Gaingels
Investment Thesis
Gaingels is a New York-based venture capital firm that invests in bold, diverse founders tackling some of the world's most pressing problems. They focus on pre-seed and Series A rounds and allocate $250k to $1M per investment. Gaingels stands out in the African investment landscape for its exclusive focus on LGBTQ+ founders and its commitment to inclusive tech ecosystems.
Portfolio Preview
A sample from 5 verified portfolio companies.
Satlyt
Satlyt is a Kenyan space tech startup building a decentralized edge computing platform in space.
Happy Pay
Happy Pay is pioneering responsible zero-interest payments.
Remedial Health
Remedial Health is a healthtech startup that develops solutions to make Africa’s pharmaceutical sector more efficient
Conduit
Conduit enables businesses to simply and cheaply move money between Latin America, Africa, China and the US at scale.
Meaningful Gigs
Meaningful Gigs is a tech-enabled marketplace that up-skills and connects skilled African digital designers with enterprise companies.
Gaingels: quick facts
- Which startups has Gaingels invested in?
- Gaingels has backed at least 5 African startups, including Satlyt, Happy Pay, Remedial Health, Conduit and Meaningful Gigs.
- What stages does Gaingels invest in?
- Gaingels invests at the Pre-seed, Seed and Series A stages.
- Which sectors does Gaingels invest in?
- Its portfolio spans Financial Services, Payments, FinTech, Human Resources, Shopping and Information Technology.
