Gaingels

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionOct 24, 2026 · Hardware · Jan 1, 2026

Gaingels co-invests alongside venture leads in companies committed to diverse and inclusive teams, spanning seed through growth and pre-IPO rounds across technology, healthcare and consumer markets.

Its investor community includes LGBTQ+ people and allies, extending representation within the ownership of venture-backed companies. Portfolio companies work with its Gaingels Letter commitments and Venture Inclusion programme on building more inclusive organisations.

A board access programme provides free recruitment advice for diverse board members and observers. This gives founders a practical governance resource alongside a co-investment partner for a round led by another venture firm.

Sources
Rounds participated in
2
Confirmed lead rounds
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2 roles undisclosed
New companies
2
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$122.5M
2 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Seed1
Series A1

By primary sector

AI1
Hardware1

By country

United States2

Rounds

2 in this selection
Hellbender

Builds integrated edge AI perception platforms and cameras for autonomous and industrial systems

$12.5MSeed
Role not disclosed
Neurophos

Develops photonic AI inference chips for data centers

$110MSeries A
Role not disclosed