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title: "Gaingels"
description: "Gaingels is an American venture investment syndicate that focuses on backing companies with diverse and underrepresented leadership, particularly within the LGBTQIA+ community. It operates as a venture capital syndicate, partnering with accredited investors to co invest in innovation economy companies. Public profiles describe Gaingels as headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, with additional presence in New York. In Africa, Gaingels has participated in early stage funding rounds across fintech and health technology. Between January 2022 and September 2024 it took part in four rounds across pre seed, seed, and Series A stages, deploying a total of 28.6 million dollars. Its African portfolio includes Happy Pay in South Africa at both pre seed and seed stages, Remedial Health in Nigeria at Series A, and Conduit in Nigeria at seed stage, reflecting a focus on South Africa and Nigeria and an emphasis on fintech, complemented by one health tech investment. Gaingels typically invests alongside other experienced venture investors rather than leading rounds, aligning its capital and network with institutional funds. Co investors in its African deals have included firms such as 4Di Capital, Equitable Ventures, Launch Africa, QED Investors, Y Combinator, Tencent, Ventures Platform, and Fin Capital, highlighting its collaborative approach and integration into global venture syndicates."
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# Gaingels

Gaingels is an American venture investment syndicate that focuses on backing companies with diverse and underrepresented leadership, particularly within the LGBTQIA+ community. It operates as a venture capital syndicate, partnering with accredited investors to co invest in innovation economy companies. Public profiles describe Gaingels as headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, with additional presence in New York. In Africa, Gaingels has participated in early stage funding rounds across fintech and health technology. Between January 2022 and September 2024 it took part in four rounds across pre seed, seed, and Series A stages, deploying a total of 28.6 million dollars. Its African portfolio includes Happy Pay in South Africa at both pre seed and seed stages, Remedial Health in Nigeria at Series A, and Conduit in Nigeria at seed stage, reflecting a focus on South Africa and Nigeria and an emphasis on fintech, complemented by one health tech investment. Gaingels typically invests alongside other experienced venture investors rather than leading rounds, aligning its capital and network with institutional funds. Co investors in its African deals have included firms such as 4Di Capital, Equitable Ventures, Launch Africa, QED Investors, Y Combinator, Tencent, Ventures Platform, and Fin Capital, highlighting its collaborative approach and integration into global venture syndicates.

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## Summary

Gaingels is an American venture investment syndicate that focuses on backing companies with diverse and underrepresented leadership, particularly within the LGBTQIA+ community. It operates as a venture capital syndicate, partnering with accredited investors to co invest in innovation economy companies. Public profiles describe Gaingels as headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, with additional presence in New York. In Africa, Gaingels has participated in early stage funding rounds across fintech and health technology. Between January 2022 and September 2024 it took part in four rounds across pre seed, seed, and Series A stages, deploying a total of 28.6 million dollars. Its African portfolio includes Happy Pay in South Africa at both pre seed and seed stages, Remedial Health in Nigeria at Series A, and Conduit in Nigeria at seed stage, reflecting a focus on South Africa and Nigeria and an emphasis on fintech, complemented by one health tech investment. Gaingels typically invests alongside other experienced venture investors rather than leading rounds, aligning its capital and network with institutional funds. Co investors in its African deals have included firms such as 4Di Capital, Equitable Ventures, Launch Africa, QED Investors, Y Combinator, Tencent, Ventures Platform, and Fin Capital, highlighting its collaborative approach and integration into global venture syndicates.

## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Happy Pay | /happy-pay | Pre-Seed | 1800000 | 2024-09-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Happy Pay | /happy-pay | Seed | 1800000 | 2024-09-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Remedial Health | /remedial-health | Debt Financing | 4000000 | 2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Remedial Health | /remedial-health | Series A | 8000000 | 2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Conduit | /conduit | Seed | 17000000 | 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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