Accelerator

Accelerator

North America

North America

OPEN

OPEN

GRANT · HOW TO WIN THIS

Friends & Family Program

Friends & Family Program

$300,000 per cohort; awarded once per annual cycle

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Runs annually; the last known cycle closed November 2, 2025. Check slauson.co/friends-and-family for the 2026 application window.

AMOUNT

$300,000 per cohort; awarded once per annual cycle

AMOUNT

$300,000 per cohort; awarded once per annual cycle

DEADLINE

Runs annually; the last known cycle closed November 2, 2025. Check slauson.co/friends-and-family for the 2026 application window.

DEADLINE

Runs annually; the last known cycle closed November 2, 2025. Check slauson.co/friends-and-family for the 2026 application window.

FUNDING TYPE

Accelerator

CAN YOU GET THIS?

You must be a founder of color building a consumer-focused company at the earliest stage.

You must be a founder of color building a consumer-focused company at the earliest stage.

Slauson & Co. targets consumer products broadly defined — DTC, prosumer, marketplaces, or B2B2C — that meaningfully improve daily life. The 2026 cohort theme is 'architects of the Human Experience,' with interest in tech touching health, wealth, productivity, and community.

Slauson & Co. targets consumer products broadly defined — DTC, prosumer, marketplaces, or B2B2C — that meaningfully improve daily life. The 2026 cohort theme is 'architects of the Human Experience,' with interest in tech touching health, wealth, productivity, and community.

YOUR REAL ODDS

Slauson runs one cohort per year and has graduated four cohorts since 2022, meaning they select a small number of companies annually.

This is a competitive, curated accelerator — not an open grant. Selection is based on founder fit and the vision of the business, not just a written application.

WHAT IT TAKES

  1. Sign up for program notifications via the Slauson & Co. site to catch the next application window — 5 minutes

  2. Prepare your pitch around how your consumer product creates exponential (not incremental) improvement in everyday life — 1–2 weeks

  3. Submit application when the next cycle opens — 1–3 hours

WORTH KNOWING

Slauson frames this explicitly as economic inclusion work — founders who can speak authentically to underrepresented community building and cultural insight are likely to resonate with the selection team.

This is 1 of 1,600+ open opportunities.

This is 1 of 1,600+ open opportunities.

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