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 Residential 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.

Further

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Further is on a mission to empower first-time home buyers to achieve their dream of homeownership with confidence and ease. We simplify the complex home buying process through innovative tools and personalized guidance, ensuring that buyers are well-prepared every step of the way. Our platform offers financial planning, tailored insights, and resources designed to make homeownership more accessible. At Further, we believe that with the right support, anyone can realize their goal of owning a home. Join us as we help make the path to homeownership clear and attainable for all.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Blueprint Title

Series B in 2021
Blueprint Title specializes in modernizing title insurance and closing processes for residential real estate transactions. It coordinates transactions, issues title policies protecting buyers from past claims, offers a centralized dashboard for tracking documents, and provides flexible closing options.

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.

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.

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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