Luke Sandler

Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate in support of and representing the LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the venture capital space. Gaingels also supports its companies with a diverse talent and capital pipeline and provides an internal diverse board member recruitment advisory to help bring more diversity and representation within private boards. Gaingels invests in companies with diverse/LGBTQIA+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in other high-growth companies resolved on building more inclusive teams. Gaingels is an ardent supporter the Diversity Term Sheet Rider Initiative to increase access to venture funding events for non-traditional check writers, and regularly co-invests with select VC leads across a variety of sectors, from technology, to B2B, healthcare and consumer, in competitive and over-subscribed rounds from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO. For more information visit www.gaingels.com.

Vaughan Capital Advisors ("VCA") is an M&A advisory firm providing institutional-grade execution to founders, investors, and boards navigating complex middle-market transactions. We work with leadership teams at critical moments where judgment, precision, and experience determine value creation and realization, with particular expertise advising on scarce, highly relevant assets across media and technology businesses. VCA, founded in 2012 and based in Los Angeles, is an M&A advisory firm focused on middle-market sell-side and buy-side transactions and select capital formation engagements, typically ranging from $50 million to $500 million in enterprise value. Our work is concentrated in situations where transaction dynamics, stakeholder considerations, and strategic positioning materially influence outcomes. VCA’s leadership brings more than two decades of experience spanning institutional investment banking, media and technology strategy, and top-tier talent and content ecosystems. We are hands-on in every engagement, applying senior-level judgment to optimize outcomes at both the company and individual stakeholder level.

Platform for launching and developing new ventures through a combination of strategic consulting, network access and equity investment

We are VC and PE investors who invest in phenomenal people building phenomenal businesses

www.Supernode.vc

VentureOut is an innovation platform supporting 200 of the worlds most innovative technology companies each year to launch, raise capital, and scale in New York Citys tech ecosystem. Our philosophy that talent is evenly distributed but opportunity is not, and our mission is to bridge the gap between top tech talent around the world and the opportunities available in NYC. Since 2012, we have supported over 2,100 entrepreneurs from 28 countries representing 1,200 companies that have raised $5 billion in capital, exited to companies like Google, and created more than 15,000 jobs. Our programs, ranging one week to 6 months, feature the worlds leading venture investors, founders and executives from top technology startups and corporations. We have developed a curriculum, taught by thought leaders in sales, marketing, and market expansion, that arms entrepreneurs with the knowledge, resources and connections they need to scale globally. For more information, visit www.ventureoutny.com.