Los Angeles · Pre-Seed–Seed · 7 people tracked
Also known as SLAUSON & CO. MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
Investment thesis
Bridges historically overlooked, untapped founders to resources and pathways that democratize entrepreneurship and advance sustainable equity and economic inclusion.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 54 of 78 portfolio companiesConsumer ×22SaaS ×18AI & Machine Learning ×13Direct to Consumer ×10E-commerce ×9FoodTech ×9B2B Marketplaces ×7Wellness & Fitness ×7
HQs:United States×32Spain×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 6 portfolio companiesAccelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 78 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 12024 · 22023 · 22021 · 22014 · 111 dated
A-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
Auto is an AI camera application that transforms photos into "Frames"—mini apps that perform specific actions like meal tracking, plant identification, and outfit recommendations.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator Economy
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesBezos ExpeditionsGeneral Catalyst
Bags is a finance platform for small businesses that combines bookkeeping, accounting, and monthly CFO reporting with funding support, connecting clients to a network of 60+ lenders.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsLimited VenturesZeal Capital Partners
bekome offers an anxiety-relief program combining expert coaching, personalized nutrition plans, and clinician-supported nutrient supplements aimed at addressing the root causes of anxiousness.
Direct to ConsumerHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessChicago, US
Co-investorsTechstars
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)
Co-investorsTechstars
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)Mahmoud Arram(Executive Officer, Director)Michelle McComb(Executive Officer)
BoardAmish Jani(Director)inShivani Tejuja(Director)Justin LaFayette(Director)
Co-investorsCorazon CapitalFirstMark CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersTechstarsFelicis VenturesGeorgian
Lewes, US
Asante Kofi(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsMARKHAM VALLEY VENTURES
ChargerHelp provides a managed reliability service for EV charging stations, powered by its EMPWR technology platform that offers remote diagnostics, unified data analysis, and reporting on charger uptime.
EnergyMobility & TransportationSaaS
Kameale C. Terry(Founder & CEO)Evette Ellis(Founder)
Co-investorsAligned Climate CapitalAutodesk FoundationAvesta FundBlue Bear Capital PartnersEnergy Impact PartnersEverywhere Ventures+9 more
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)
BoardVasudev Kulkarni(Director)
Co-investorsCourtside Ventures
Comme Homme sells premium scalp care products, including a scalp wash, exfoliator, and moisturizer, marketed to bald men.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & Fitness
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
Co-investorsTechstars
Copper River Fish Market sells wild-caught Alaska seafood direct from the boat, including Copper River salmon, halibut, black cod, and award-winning smoked salmon.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
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
Dessy Levinson(Founder)inAnna Bofa(Founder)Adam Levy(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Iny(Director)
Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.MaC Venture CapitalUpfront VenturesChingona Ventures
El Camino Travel designs small-group and custom experiential trips focused on emerging, less-visited destinations with active creative economies, catering to women travelers interested in culture.
ConsumerTravel & Hospitality
Katalina(Founder)
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 EconomySaaSLos Angeles, US
Luke Sorenson(Founder)in
Co-investors645 VenturesDrive Capital
Ofan Origin makes bedding and clothing from natural, non-toxic fibers intended to be gentle on the skin.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
FCTRY LAb is a Los Angeles studio and incubator that lets athletes, artists, and first-time builders design, prototype, and release their own custom sneakers.
ConsumerCreator EconomyHardwareLos Angeles, US
Omar Bailey(Founder)
Co-investorsFog City CapitalLevel One FundRelay VenturesTime Zero Capital
Finli provides financial management tools and digital banking solutions for small businesses and financial institutions.
FintechSaaSSales TechSan Marino, US
Lori Shao(CEO)Lori S(Founder)
Co-investorsaVentureCore Venture CapitalMaC Venture CapitalMotley Fool VenturesMuse CapitalNaples Technology Ventures+3 more
Co-investorsWonder Ventures
Route operates a digital marketplace and growth toolkit for commercial cleaning and janitorial companies, including its Exchange tool where prime contractors find and vet subcontractors and subcontractors win contract opportunities.
B2B MarketplacesSaaS
Happiest Tours is a platform for booking bartenders and bar services for events.
ConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesCorona, US
Co-investorsExpert DOJOTechstars
Hella Awkward makes conversation card games with prompts spanning topics like relationships, dating, and real talk, designed to help people move past small talk during game nights, dates, and social gatherings.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Homebase is a management platform for small businesses that includes team messaging, scheduling, shift tracking, onboarding, and payroll features.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Waldmann(Founder)in
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesNotable CapitalPLUS CapitalEmerson Collective Investing
Kinkofa is a digital archive platform for Black families to upload, tag, and organize photos, videos, documents, and audio into shared Spaces and Collections.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Kinnect is an invite-only, subscription-based family membership app that combines guided voice and text "Storybooks" for recording family stories, a private family tree for blended and chosen families, and a document vault for wills and care notes.
ConsumerSaaSSocial
LiquiDonate provides a donation-based disposition service that matches retailers' and brands' warehouse overstock and unsellable returns to a vetted network of 501(c)(3) nonprofits, handling fulfillment, tax documentation, and impact reporting.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS
Disney Petit, MBA(Founder)in
Co-investorsGraham Walker VentureKapor CapitalMaccabee VenturesUncork Capital
Loamy is an operations platform for the food supply chain that combines food safety and quality management (including FSMA 204 compliance and traceability), inventory control, order tracking, financials, and harvest planning in one system.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsAmplify.LAThe Council
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
Co-investorsTechstars
MOODEAUX is a fragrance brand offering oil-based and alcohol-based scents, including tropical citrus, musk, and fruity-smokey blends.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Brianna Arps(Founder)
Oben Health turns community spaces like barbershops, salons, and churches into health screening access points, training stylists and barbers as community health workers to detect and manage chronic conditions such as hypertension.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Okionu provides postpartum doula training, mentorship, and business development for birth professionals, along with personalized postpartum planning services for families.
