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

Nancy Fechnay

Venture Partner

Paul Grossinger

Investor

Past deals in Media

Chptr

Seed Round in 2023
Chptr is a mobile-first platform dedicated to memorialization, focusing on collecting, sharing, and preserving the memories of loved ones for future generations. The platform allows users to create lasting legacies by curating a comprehensive narrative of a person's life. It offers features that enable individuals to select personality traits and interests, as well as send questionnaires to family and friends, encouraging contributions of memories and stories. This collaborative approach helps users to memorialize the full spectrum of their loved one's existence, ensuring that their stories can inspire and resonate with future generations.

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.

HUSSLUP

Seed Round in 2023
HUSSLUP is a platform designed to support creators in the media and entertainment industries by facilitating connections and collaboration. It provides users with personal profiles that feature verified credits and encrypted creative samples, helping to establish credibility within a diverse global community. The platform includes a Pro Search tool that allows executives, producers, and representatives to search for and connect with talent suited for their projects. Additionally, HUSSLUP enables creators to organize and share annotated contact lists by project, fostering networking opportunities. Through its marketplace, clients and brands can easily discover and engage with professionals, streamlining the hiring process and promoting collaboration on creative projects.

Mavity

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Mavity is an AI-driven platform designed for creative teams, sales development representatives (SDRs), and marketers. It streamlines workflows from project requests to final asset delivery by combining intelligent task management, automated brief processing, and AI-generated content. This enables teams to focus on driving results while Mavity handles the heavy lifting.

PeakMetrics

Venture Round in 2022
PeakMetrics offers a narrative intelligence platform that helps businesses and governments detect and mitigate emerging online narrative threats in real-time. Utilizing machine learning technology, it analyzes over 1.5 million media sources across various social media platforms to identify manipulative content before it causes harm.

Invisible Universe

Series A in 2022
Invisible Universe is an innovative animation studio focused on developing original character intellectual property for social media and web3 platforms. The company aims to create future household-name animated franchises more swiftly and cost-effectively than traditional animation models. By collaborating with celebrities and harnessing the synergy of creative talent, advanced animation technology, and software, Invisible Universe produces unique cartoon characters that engage audiences. This approach leverages the expansive reach of social media to connect with entertainment users, positioning the company at the forefront of the evolving landscape of animated content.

VersusGame

Series A in 2022
VersusGame is a global mobile gaming platform that enables users to engage with mainstream culture through interactive content. The platform allows participants to test their knowledge by predicting outcomes related to brands, celebrities, and cultural events, fostering an environment of competition and entertainment. Through the VersusGame app, mobile website, and social media channels like Snapchat and Instagram, users can compete in 1v1 matches for cash and prizes. The company also provides a business-to-business model, allowing creators and brands to incorporate gamified content into their own sites, apps, TV shows, and podcasts. By leveraging artificial intelligence, VersusGame enhances content interactivity, ensuring a fun and fair experience for all participants while creating value for both users and content creators.

Invisible Universe

Seed Round in 2022
Invisible Universe is an innovative animation studio focused on developing original character intellectual property for social media and web3 platforms. The company aims to create future household-name animated franchises more swiftly and cost-effectively than traditional animation models. By collaborating with celebrities and harnessing the synergy of creative talent, advanced animation technology, and software, Invisible Universe produces unique cartoon characters that engage audiences. This approach leverages the expansive reach of social media to connect with entertainment users, positioning the company at the forefront of the evolving landscape of animated content.

Canal

Series A in 2022
Canal specializes in creating a selective network of brands designed to generate innovative revenue streams by reaching consumers at the point they express purchase intent while shopping.

The Round

Seed Round in 2022
The Round is a software as a service (SaaS) company that specializes in real-time animation streaming for virtual applications. It has developed an end-to-end media platform that focuses on creating and distributing live digital performances. By leveraging virtual reality and real-time technology, The Round transforms immediate surroundings into immersive, holographic venues, making it possible for users to experience live entertainment in augmented reality. This innovative approach aims to enhance the way audiences engage with theatrical performances, bringing a new dimension to live entertainment.

