Gaingels Ventures

Gaingels Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion within the startup ecosystem. The firm focuses on investing in companies with diverse and underrepresented leadership, including LGBTQIA+ founders and executives, across various stages of growth. Gaingels Ventures aims to influence social change through venture investing by promoting equity of access and representation in the venture capital industry.

Established in 2014 by David Beatty and Paul Grossinger, Gaingels Ventures has co-invested with select venture capital leads in over 2,600 rounds, deploying more than $900 million into a portfolio of over 2,400 companies. The firm partners with founders to help them build more diverse and inclusive organizations, offering programs like the Gaingels Letter and the Venture Inclusion Program to have a real impact on its portfolio companies. Gaingels Ventures also provides a platform for underrepresented individuals to become involved in the innovation economy and offers a free diverse board member/observer recruitment advisory for its portfolio companies.

As a founding co-signer of the Diversity Term Sheet Rider Initiative, Gaingels Ventures aims to increase access to venture funding events for non-traditional check writers. The firm regularly co-invests with select VC leads across various stages and sectors, including technology, B2B, healthcare, and consumer industries, from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO stages. Gaingels Ventures' mission is to foster social change through business and create a more diverse, inclusive, and accessible venture ecosystem at all levels of leadership.