Digital HealthEdTechFemTech
Jacquelyn Clemmons(Founder)
Pawtrip operated a platform that helped travelers and airlines coordinate pet-friendly travel, enabling pets to travel safely alongside their owners.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalityBarcelona, ES
Nicole Caba(Founder)
Co-investorsAltari VenturesBlack Jays VenturesHDS CapitalPrimetime Partners
Microplastic monitoring and filtration solutions company
Kearny, US
Yidian Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Nathaniel Banks(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJulie Maples(Director)
Co-investorsTech Council Ventures10X CapitalFYRFLY Venture PartnersGolden SeedsINTERSTATE FUSION VENTURESLowercarbon Capital+2 more
Prado is a platform that lets food operators sell prepared meals as medical nutrition therapy, with healthcare providers prescribing weekly meal plans and patients paying via HSA/FSA accounts through a HIPAA- and IRS-compliant checkout.
Digital HealthFoodTechSaaSWest Palm Beach, US
Michael James Delmar(Director)John W.S. Preston(Director)Jeffrey W. Preston(Director)Robert S. Green(Director)
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesDragonXJanuary VenturesMetamatic GroupResilienceVCSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
Dallas, US
Piersten Gaines(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsRevTech Ventures
RxPost operates a DSCSA-compliant pharmacy-to-pharmacy marketplace paired with cloud-based inventory software, letting independent pharmacies share or source surplus medications and track stock across multiple stores.
B2B MarketplacesHealthtechSaaS
Amantha Bagdon(Founder)in
Co-investorsStone Mountain VenturesCapitalize VC
Sienna Naturals makes clean, plant-based haircare products formulated for people with textured hair, including coily, curly, color-treated, and protective styles.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
Hannah Diop(Founder)Issa Rae(Co-founder)Hannah D(Founder)Tracy Gray(Director)Simon Gray(Director)
Co-investorsBlue Haven Initiative
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)Alex(Co-founder)Taylor Basilio(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsBezos Expeditions
Stemuli builds an AI-native learning platform where students are guided by personalized AI companions through quests set in a multiplayer virtual city.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechGaming
Swella Beauty operates hair braiding salons offering protective styling services such as cornrows and braids, along with scalp cleanses, blowouts, and premium synthetic hair.
ConsumerWellness & FitnessAtlanta, US
TAINR develops a refill kiosk system that dispenses food and household products into customer-provided or plastic-free containers for retail locations.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyLos Angeles, US
Philip Tomasi(Executive Officer, Director)Katherine Silva(Executive Officer, Director)Camilo Giraldo(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsTechstars
Tandem is an AI-powered clinical decision support system that helps primary care physicians, OB/GYNs, and women's health clinicians screen, diagnose, and treat mild to moderate mental health conditions within their existing workflow and scope of practice.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMental Health
The Folklore is an all-in-one platform enabling small brands to sell across multiple marketplaces, social platforms, and search engines from a single dashboard, while offering AI-powered marketing tools and international fulfillment services.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Amira Rasool(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsBackbone AngelsBlack Tech Nation VenturesFab Co-Creation Studio VenturesTechstarsBenchstrength PartnersFearless Fund
Thurgood offers CaseFile AI, which analyzes an employee's workplace situation and matches it to federal and state law, then connects them with non-attorney Authorized Justice Practitioners who can negotiate with employers and represent claims before agencies like the EEOC, OSHA, and the Department of Labor.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTech
BoxedUp is a website builder and rental management system that lets rental businesses accept online bookings, rentals, and sales 24/7.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsLavrock Ventures
Tumoni is a mobile app for receiving money transfers from the United States into a digital wallet, aimed at people receiving remittances from family abroad.
FintechNew York, US
Gregor Freund(Executive Officer, Director)Paolo Delaunay(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardYulio Stobbe(Director)
Co-investorsNuMundo VenturesCounterview CapitalSocial Impact Capital
Woofbowl is a Brooklyn-based food truck operating in New York City, cited by clients as a successful vendor for their events.
ConsumerFoodTechBrooklyn, US
Zenblen is developing an automated smoothie service positioned as a "personal smoothie barista" to make healthy eating more accessible in people's daily routines.
ConsumerFoodTechRoboticsWellness & FitnessChicago, US
Xinyuan Zhang(Executive Officer)inRehman Merali(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardGrigoriy Rublev(Director)
Co-investorsDipalo VenturesLofty VenturesService Provider Capital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Bluecore Energy · gadgetreview.com · Aug 19, 2026
Bluecore · techcrunch.com · Jul 21, 2026
Finli · moneymarketing.co.uk · Jul 16, 2026
Auto · autoremarketing.com · Jul 8, 2026
PolyGone Systems · infotechlead.com · Feb 22, 2026
Bizi · bizi.inc · Jan 7, 2026
ChargerHelp · trysignalbase.com · Dec 22, 2025
Bags · prnewswire.com · Dec 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Slauson & Co. made?
- Slauson & Co. has 40 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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.
- Who does Slauson & Co. co-invest with?
- Slauson & Co. most often shares deals with Techstars, Akkadian Ventures, Expert DOJO, among 6 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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Black Jays Ventures is an early-stage investor backing founders building products and services that address the modern needs of families across health, care, personal finance, and education.
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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