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    Slauson & Co.

    Los Angeles, California, United StatesFounded 2020
    www.slauson.coLinkedIn
    ConsumerSaaS

    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.

    38% of their portfolio is in Consumer. They made 3 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is seed (52% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $3.0M (across 26 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    22

    Fund Size

    $100M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    2

    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

    29 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Oro logoOroSeed$3MJan 2026
    Bags logoBagsSeed$2.8MDec 2025
    Layer logoLayerSeed$6.6MJul 2025
    Pressed Roots logoPressed RootsUnknown$3.1MJan 2024
    Lex logoLexSeed$5.6MOct 2023
    Cohart logoCohartSeed$4MAug 2023
    El Camino logoEl CaminoUnknown$1.1MJan 2023
    Pressed Roots logoPressed RootsUnknown$3.1MJan 2023
    FCTRY LAb logoFCTRY LAbSeed$6MDec 2022
    Bags logoBagsSeed$3MOct 2022
    STEMuli logoSTEMuliSeed$3.3MMay 2022
    The Folklore logoThe FolklorePre-Seed$1.7MApr 2022
    CComplYantSeed$5.5MFeb 2022
    The Black-Owned Market logoThe Black-Owned MarketUnknown$20KFeb 2022
    Otis Dental logoOtis DentalUnknown$20KFeb 2022
    SSomewhere GoodSeed$3.8MMay 2021
    Pressed Roots logoPressed RootsUnknown$2.5MJan 2021
    Pressed Roots logoPressed RootsUnknown$500KJan 2020
    Slate logoSlateSeries A——
    Bags logoBagsSeed——
    FCTRY LAb logoFCTRY LAbUnknown——
    Layer logoLayerSeed$5.7M—
    Penelope logoPenelopePre-Seed$2.1M—
    OpenLaw logoOpenLawSeed$3.5M—
    OpenLaw logoOpenLawSeed$3.5M—
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    Top Co-Investors

    Techstars4 shared
    Gaingels3 shared
    Zeal Capital Partners3 shared
    Connecticut Innovations2 shared
    The Schmidt Family Foundation2 shared
    Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures2 shared
    Real Ventures2 shared
    Level One Fund2 shared
    Elysian Park Ventures2 shared
    Human Ventures2 shared
    Expa2 shared
    The LegalTech Fund2 shared
    Wisdom Ventures2 shared
    Mucker Capital1 shared
    Craft Ventures1 shared
    General Catalyst1 shared
    Guggenheim Partners1 shared
    NextView Ventures1 shared
    Dream Machine1 shared
    Canvas Prime1 shared

    Last updated: 8 September 2026