Struum

Series A in 2021
Struum is an innovative platform that offers viewers access to thousands of shows and movies from over 60 streaming services through a single monthly subscription. By acting as an aggregator, Struum simplifies the streaming experience, allowing users to search for, discover, and redeem content using a credit system. The platform boasts a diverse array of programming, including documentaries, indie films, lifestyle series, classic films, true crime, LGBTQ+, and multicultural content, catering to a wide range of interests and preferences. Struum aims to enhance the viewing experience by enabling seamless access to beloved TV shows and movies, keeping audiences entertained and informed.

Jet Media Network

Seed Round in 2021
Jet Media Network develops data-driven, next-generation media networks and creates bespoke mobile destinations that enable direct-to-fan experiences for high-profile athletes and celebrities, while empowering communities through digital platforms.

Chptr

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Chptr is a mobile-first platform dedicated to memorialization, focusing on collecting, sharing, and preserving the memories of loved ones for future generations. The platform allows users to create lasting legacies by curating a comprehensive narrative of a person's life. It offers features that enable individuals to select personality traits and interests, as well as send questionnaires to family and friends, encouraging contributions of memories and stories. This collaborative approach helps users to memorialize the full spectrum of their loved one's existence, ensuring that their stories can inspire and resonate with future generations.

Every Human

Seed Round in 2021
CLLCTVE is a portfolio platform designed to empower creators by providing them with essential tools, resources, and a supportive network to pursue their aspirations. The platform facilitates a community-driven experience, enabling freelancers to showcase their creative talents without needing to build websites or resumes. By connecting brands with a diverse pool of creators, CLLCTVE matches opportunities based on brand requirements and the skills and interests of its members. Additionally, the platform focuses on engaging college students, allowing them to create transmedia content for brands while connecting with a freelance community on campuses nationwide. Through this innovative approach, CLLCTVE fosters collaboration and provides valuable opportunities for both creators and brands.

Qwoted

Seed Round in 2021
Qwoted is a platform that connects journalists with subject matter experts and PR professionals, enabling reporters to pose questions, review pitches, and manage outreach within a private network. It provides tools to build a portfolio, understand audience reach and impact, and measure results, while facilitating direct in-app communication between reporters and sources to improve pitching and storytelling.

Yaza

Pre Seed Round in 2021
We are a mission-driven public benefit corporation creating tools for the secure exchange of factual information through video. We are disrupting TV News in partnership with news organizations to help them transition to a post-television world.

Revry

Seed Round in 2021
Revry, Inc. is a digital media network dedicated to providing a diverse range of entertainment specifically for queer and allied audiences. Founded in 2016 and based in Glendale, California, Revry streams a variety of content, including films, television series, podcasts, music albums, and original programming. The platform aims to inspire exploration of LGBTQ content and is accessible across multiple devices, including connected TVs and mobile platforms, reaching millions of viewers globally. Revry's offerings include free live TV, movies, series, and exclusive queer programming, all designed to reflect the identities and experiences of the LGBTQ community. The company is led by a diverse team with expertise in technology, digital media, and LGBTQ advocacy.

Struum

Venture Round in 2021
Struum is an innovative platform that offers viewers access to thousands of shows and movies from over 60 streaming services through a single monthly subscription. By acting as an aggregator, Struum simplifies the streaming experience, allowing users to search for, discover, and redeem content using a credit system. The platform boasts a diverse array of programming, including documentaries, indie films, lifestyle series, classic films, true crime, LGBTQ+, and multicultural content, catering to a wide range of interests and preferences. Struum aims to enhance the viewing experience by enabling seamless access to beloved TV shows and movies, keeping audiences entertained and informed.

HitRecord

Series A in 2019
HitRecord.org, Inc., founded in 2010 by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, operates an online community platform based in Glendale, California. This platform facilitates collaboration among over 100,000 artists worldwide, spanning disciplines such as writing, filmmaking, and music. Daily, the community welcomes approximately 250 new members and contributes over 2,500 pieces of art. HitRecord produces television, digital entertainment, and branded content, with its work having been featured on various platforms including Snapchat and the World Series.
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