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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Slauson & Co., a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm driven by intentional inclusion, today announced the launch of its early-stage venture capital fund. The firm has received backing from PayPal, which recently made a big commitment toward racial equity. Ashton Kutcher, will.i.am, True Capital Management and Alpaca VC are also early supporters, along with veteran technology investor Ron Conway who will advise Slauson s founding partners.
Slauson & Co. Co-Founders Austin Clements (L), Ajay Relan
Led by Austin Clements and Ajay Relan, Slauson & Co. is rooted in its mission of economic empowerment and inclusion. The firm will primarily invest in and guide founders from underrepresented backgrounds building a new generation of technology and tech-enabled companies whose values are aligned with the customers they serve. Named after the prominent thoroughfare in South Los Angeles, Slauson & Co. serves as an access point
20 New Coffee Shops for 2021: Western United States
Through fires both literal and figurative in the incredibly hard year now drawing to a close, coffee businesses throughout the western United States showed a remarkable ability to keep on keepin’ on.
When the COVID-19 pandemic caused shortages of common grocery items, coffee companies were quick to jump into the provisions business, selling staples like flour, grains and produce alongside coffee and prepared foods. In California, the first state to announce statewide stay-at-home orders, Go Get Em Tiger and Sightglass Coffee were two relatively high-profile examples of this.
Given the favorable weather in coastal and southwestern regions or the outdoorsy spirit of the Rockies, new and existing coffee shops were also able to lean more heavily upon outdoor seating and curbside service as social-distancing and airflow became sought-after amenities.