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Gaingels

VC
New York, NYWebsite

Gaingels is a Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other, Consumer, SaaS. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 25 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.0M
Portfolio
25 companies on record
Partners
6 listed
AUM
$600M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors
Other, Consumer, SaaS, Enterprise
HQ
New York, NY

Last verified: 2026-05-27

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

AUM

$600M

Portfolio

25+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Angel syndicate/fund investing across stages with a mission-driven lens; often participates in pre-seed/seed rounds.

How Gaingels invests

Gaingels is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, Consumer, SaaS, Enterprise.

Gaingels typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $600M in assets under management.

Gaingels has backed 25 companies in our records, including MasterClass, FloQast, Brex.

Partners & Team

CO

Cathal O'Dea

Director of Investment Operations

JJ

Jennifer Jeronimo

CEO

SM

Scott Mulligan

Director of Data Operations

PS

Peter Steinberg

Managing Director

CT

Connie Thorp

Director of Finance and Human Resources

LT

Lorenzo Thione

Managing Director

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer
SaaS
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (25)

Other

MA

MasterClass

Consumer
FL

FloQast

B2B finance SaaS
BR

Brex

CA

Carta

BE

Better

RO

Ro (fka. Roman)

JA

Jackpocket

BO

Bolt

DA

Dataiku

RE

Relativity Space

How to pitch Gaingels
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Cathal O'Dea, Director of Investment Operations.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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