Austin Clements

Austin is on the board of PledgeLA, an initiative created by the Annenberg Foundation and the Mayor of Los Angeles to promote civic engagement and diversity within the tech community. He also serves on the board of HBCUvc and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles.

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Austin is a proud graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his MBA from NYU Stern School of Business. He lives in Downtown Los Angeles with his wife and son.

Austin Clements is the Managing Partner at Slauson & Co. in Los Angeles. Slauson & Co. is an early stage venture firm and accelerator created to address the unmet investment needs of small business owners and the technologies that support them.

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Austin was previously Managing Director at Grid110, a startup accelerator and community development non-profit, where he focused on programming for historically underrepresented communities.

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Prior to that role he was previously a Principal at TenOneTen Ventures and began his career in investment management with AllianceBernstein.

As a member of Class 25, Austin is serving his fellowship at Slauson & Co. under the mentorship of Miki Reynolds of Grid110.