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 Virtual Reality

Invisible Universe

Series A in 2022
Invisible Universe is an internet-first animation studio that develops original character IP on social media and web3 platforms. Its mission is to create the next household name animated franchises faster and more economical than traditional models. We believe the next generation of animated franchises will be born on the internet.

Invisible Universe

Seed Round in 2022
Invisible Universe is an internet-first animation studio that develops original character IP on social media and web3 platforms. Its mission is to create the next household name animated franchises faster and more economical than traditional models. We believe the next generation of animated franchises will be born on the internet.

Strivr

Series B in 2022
STRIVR is an information technology company that specializes in virtual reality, customer experience, and athlete performance. It transforms the way companies train and develop their employees by using virtual reality to simulate real-world and on-the-job situations designed for enhanced learning to help companies grow.

Playable Worlds

Series B in 2022
Playable Worlds, Inc. is an online game company based in San Marcos, California, founded in 2018. The company specializes in developing cloud-native games that focus on creating immersive, persistent worlds capable of evolving over time. By leveraging advanced technology, Playable Worlds aims to provide rich simulations, regular content updates, and foster strong gaming communities. Their approach allows for vast-scale gaming experiences that offer accessible gameplay while enabling users to engage in a collective online environment. The company's mission is to redefine online gaming by delivering a dynamic and interactive experience that continually adapts to player interactions.

Vyrill

Seed Round in 2022
Vyrill Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in the discovery and analytics of user-generated video content (UGVC). Founded in 2015, Vyrill provides a platform that aggregates various types of videos related to consumer products, including demos, commercials, unboxing, and reviews. This platform not only helps retailers and brands leverage authentic video content to enhance revenue and attract new customers but also offers insights for demand generation and content marketing. Vyrill's website features guidance on product pricing, purchasing options, and related product recommendations, while also generating relevant hashtags for each video. By focusing on video commerce, Vyrill aims to facilitate a deeper connection between brands and consumers through engaging visual content.

DNABLOCK

Seed Round in 2022
DNABLOCK is leading the way to personalized entertainment, interaction, and inclusion by removing the barriers of 3D content creation. Our platform and REPLIKANT™ animation engine allows creatives, brands, and individuals the ability to generate bespoke, high-quality, digital beings without prohibitive post-production costs or specialized 3D programming knowledge. Our platform supports the exporting of content onto ANY device, making it simple to create fulfilling interactions with an enormous reach. We operate a scalable, high-end, computer graphics pipeline. This pipeline, combined with advanced machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and sentiment analysis, is our recipe for engaging, real-time, interactive, digital beings and the future of digital interface. As a forward-thinking company, we have focused on likeness protection and ownership; adding authentication mechanisms to guarantee control and transparency.

Limbix

Series A in 2021
Virtual is a developer of prescription digital therapeutics platform intended to help mental health treatment. The company's tool adheres to strict compliance with FDA quality management standards and also is put through rigorous research trials and in certain cases is paired with existing pharmacological treatments, as well as uses virtual reality to administer VR exposure therapy, assign CBT assessments or exercises and track patient progress, enabling patients to overcome anxiety, phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder easily.

GigLabs

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2017, GigLabs is on a mission to empower brands, creators and collectors to create defining and memorable NFT experiences. The company partners with brands, agencies and creators to provide easy-to-use products for generating, minting, and selling NFTs that can be presented within fully customizable brand experiences, both on the web and in VR. Built by the GigLabs’ team of experienced blockchain developers and NFT enthusiasts, the API-driven NFT Bridge platform delivers flexible and scalable NFT tools that allow any brand to build any NFT experience imaginable. RareRooms (www.rarerooms.io) is GigLabs’ customizable 3D immersive metaverse for showcasing NFTs - digital collectibles, art and more - that’s integrated across multiple blockchains.

Statespace

Series C in 2021
StateSpace provides performance analytics and a suite of tools for casual gamers and eSport athletes to maximize their potential. It uses cognitive science and artificial intelligence to revolutionize the way humans improve. Leveraging expertise as neuroscientists, data scientists, video game developers, and computer visionaries, the products bring much needed standardized performance analytics to train. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Overplay

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a game engine designed to make videos interactive. The company's engine leverages artificial intelligence technology to build creative games related to racing a car or motorcycle, jumping from roof to roof, hurtling down a mountain on skis or mountain bikes or piloting drones through an abandoned building and brands can also create playable games ads based on any video content at a fraction of the cost and time currently required to make them, enabling users to make content more entertaining and engaging.

