CareSMS Selected for Slauson & Co.'s Pre-Seed Accelerator, Receives $150K Investment

Digital health startup raises $150,000 from new partnership with Slauson & Co.'s flagship accelerator, Friends & Family.
Published on
July 22, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that CareSMS has been chosen to participate in Slauson & Co.'s highly selective Friends & Family Pre-Seed Accelerator for 2024. As part of this prestigious program, CareSMS has received a $150,000 investment from Slauson's core fund. This investment capital further validates our mission to provide intelligent digital solutions to the growing healthcare segments of in-home, mobile, and virtual care.

Slauson & Co is a leading early-stage venture capital firm based in Los Angeles. Their Pre-Seed Accelerator received over 850 applications this year from startups across 44 U.S. states. Only 20 companies were ultimately selected to join the 12-week program after a rigorous vetting process.

As a participant, CareSMS will benefit from hands-on operational guidance to scale our business from renowned coaches, speakers and Slauson's investment team. Past programs have featured influential figures like former Amazon CEO Jeff Wilke, Hyundai's former Chief Marketing Officer Jonathan Mildenhall, artist/entrepreneur will.i.am, and former Uber board member Stacy Brown-Philpot.

"We are honored to be selected by Slauson & Co and to receive their investment support," said Arjun Srivastava, Co-Founder of CareSMS. "This accelerator program will provide unparalleled mentorship and resources to drive our mission of empowering in-home, mobile, and virtual health providers with intelligent technology solutions."

The accelerator program will run through June 2024. Follow along as CareSMS shares key milestones and learnings from this transformative experience positioning us as a leading innovator in the future of decentralized healthcare delivery.

About CareSMS

The CareSMS platform is a product suite that enables intelligent care for in-home, mobile, and virtual health providers. The core CareSMS platform caters specifically to in-home providers; with scheduling and routing automation, AI-powered insights, and rich mapping and zoning features. CareSMS Speak is a first in-kind solution that provides AI-powered transcription and translation to virtual providers during live Telehealth encounters.

About Slauson & Co.

Slauson & Co. is a Los Angeles based venture capital firm focused on early stage technology investment driven by its mission of economic inclusion. Friends & Family is their flagship accelerator, geared toward helping early-stage entrepreneurs strengthen their business, attract investment, and build a network with other founders living a similar experience.

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