Slay Ventures

Slay Ventures is a women-focused early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Adryenn Ashley, a serial entrepreneur, blockchain influencer, and public speaker who serves as Managing General Partner. Headquartered in Reno, Nevada with additional presence in Miami Beach, the firm operates under the tagline 'Investing in Reno First' and combines local ecosystem-building with a national investment thesis targeting female-led and minority-founded consumer technology and Web3 startups. Slay leads rounds and writes first cheques at the Minimum Viable Product stage -- a deliberate response to the fact that women-led companies historically receive only around 1.7% of total venture capital. The firm's differentiated operating model is its 'venture-manufacturing' platform, under which Slay originates and builds AI-enabled US consumer and data startups in-house, develops them to proven product-market fit, sources executive leadership, and creates defined exit pathways. Thematic priorities include AI-enabled consumer tech, blockchain and Web3, data-driven digital marketplaces, and smart-city applications spanning traffic management, energy use, public safety, and civic engagement. The firm's flagship portfolio company is Evolectric, a California-based electrified-transportation and battery-technology business. Slay launched its inaugural fund ahead of 2025, positioning the firm as a hybrid accelerator, first-cheque fund, and venture studio for women founders. Ashley's cross-disciplinary background in blockchain, AI, and consumer technology directly shapes the firm's conviction that capital-efficient, purpose-built companies -- rather than blitz-scaled ventures -- represent the most durable opportunity for the next generation of diverse founders.