Ajay Relan
Ajay Relan is Managing Partner at Slauson & Co, a pre-seed and seed venture firm in Los Angeles writing $25K–$500K checks. Ajay focuses on Brand Building, Storytelling and Culturally Aligned Brands. DryPowder last updated this profile on June 3, 2026.
- Brand Building
- Storytelling
- Culturally Aligned Brands
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About Ajay
Ajay Relan is an investor, entrepreneur, and community builder. Prior to Slauson & Co., Ajay was a founding Partner at Queensbridge Venture Partners. With a keen focus on brand building and storytelling, Ajay's passion lies in identifying trends and engineering culturally aligned brands. In 2012, Ajay founded #HashtagLunchbag, a grassroots movement that has fed 1,000,000+ hungry and unhoused people in 150+ cities around the globe. Ajay is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara.
Source: Slauson & Co team page
How to pitch Ajay
- Lead with
- Ajay's stated focus: Brand Building, Storytelling and Culturally Aligned Brands.
- Size the ask
- Slauson & Co invests at pre-seed and seed, with $25K–$500K checks.
- Channel
- Slauson & Co takes pitches through its own application form.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Ajay Relan invest in?
Ajay Relan is Managing Partner at Slauson & Co. Ajay's listed focus areas are Brand Building, Storytelling, Culturally Aligned Brands. Slauson & Co invests at Pre-Seed, Seed.
What check size does Slauson & Co write?
Slauson & Co writes $25K–$500K checks at Pre-Seed, Seed, per the fund's DryPowder profile.
How do I contact Ajay Relan?
Ajay has a public LinkedIn profile, linked on this page. DryPowder has an email address on file for Ajay, shown on paid plans. Slauson & Co also takes pitches through its own application form.
Sources
- Website: Slauson & Co website (team page)
- LinkedIn: Ajay Relan on LinkedIn
- Method: How DryPowder builds its data