Slauson & Co.
Venture capitalLos Angeles · Pre-Seed–Seed · 7 people tracked
Also known as SLAUSON & CO. MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
Investment thesis
Friends & Family 2026 Cohort invests in visionary consumer founders creating products that exponentially improve everyday life across health, wealth, productivity, and community. The program seeks innovative builders who design culture and systems, supporting founders through direct-to-consumer, prosumer, and marketplace models. As an extension of Slauson & Co.'s economic inclusion mission, the accelerator provides early-stage capital alongside operational support, mentorship, and community building to help founders achieve category-defining impact.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 27 of 76 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11Consumer ×8AI & Machine Learning ×7B2B Marketplaces ×6FoodTech ×5Fintech ×4Marketplaces ×4E-commerce ×3
HQs:United States×23
Investments · 76 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathA-Frame builds consumer product brands and private-label product lines across beauty, personal care, fragrance, home care, and pet care, co-creating exclusive lines with retailers and launching its own brands with talent partners.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDirect to Consumer
Bizi automates student reinforcement and recognition systems for schools, integrating with existing school data to track attendance, academics, growth, and behavior.
EdTechFintechJacksonville, US
Katharine Fulginiti(Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer)Jack Gibson(Chief Operating Officer and Secretary)
Bluecore provides a combined customer data platform and experience orchestration solution for retailers and direct-to-consumer brands, incorporating predictive AI models and AI shopping agents to enable personalized, real-time customer engagement across channels.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechNew York City, US
Fayez Mohamood(Executive Officer, Director)Michelle McComb(Executive Officer)Mahmoud Arram(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAmish Jani(Director)Shivani Tejuja(Director)Justin LaFayette(Director)
Livin is a personal chef service where a local chef shops, cooks a full week of meals in the customer's home, and handles cleanup, with meals customized to a household's tastes, allergies, and nutrition goals.
ConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesAtlanta, US
Erica Tuggle
Cohart provides inventory management, payment processing, and website solutions for art galleries and artists, with AI-powered discovery and curation tools.
B2B MarketplacesSaaSSausalito, US
Sng Seoh(Director, Promoter)Kendall Warson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Vasudev Kulkarni(Director)
Livin is a personal chef service that sends a professional chef to customers' homes to cook fresh meals for a week, tailored to household preferences, allergies, and dietary needs.
ConsumerFoodTechAtlanta, US
Erica Tuggle
Crate builds a personalization layer for AI systems that learns user preferences and intent from content engagement, enabling AI to make more contextually relevant predictions and recommendations rather than relying on clicks or broad algorithms.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTarzana, US
Adam Levy(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Iny(Director)
Ease provides an AI agent and financial platform (FinancialOS) that handles bookkeeping, payroll, bill pay, invoicing, taxes, legal, entity formation, and HR for medical practices.
AI & Machine LearningFintechHealthtech
EngineEars is a platform that connects musicians with recording studios and engineers for booking and collaboration, while also providing music distribution and direct-to-fan sales tools.
B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomySaaS
Happiest Tours is a platform for booking bartenders and bar services for events.
ConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesCorona, US
Maguey Exchange operates a transparent marketplace that connects mezcal and agave spirits producers in Latin America with buyers, prioritizing producer profitability and community development while optimizing environmental sustainability and supply chain efficiency.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesCleantechImpact & Social GoodNew York City, US
Rob Weir
Los Angeles, US
Tracy Gray(Director)Hannah Diop(Executive Officer, Director)Simon Gray(Director)
SimpleCar offered a vehicle subscription with a fixed monthly price that bundled a car, insurance, roadside assistance, maintenance, and pickup/drop-off service, with no credit checks or upfront payments.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationMontclair, US
Alejandro Wolniewitz(Chief Executive Officer)Clyde Rankin(Co-founder)Taylor Basilio(Chief Technology Officer)Alex(Co-founder)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Slauson & Co. invest at?
- Slauson & Co. invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Slauson & Co.'s typical check size?
- Slauson & Co. typically writes checks of $300K.
- What sectors does Slauson & Co. focus on?
- Slauson & Co. focuses on Consumer, Direct to Consumer, Impact & Social Good, Marketplaces, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Slauson & Co. located?
- Slauson & Co. is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
- Does Slauson & Co. lead rounds?
- Slauson & Co. typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamRedefining Venture Capital Through Inclusion and Impact | Austin Clements, Slauson & Co.
Tesoro AI · Austin Clements
Ajay Relan & Austin Clements of Slauson & Co. | AFROTECH | Black Tech Green Money Podcast
Blavity · Ajay Relan
Meet the VC: Austin Clements of Slauson & Co.
Early Growth · Austin Clements
AMA: Austin Clements, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Slauson & Co. 🎤
Grid110 · Austin Clements
Friends & Family Accelerator Info Session 2025 | Slauson & Co.
Slauson & Co.
The 4 Phases of Fundraising for Your Startup | Slauson & Co. ♻️
Slauson & Co.
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Co-investors · 5
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Benchstrength is a New York City-based venture firm that invests in pre-seed and seed stage technology companies.
Prefix Capital is an early-stage venture firm that invests in deep technology companies.
Untapped Capital is led by Yohei Nakajima, who built Techstars' outbound startup recruiting engine, and Jessica Jackley, cofounder of Kiva.org, and operates as a data-driven "search fund for founders" that proactively generates ~90% of their pipeline through systematic outbound sourcing rather than relying on warm introductions. The fund specifically targets "under-networked founders"—including introverted technologists, non-tech industry veterans, small-town builders, and heads-down operators who are strong on execution but lack social connections to VCs—arguing that this focus allows them to find similarly strong companies at more reasonable valuations than heavily shopped referral deals.
Firms observed investing alongside Slauson & Co., from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Slauson & Co.'s recorded portfolio.
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