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 Blogging

Zoog

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Zoog is great for grandparents, traveling parents, military families, educators, and children. Bring out your inner storyteller and inspire your loved ones with exciting, educational, and entertaining content and activities that the whole family will enjoy. With Zoog, you can easily create a fun and unique interactive video with the push of a button. We automatically apply filters, effects, and music that match the story, so all that is left for you to do is read!

Steady

Series A in 2021
Steady Media UG, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, offers an online subscription platform tailored for independent content creators such as bloggers, podcasters, and video producers. The platform enables these creators to monetize their communities by converting followers into paying members, thus providing a more stable revenue stream compared to traditional advertising or donations. Steady's comprehensive tools assist users with marketing, community management, and financial aspects of their subscription strategies, allowing creators to focus on content production while managing subscriptions efficiently. The company operates by taking a share from each transaction, providing a streamlined solution for content monetization.

Chptr

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a memorialization platform designed to create lasting legacies for the ones they love and for their stories to inspire generations to come. The company features the ability to let users hand-pick personality traits and interests, and send questionnaires to family and friends so they can contribute their memories, enabling individuals to tell stories about their special ones and memorialize every part of their world.

Qwoted

Seed Round in 2021
Qwoted LLC operates a platform designed to enhance the storytelling capabilities of business journalists by facilitating connections with subject matter experts and public relations representatives. Based in New York, the platform allows journalists to pose questions, review multiple pitches, and manage conversations within a private network. This collaborative environment not only helps journalists find the right sources for their stories but also enables experts to pitch directly to reporters through an in-app messaging feature. Additionally, Qwoted offers tools for journalists to create a portfolio of their work, analyze audience engagement, and measure the impact of their articles, thereby improving the overall quality and efficiency of media coverage.
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