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.

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 API

Near Space Labs

Series B in 2025
Near Space Labs is an aerial imagery and earth observation company based in the United States that specializes in providing high-quality geospatial information for various sectors. The company offers cloud-based delivery of fully processed images through its API, facilitating easy monitoring of assets across broad or specific areas. Near Space Labs supports businesses, government organizations, and partners by delivering actionable insights that enhance remote sensing capabilities. Its services are utilized in diverse fields, including insurance, utilities, infrastructure, conservation, smart cities, retail, energy, and disaster response. By monitoring construction progress and addressing issues such as pipeline leaks, vegetation encroachment, and weather-related damage, Near Space Labs enables clients to improve mobility, leisure, and urban planning.

Utila

Series A in 2025
Utila is an institutional digital asset operations platform that enables organizations to securely manage and transact across digital assets. It is chain-agnostic and non-custodial, providing an enterprise-grade wallet powered by multiparty computation key management and a granular policy engine. The platform supports asset management across multiple blockchains, wallets, and teams from a single interface, with robust APIs and integrations for developers to build customized offerings on top of the multi-chain wallet infrastructure. Utila aims to simplify institutional crypto operations while prioritizing security and usability.

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.

OneRail

Series C in 2024
OneRail is a logistics company that provides comprehensive last mile delivery solutions through its OmniPoint platform, connecting clients with a large courier network to enable real-time visibility and efficient order fulfillment. The platform also includes retail point-of-sale integration and artificial intelligence to automate, optimize, and control the entire delivery supply chain from demand signals to proof of delivery, helping clients address final-mile needs and simplify operations.

MealMe

Series A in 2024
MealMe is a food delivery platform that leverages artificial intelligence to streamline the ordering process from a vast network of restaurants, grocery stores, and retail outlets across the US and Canada. With its Universal Point of Sale API, MealMe provides access to real-time data on over 700 million products from more than one million merchants, offering valuable insights into menus and inventory for competitive pricing intelligence. The platform enables users to compare delivery times and costs from various providers while also allowing for bookings and reservations. MealMe's innovative technology facilitates the integration of product ordering directly into websites or applications, granting businesses the ability to manage their own checkout processes effectively. By focusing on user preferences and enhancing the food discovery experience, MealMe aims to connect consumers with a diverse range of dining and grocery options.

Gladia.io

Series A in 2024
Gladia.io is a company focused on providing an audio intelligence API platform that enables businesses to integrate advanced artificial intelligence capabilities into their applications. The platform specializes in extracting, analyzing, and interpreting data from audio sources. Key features include translation, sentiment analysis, voice synthesis (speech-to-text), voice recognition (text-to-speech), offensive content detection, background removal, and face detection. By offering these tools, Gladia.io allows software development teams to seamlessly embed audio-based AI functionalities into their products, thereby enhancing the ability to derive valuable insights from sound data.

Operant

Series A in 2024
Operant is a developer of an application protection platform tailored for cloud-native environments. The company provides automatic discovery and analytics, enabling real-time risk assessments and intelligent runtime enforcement across various cloud infrastructures. Operant's platform offers comprehensive catalogs for APIs, services, and role-based access controls, facilitating swift visibility into API endpoints, service interactions, and security vulnerabilities. By employing risk-weighted scorecards that prioritize security gaps based on criticality, access, and exposure, Operant effectively highlights the most severe security concerns. Additionally, the platform implements contextual controls to enforce precise security measures on legacy endpoints, data storage, and APIs, ensuring seamless integration and optimization of system behavior at scale without the need for instrumentation or friction between development, security, and operations teams.

Openmart

Seed Round in 2024
Openmart is an innovative company that operates an artificial intelligence-powered search engine aimed at assisting startups in identifying potential customers. By collecting business-to-business data from both public and private sources, Openmart enables companies to streamline their operations. Its AI agent automates critical tasks such as retailer follow-up check-ins and timely product reminders, fostering strong, ongoing relationships with retail partners. This approach allows business-to-business firms to concentrate on their core activities and prioritize revenue generation, ultimately enhancing their operational efficiency and market presence.

Tuney

Seed Round in 2023
Tuney is an AI-powered music production platform that serves brands, agencies, media companies and music startups, as well as aspiring musicians and creative teams. It provides tools to edit existing music, produce remixes and generate new tracks for media projects, aiming to streamline creative workflows and reduce reliance on external music searches. The company emphasizes a patented music generation algorithm and a proprietary, copyright-safe music data set, enabling generative music outcomes that lower legal risk compared with models that produce fully automated outputs. Tuney's approach combines human-made sounds into finished songs, supporting creators across related verticals in producing, editing and remixing music for media pros while addressing copyright considerations.

