund managers to facilitate fundraising through digital securities. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel, SolidBlock focuses on the intersection of finance and real estate, providing innovative solutions in tokenization and fintech. The platform enables users to efficiently connect with investors, streamlining the process of raising capital for various real estate projects.

Jetty

Series B in 2021
Jetty Insurance Agency LLC, founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, is a financial services company that specializes in providing property and casualty insurance products. The company has developed a real estate insurance platform aimed at simplifying the leasing process and enhancing conversion rates for property managers. Jetty's innovative solutions help property managers increase lease conversions, minimize bad debt, and streamline their operations. For renters, Jetty alleviates the financial burden associated with move-in costs, making home renting more affordable and accessible. Through its mission, Jetty seeks to transform the rental experience for both property managers and residents.

Welcome Homes

Seed Round in 2020
Welcome Homes is an innovative online platform streamlining the new home construction journey. It enables buyers to select land, customize designs, secure financing, and oversee construction seamlessly and transparently.

Doorvest

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Doorvest Inc. is a real estate investing platform based in San Francisco, California, that was founded in 2019. The company focuses on assisting busy professionals in identifying, purchasing, and managing rental homes for passive income generation. Its end-to-end platform streamlines the investment process by providing comprehensive tools for users to acquire income-generating properties. Doorvest offers transparency through an investor dashboard that details monthly cash flow, property activities, and essential legal documents, allowing users to effectively track their investments. By facilitating the ownership of rental homes, Doorvest enables individuals to build equity and create a reliable source of income.

Orchard

Series C in 2020
Orchard is a real estate company that enables home buyers and sellers to transact through a technology-enabled platform and related services. The platform connects users with licensed agents and provides tools such as equity advance loans, listing support, pricing analysis, and concierge upgrades, while integrating mortgage and title services. This approach allows homeowners to purchase a new home before selling their current one, reducing contingent offers and other traditional sale-related inconveniences. Beyond its platform, Orchard offers comprehensive home buying and selling services delivered through its network, focusing on streamlining transactions and improving move experiences.

Bungalow

Series B in 2019
Bungalow is a residential real estate platform that provides renters with flexible, communal living by signing long-term leases with homeowners and listing multi-bedroom, furnished homes in desirable urban neighborhoods across major U.S. cities. It offers private bedrooms with handpicked housemates, with furnishings, wifi, utilities, and housekeeping, plus monthly community events. The platform also handles digital applications and leasing, resident screening, online rent payments, maintenance requests, and roommate matching to streamline urban rentals for renters and to reduce administrative work for property owners.

Outlogic

Series A in 2019
Outlogic is a company that specializes in providing location data for sectors such as retail, real estate, and finance. The firm has developed a location data platform that emphasizes privacy while offering a scalable solution for clients. Outlogic's platform leverages real-time location information to support various applications, including advertising, market research, and safety initiatives. By adhering to high standards for data collection and usage, Outlogic enables its partners to create innovative tools grounded in reliable data, thereby enhancing safety, convenience, and overall operational efficiency.

Orchard

Series B in 2019
Orchard is a real estate company that enables home buyers and sellers to transact through a technology-enabled platform and related services. The platform connects users with licensed agents and provides tools such as equity advance loans, listing support, pricing analysis, and concierge upgrades, while integrating mortgage and title services. This approach allows homeowners to purchase a new home before selling their current one, reducing contingent offers and other traditional sale-related inconveniences. Beyond its platform, Orchard offers comprehensive home buying and selling services delivered through its network, focusing on streamlining transactions and improving move experiences.
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