Amanda Slavin

Co-Founder, Frequency | Best-Selling Author, The Seventh Level | MA in Curriculum and Instruction | Co Host, From The Culture Podcast

📍 New York, New York, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 15 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Jun 2024
Kismet makes premium food, lifestyle goods, and content for today’s modern dog families. Founded by Chrissy Teigen and John Legend.
Investor
Apr 2024
Excellent wine in a can.
Advisor/Investor
May 2022
A confidence-training app that builds Legendary kids.
Advisor/Investor
May 2022
Ever Scouts is a digital program teaching 7 to 11-year-olds the life skills they need but can’t find in textbooks—like empathy, collaboration, and problem solving—through live, interactive Missions. They’re like part games/parts shows, led by experts and controlled by kids. We run Missions every weeknight and they’re completely free until the end of the year (seriously)! Sign up at everscouts.com/try.
Board Member
Jul 2021
Village is working to get more kids into extracurricular activities. We connect families of children ages 0-18 and providers of out-of-school opportunities at village.com
early stageEducation
Board Member
Jun 2021
Helpen turns every company into a social impact company through amplifying their impact and driving outsized engagement by giving employees a voice in how their company makes a difference. Helpen saves companies weeks of work and engages up to 70% of the workforce through Slack and Microsoft Teams integrations.
Advisor/ Investor
Jun 2021
Clay is the most beautiful and private way to be more thoughtful with the people in your life.
Board Member
Apr 2021
Boundless Life is redefining how families live, work, and learn by creating global communities for a location-independent lifestyle. Our curated destinations offer remote work infrastructure, a forward-thinking education program, and immersive cultural experiences. With fully furnished accommodations, coworking spaces, and an instant community of like-minded families, Boundless Life makes it easy to travel while maintaining stability, career growth, and quality education. Whether for a few months or long-term, families can explore new cultures, build lasting friendships, and embrace a life of adventure without compromising personal or professional goals.
early stageHospitality
Board Member
Dec 2020
Track Chores. Build Kredit. Available on iOS and Google Play.
Board Member
Mar 2019
Developed by Harvard-trained dermatologist Dr. Iris Rubin, SEEN recognizes that haircare is an essential part of good skincare. SEEN promotes healthy hair AND skin, with patented and award-winning formulas that are clinically proven to be non-comedogenic (won’t clog pores), and safe for sensitive skin. After experiencing breakouts that were traced back to a surprising source - the haircare products at her salon, Dr. Rubin set out to create a solution. It took 4+ years and countless lab samples to bring SEEN to life, and Dr. Rubin has done more than create clean, effective, luxurious haircare products that respect the skin. SEEN is routinely described by our customers as life-changing, and game-changing. SEEN is also loved by dermatologists (and samples to over 1400+ dermatology practices), backed by a syndicate of world-class investors, including some of the most successful entrepreneurs of our generation, as well as Harvard dermatologists and scientists. SEEN was built on the belief that you deserve to have both gorgeous hair and healthy skin—and you should not have to compromise. Our mission is to help everyone feel SEEN for their best self.
Investor
Feb 2018
Seed Health is a microbiome science company pioneering applications of microbes for human and planetary health. In collaboration with leading academic researchers, we advance breakthrough discoveries in microbial sciences across a pipeline of novel therapeutics, consumer health innovations and environmental solutions. All consumer innovations in probiotics are commercialized under Seed®.
early stageBiotechnology
Investor
Oct 2017
GRAND is a personal finance company using cash incentives to help people do the “right” things with their money. We took a unique approach to helping everyday Americans get ahead with their money. Our goal is to make savings feel more like winning and investing easy for everyone with our revolutionary Jackpot Savings account. This anchor product is an FDIC insured, universal savings account where every dollar saved is an entry to win weekly and monthly cash drawings. GRAND connects to over 17,000 banks and once customers are saving, they can invest their balances into diversified portfolios with just one click. This allows users to contribute toward their emergency fund, retirement savings or any other personal goal. GRAND also distributes a first-of-it’s-kind daily newsletter, The Daily Grand that provides money tips and announces a cash winner every day. The Daily Grand gives away $100 - $1000 a day and is increasing the number of daily winners. All subscribers have to do is open their email every day to see if they’ve won.
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Apr 2017
Detroit Blows is a one-stop, non-toxic finishing salon, featuring blowouts and beauty services. An impact-driven retail shop, that will house a rotating lineup of socially conscious brands, from home goods to hair care products. Even better, $1 of every blowout service and a percentage of the retail footprint will support Detroit-based female entrepreneurs, and women entering and re-entering the workforce. Rooted in a commitment to female empowerment and entrepreneurship, a visit to Detroit Blows goes way beyond the blowout.
early stageRetail
Investor
Feb 2016
Reserve is the country's premier hospitality technology platform, helping restaurants and guests connect. Although we're a tech company, we understand that humanity is at the core of hospitality. Our technology improves the process for both sides, and works in the background so guests can enjoy an amazing experience at the restaurant. We've partnered with some of the top names in dining — from Michelin-starred restaurants to James Beard award-winning chefs — to enable an exceptional experience for restaurants and guests before, during, and after their meal. Reserve is venture-backed and headquartered in New York City with offices in San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. The app is available to download for free for iOS. Please visit us at www.reserve.com or on Twitter at @reserve Restaurant inquiries: restaurants@reserve.com Press inquiries: press@reserve.com Hiring inquiries: reserve.com/jobs
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2025
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Sep 2025
Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 27 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,300 investments into early-stage startups. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.
2024
Principal, The Skway; Head of Discovery
Jun 2024
Learning Economy Foundation translate leading edge technologies into transformative learning and economic systems that promote equity, mobility, privacy, and individual agency to radically improve lives throughout the world.
Investor
Jun 2024
Kismet makes premium food, lifestyle goods, and content for today’s modern dog families. Founded by Chrissy Teigen and John Legend.
Investor
Apr 2024
Excellent wine in a can.
2023
Founder
Nov 2023
Our mission is to help students develop a love for learning by transforming the way we understand, measure and increase engagement in and out of the classroom. We believe this leads to more thoughtful learners with greater learning outcomes. At LearningFREQUENCY we create a path for students to have a deeper understanding of how they learn, wherever they learn, and to empower them to make the best decisions for their own learning journey. LearningFREQUENCY is an innovative venture reshaping how we understand and measure learning engagement. We visualize students’ unique data into a FREQUENCY-BOT which takes their responses to a proprietary engagement survey and brings it to life.
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