Slauson & Co. is a Los Angeles-based early-stage venture capital firm rooted in economic inclusion, focused on backing founders of innovative technology companies who use their lived experience as a competitive advantage. The firm was co-founded in 2020 by Austin Clements and Ajay Relan.
31% of their portfolio is in Consumer. Deal activity increased 300% year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (56% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $5.9M (across 33 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
26
Fund Size
$100M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
4
Team
AR
Ajay Relan
Co-founder and Partner
AC
Austin Clements
Managing Partner
JS
Jesús Salas
Principal
MR
Miki Reynolds
Investor
WM
Waverly Middleton
Investor
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
36 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bluecore Energy | Seed | $50M | Sep 2026 |
 Flora | Seed | $5M | Apr 2026 |
 Oro | Seed | $3M | Jan 2026 |
 Bluecore | Seed | $50M | Jan 2026 |
 Bags | Seed | $2.8M | Dec 2025 |
 Layer | Seed | $6.6M | Jul 2025 |
 Pressed Roots | Unknown | $3.1M | Jan 2024 |
 Lex | Seed | $5.6M | Oct 2023 |
 Cohart | Seed | $4M | Aug 2023 |
 El Camino | Unknown | $1.1M | Jan 2023 |
| Pressed Roots | Unknown | $3.1M | Jan 2023 |
 FCTRY LAb | Seed | $6M | Dec 2022 |
| Bags | Seed | $3M | Oct 2022 |
 Stemuli | Seed | $3.3M | May 2022 |
 The Folklore | Pre-Seed | $1.7M | Apr 2022 |
| CComplYant | Seed | $5.5M | Feb 2022 |
 The Black-Owned Market | Unknown | $20K | Feb 2022 |
 Otis Dental | Unknown | $20K | Feb 2022 |
| Stemuli | Seed | $3.3M | Jan 2022 |
| CComplYant | Seed | $4M | Jan 2022 |
 Somewhere Good | Seed | $3.8M | May 2021 |
| Pressed Roots | Unknown | $2.5M | Jan 2021 |
| CComplYant | Pre-Seed | $1.5M | Jan 2021 |
| Pressed Roots | Unknown | $500K | Jan 2020 |
 Slate Auto | Series A | — | — |
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Top Co-Investors
Techstars7 shared
Mucker Capital3 shared
Gaingels3 shared
Zeal Capital Partners3 shared
Everywhere Ventures3 shared
Craft Ventures2 shared
Connecticut Innovations2 shared
The Schmidt Family Foundation2 shared
Real Ventures2 shared
Level One Fund2 shared
Elysian Park Ventures2 shared
Human Ventures2 shared
Expa2 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center2 shared
The LegalTech Fund2 shared
Moonfire Ventures2 shared
Orange Collective2 shared
Wisdom Ventures2 shared
Valor Equity Partners2 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026