Genies

Series B in 2021
Genies, Inc. is a mobile application company based in Venice, California, that specializes in the creation of personalized digital avatars. Founded in 2017, Genies allows users to design their own avatars with a wide range of clothing and facial options, enabling them to express their identity in social media and messaging platforms. The company also offers an Avatar Agency and SDK, facilitating the integration of avatars into various aspects of culture and commerce. In addition to avatar creation, Genies develops a social sharing application targeted at college students, allowing them to share experiences and engage with brands. This platform enables students to earn recognition through snaps (likes) from peers and redeem them for rewards, while brands can connect with this desirable demographic. Genies aims to enhance user engagement and provide brands with opportunities to sell exclusive digital goods through their interactive avatar experiences.

Genies

Series B in 2021
Genies, Inc. is a mobile application company based in Venice, California, that specializes in the creation of personalized digital avatars. Founded in 2017, Genies allows users to design their own avatars with a wide range of clothing and facial options, enabling them to express their identity in social media and messaging platforms. The company also offers an Avatar Agency and SDK, facilitating the integration of avatars into various aspects of culture and commerce. In addition to avatar creation, Genies develops a social sharing application targeted at college students, allowing them to share experiences and engage with brands. This platform enables students to earn recognition through snaps (likes) from peers and redeem them for rewards, while brands can connect with this desirable demographic. Genies aims to enhance user engagement and provide brands with opportunities to sell exclusive digital goods through their interactive avatar experiences.

Yaza

Pre Seed Round in 2021
We are a mission-driven PBC creating tools for the truthful and secure exchange of information through video. We developed a technology we call Certified Reality(tm) which authenticates the time and place of each video and prevents tampering. Our solution is as simple as it is foolproof: tethered content. Our first application is yaza, a map-based video storytelling app that realtors use to record immersive home and neighborhood tours. The authenticity of these narrated tours builds trust with remote buyers and helps realtors sell more homes. It is a realtor-centric market network that combines the viral nature of social messaging with a marketplace that becomes defensible at scale due to network effects. Trends in e-commerce point to the rise of social selling and market networks, where trusted friends or influencers guide purchases rather than star ratings by strangers. The real estate market invented social selling, with Realtors being the original influencers. Yet, ironically, most proptech business models count on cutting realtors out. Yaza is different. We put realtors front and center, a unique approach that is winning praise from customers and industry press alike. ( www.yaza.io/press ) Beyond the experience of our team, our secret sauce is the aforementioned Certified Reality. It has enabled new use cases around remote property management and allows us to reach international buyers and properties, currently untapped by existing proptech leaders. Try yaza free on the App Store here: http://bit.ly/yazaApp

Lucid Sight

Series B in 2019
Lucid Sight, Inc. is a computer software company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in the design and development of virtual reality games and applications. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on creating immersive entertainment experiences using emerging technologies, including virtual reality, augmented reality, and blockchain. Lucid Sight develops innovative monetization and marketing platforms intended for brands and game developers, as well as tools and plug-ins for virtual reality developers. By leveraging these technologies, the company aims to enhance the gaming experience through engaging multiplayer adventure and sports games. Its products are available through a catalog that serves both developers and advertisers.

Lucid Sight

Series A in 2016
Lucid Sight, Inc. is a computer software company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in the design and development of virtual reality games and applications. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on creating immersive entertainment experiences using emerging technologies, including virtual reality, augmented reality, and blockchain. Lucid Sight develops innovative monetization and marketing platforms intended for brands and game developers, as well as tools and plug-ins for virtual reality developers. By leveraging these technologies, the company aims to enhance the gaming experience through engaging multiplayer adventure and sports games. Its products are available through a catalog that serves both developers and advertisers.

Lucid Sight

Seed Round in 2015
Lucid Sight, Inc. is a computer software company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in the design and development of virtual reality games and applications. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on creating immersive entertainment experiences using emerging technologies, including virtual reality, augmented reality, and blockchain. Lucid Sight develops innovative monetization and marketing platforms intended for brands and game developers, as well as tools and plug-ins for virtual reality developers. By leveraging these technologies, the company aims to enhance the gaming experience through engaging multiplayer adventure and sports games. Its products are available through a catalog that serves both developers and advertisers.
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