OneRail

Series B in 2022
OneRail is a logistics company that provides comprehensive last mile delivery solutions through its OmniPoint platform, connecting clients with a large courier network to enable real-time visibility and efficient order fulfillment. The platform also includes retail point-of-sale integration and artificial intelligence to automate, optimize, and control the entire delivery supply chain from demand signals to proof of delivery, helping clients address final-mile needs and simplify operations.

Mason

Seed Round in 2022
Mason is a no-code, headless content toolkit that powers commerce content across distributed storefronts, enabling a seamless shopping experience across webstores, apps, and social channels. It allows merchants to manage and publish storefront content without coding, supporting 24/7 operations and a consistent, channel-agnostic customer experience.

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.

Prime Trust

Series B in 2022
Prime Trust LLC, based in Summerlin, Nevada, is a technology-driven trust company that offers innovative solutions for trust and custodial services. By developing software that serves as a financial infrastructure, Prime Trust enables fintech and digital asset companies to streamline their operations. As a chartered and regulated financial institution, it is subject to oversight by the banking commissioner’s office at the Financial Institutions Division. Prime Trust holds a diverse range of assets, including cash, stocks, bonds, cryptocurrencies, real estate, and private business interests. The company acts as a custodian and trustee for various personal and corporate trusts, playing a significant role in the crowdfunding industry. It collaborates with individuals, corporations, legal professionals, and investment advisers to provide specialized custodial, escrow, and trust services.

Makini

Seed Round in 2022
Makini specializes in industrial enterprise integration solutions. It enables tech companies to connect with over 100 software systems in areas like EAM, CMMS, ERP, and WMS via a single API. Makini handles authentication, data unification, web-hooks, workflow automation, and customizations for complex workflows at scale.

AdeptID

Seed Round in 2021
AdeptID develops machine-learning software that matches talent based on transferable skills, enabling companies to identify hidden potential in their workforce and make informed hiring decisions without relying solely on college degrees.

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.

CryptoMate

Seed Round in 2021
CryptoMate is a company focused on enabling mass adoption of cryptocurrency business models through its user-friendly, decentralized ecosystem. By providing seamless integration with its Crypto APIs, CryptoMate allows businesses to transition effortlessly into the new economy, regardless of their existing infrastructure. The company also leverages artificial intelligence to offer innovative software solutions, including social network bots that assist users in creating wallets, buying cryptocurrencies, and accessing various decentralized finance protocols. This approach not only enhances user engagement with Web3 technologies but also ensures that businesses can maintain their existing workflows while benefiting from the opportunities presented by blockchain. CryptoMate aims to empower any company to operate effectively within the crypto space, democratizing access to this growing financial landscape.

OneRail

Series A in 2021
OneRail is a logistics company that provides comprehensive last mile delivery solutions through its OmniPoint platform, connecting clients with a large courier network to enable real-time visibility and efficient order fulfillment. The platform also includes retail point-of-sale integration and artificial intelligence to automate, optimize, and control the entire delivery supply chain from demand signals to proof of delivery, helping clients address final-mile needs and simplify operations.

Blockstream

Series B in 2021
Blockstream specializes in blockchain technology, offering solutions such as Blockstream Satellite for global Bitcoin access, Liquid Network for faster transactions, Green Wallet for secure non-custodial storage, and APIs for developers. They also focus on cryptographic proofs to enhance privacy and security.

Scopio

Venture Round in 2021
Scopio is a global visual art platform that connects photographers and visual artists with potential clients, enabling licensing of millions of images, including photography, illustrations, and 3D designs. The platform supports hiring and licensing, allowing artists to monetize their work and brands to access diverse, high-quality visuals. It leverages AI to broaden participation and provides a marketplace where creators from around the world can showcase portfolios and be discovered by businesses, brands, and other buyers.

MealMe

Seed Round in 2021
MealMe is a food delivery platform that leverages artificial intelligence to streamline the ordering process from a vast network of restaurants, grocery stores, and retail outlets across the US and Canada. With its Universal Point of Sale API, MealMe provides access to real-time data on over 700 million products from more than one million merchants, offering valuable insights into menus and inventory for competitive pricing intelligence. The platform enables users to compare delivery times and costs from various providers while also allowing for bookings and reservations. MealMe's innovative technology facilitates the integration of product ordering directly into websites or applications, granting businesses the ability to manage their own checkout processes effectively. By focusing on user preferences and enhancing the food discovery experience, MealMe aims to connect consumers with a diverse range of dining and grocery options.

