Relay Ventures

Venture Capital
38investments
1exit
$5.5Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
134open roles in its portfolio

Overview

Relay Ventures is a Canadian venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies. It backs founders building software and connected technology businesses, historically with a strong focus on mobile, and pairs capital with its partners' networks and operating experience. The firm was founded in Toronto in 2008 by John Albright and Kevin Talbot and has invested across Canada and the United States.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
38
24 of them startups
Hiring now
13
134 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
1
$5.5M raised
Exits
1
Focusshare of its companies
Software 16%Real Estate 16%Financial Services 16%Transportation & Logistics 10%Media & Entertainment 10%Gaming 6%Consumer Goods 6%Hardware 6%
Where its companies are
United States 29%Canada 24%Germany 3%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 41%Series A 35%Series C and later 18%Series B 6%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 38 investments
Alt Sports DataVenture round $5.5M · 6 mo ago TrustyPre-Seed $1M · 15 mo ago OwnrightSeed $4.5M · 19 mo ago UJETSeries D $76M · 2 yr ago · 8 roles WoveoVenture round $2.3M · 2 yr ago FLASHVenture round $2.8M · 3 yr ago GoodBuy GearVenture round $14M · 3 yr ago AltrioSeries A $8M · 4 yr ago PubNubVenture round $65M · 5 yr ago · 5 roles PadSplitVenture round $18.5M · 5 yr ago · 1 role 7shiftsSeries B $21.5M · 5 yr ago · 12 roles GreenlightSeries D $260M · 5 yr ago · 15 roles
134 open roles at 13 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Promise Robotics6 new roles in 30 days Greenlight6 new roles in 30 days 7shifts6 new roles in 30 days PubNub4 new roles in 30 days Prove3 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Accel 2 shared Bessemer Venture Partners 2 shared Red Swan Ventures 2 shared 500 Global 2 shared Sapphire Ventures 2 shared Techstars 2 shared Andreessen Horowitz 2 shared Panache Ventures 2 shared Golden Ventures 2 shared Plug and Play 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Garage Capital FundersClub Golden Ventures 500 Global Techstars Red Swan Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners Drive Capital
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3; 3 rounds in the press that name it

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
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Toronto Canada
HQ
Toronto
446 Spadina Road, Suite 303, Toronto, ON, M5P 3M2
company site
Calgary Canada
Regional office
Calgary
150 9 Ave SW, Suite 2100, Calgary, AB, T2P 3H9
company site