# Slauson & Co.

> Slauson & Co. is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Software and Marketplace. See 85 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 85
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 39%
- Last fund: Nov 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slausonandco
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SlausonAndCo
- Website: https://www.slauson.co/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slausonandco

Slauson & Co. is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Software and Marketplace. Slauson & Co. operates as an early stage venture capital firm.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$5.8M |
| Pre-Seed | $300k–$10M |
| Series A | $5.3M–$111M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 10 | 12% |
| Marketplace | 9 | 11% |
| Financial Services | 9 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 9% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 8 | 9% |

115 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 39 | 46% |
| Seed | 30 | 35% |
| Series A | 5 | 6% |
| Angel | 2 | 2% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 2% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 59 | 69% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ajay Relan | Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajay-relan |
| Austin Clements | Managing Partner | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austin-clements |
| Sofia Haq | Senior Program Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sofia-haq |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bluecore Energy | Bluecore Energy is a maritime nuclear energy startup that builds compact, zero-emission small modular reactors (SMRs) on floating barges to democratize access to clean energy. The company develops portable, water-cooled power systems designed to scale and meet the energy demands of heavy maritime operations, coastal communities, and major ports. | $10M | Pre-Seed | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Bluecore Energy | Bluecore Energy is a maritime nuclear energy startup that builds compact, zero-emission small modular reactors (SMRs) on floating barges to democratize access to clean energy. The company develops portable, water-cooled power systems designed to scale and meet the energy demands of heavy maritime operations, coastal communities, and major ports. | $10M | Pre-Seed | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Flora | Flora Fertility is dedicated to empowering the next generation of parents by putting the control of reproductive health outcomes back where they belongs—in your hands. It aims to revolutionize how women's health and family building are approached, making fertility care more accessible, transparent, and personalized. By reimagining thefinancial and medical aspects of family planning, we help you navigate the journey to parenthood with greater confidence, ease, and support, ensuring that your fertility choices align with your personal goals and circumstances. | $5M | Seed | Apr 07, 2026 |  |
| sachi | Premium childcare marketplace | $300K | Pre-Seed | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Groupr | Groupr provides grocery delivery for low-income households by synchronizing deliveries and optimizing inventory and labor. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Bisque, Inc. | Bisque is a survey platform that supports survey logic and complex workflows without making the process hard to use. The platform includes built-in AI to help with writing better survey questions. The platform allows people to follow its development journey and access resources like demos and AI training updates. Bisque also invites feedback andcollaboration by offering ways to join the waitlist or reach out for research support. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| The Selling Network | Our vision is simple: a world where every seller has the power and ease to succeed in the second-hand fashion market, regardless of size. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| FutureMoney | FutureMoney is your ally in investing for the children you love, empowering you to build generational wealth through our automated, tax-advantaged, parent-led platform. We invented the Junior Roth IRA to allow funds for minors to grow tax free. | $2.1M | Seed | Feb 26, 2026 |  |
| ORO Impact | ORO IMPACT operates in financial services and focuses on impact-oriented finance and strategy. Publicly available materials indicate services that center on advisory for funding models, program design, and impact measurement tied to social or environmental outcomes. The company engages with mission-driven organizations, investors, and corporateteams to align capital with defined impact goals and reporting needs. Typical deliverables include frameworks for outcomes tracking, stakeholder communications, and partnership development to support initiatives from concept through execution. Research briefs and educational content also feature as tools that help clients make data-informed decisions. Because detailed service catalogs vary by engagement, prospective clients should confirm scope, sector focus, and example case work directly. | $3M | Seed | Jan 28, 2026 |  |
| Loamy | Loamy is the intelligent operating system designed to eliminate breakdowns in the food supply chain. We transform disconnected systems and paper trails into a single, AI-powered platform for quality, inventory, orders, and finance. By automating quality control within every operational step, Loamy empowers food businesses to move beyond reactivefirefighting and rejections to consistent quality and improved margins. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 20, 2025 |  |

10 of 85 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Precursor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/precursor-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Collab Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collab-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Karman Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karman-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Slauson & Co. invest in?

Slauson & Co. invests primarily in Software, Marketplace and Financial Services startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 85 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Slauson & Co.'s check size?

Slauson & Co. typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$5.8M at Seed, $300k–$10M at Pre-Seed and $5.3M–$111M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Slauson & Co. participates in.

### How do I contact Slauson & Co.?

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### Who are the partners at Slauson & Co.?

The team at Slauson & Co. includes Ajay Relan (Partner), Austin Clements (Managing Partner) and Sofia Haq (Senior Program Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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