Jupiter

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Jupiter enables food creators on TikTok and Instagram to launch their own grocery-powered recipe stores. It integrates these stores with social shopping tools, allowing followers to shop directly from creators' feeds. Jupiter processes orders through delivery APIs and facilitates brand sponsorships for creators' monetization.

ModernTax

Seed Round in 2021
ModernTax is API platform that enables financial and fintech companies to access and verified IRS taxpayer records and (2) an employee financial benefits platform providing benefits teams with a comprehensive tool to automate taxable events. ModernTax answers the tax and accounting industry’s need for: 1. Connection between taxpayers and business providers 2. Accessibility of tax data and virtual tax filing services 3. Efficiency of processes for tax and accounting service providers

Boost

Series B in 2021
Boost Insurance USA, Inc. specializes in providing a comprehensive platform for insurtech startups in the property and casualty insurance sector. Established in 2017 and headquartered in New York, Boost offers an infrastructure-as-a-service solution that simplifies the creation and management of insurance products. The platform enables technology companies and emerging startups to seamlessly embed insurance offerings into their existing systems, significantly reducing costs associated with operational, compliance, and capital requirements through straightforward API integration. Boost automates essential processes such as policy administration, claims management, and regulatory compliance, allowing partners to concentrate on enhancing customer experiences and innovating their insurance products. The company is licensed to produce both commercial and personal lines of insurance across all 50 states, delivering modern, 'A'-rated insurance solutions that are backed by leading industry players.

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.

Phood

Funding Round in 2021
Phood is a developer of a payment API platform that facilitates the use of college meal plan dollars for food orders through third-party delivery applications. By integrating with existing delivery services such as Uber, Instacart, DoorDash, and Postmates, Phood enables college students to utilize their student cards as a payment method, regardless of their location. This innovation not only enhances convenience for students but also promotes financial transparency in their dining options. Through its technology, Phood effectively bridges the gap between campus dining and public food services.

Songclip (Audiobyte)

Venture Round in 2021
Songclip™ is a new licensed music format built specifically for texting, social posts, and quick communication. Songclip’s multi-patented networked product solution, the Songclip API, integrates seamlessly into social platforms, mobile apps, and virtual marketplaces to drive expression, monetization, and music streaming. Songclip operates the world’s foremost searchable library of 5-30 second meta-tagged music clips, in partnership with the music industry. For more information, visit songclip.com

MealMe

Pre Seed Round in 2021
MealMe is a food delivery platform that leverages artificial intelligence to streamline the ordering process from a vast network of restaurants, grocery stores, and retail outlets across the US and Canada. With its Universal Point of Sale API, MealMe provides access to real-time data on over 700 million products from more than one million merchants, offering valuable insights into menus and inventory for competitive pricing intelligence. The platform enables users to compare delivery times and costs from various providers while also allowing for bookings and reservations. MealMe's innovative technology facilitates the integration of product ordering directly into websites or applications, granting businesses the ability to manage their own checkout processes effectively. By focusing on user preferences and enhancing the food discovery experience, MealMe aims to connect consumers with a diverse range of dining and grocery options.

Ro

Series B in 2019
Ro is a telehealth company founded in New York City in 2017. It operates digital health clinics for men's and women's health, smoking cessation, and offers a vertically integrated primary care platform that provides high-quality, affordable healthcare without the need for insurance.

Pie Insurance

Series B in 2019
Pie Insurance is a technology-enabled workers’ compensation insurer that provides online coverage to small businesses. The company uses high-quality data sets and analytics to segment and price policies, assess risk, and pass savings to owners, supported by an online experience and a price predictor that estimates risk profiles and pricing. It began selling policies in 2018 and is based in Washington, DC, led by co-founder and CEO John Swigart. Pie targets small and medium-sized enterprises, aiming to increase transparency in coverage and empower business owners to make informed purchasing decisions. The business emphasizes straightforward, data-driven underwriting and seeks to expand through strategic initiatives to offer scalable workers’ comp solutions via a digital platform.

Katapult

Venture Round in 2017
Katapult is an omnichannel lease-to-own and point-of-sale fintech platform that enables retailers and e-commerce partners to offer lease-purchase options for everyday durable goods. The company integrates with online and in-store checkout to reach underserved U.S. consumers, providing a quick application and approval process, transparent terms, and tailored payment plans. By partnering with hundreds of retailers across the United States, Katapult helps merchants expand their customer base, increase sales, and drive revenue while giving non-prime buyers access to essential purchases.
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