Relay Ventures

General contacts
Investor type

VC

Founded

1996

AUM

$600 M

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Relay Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on industries with the potential for growth, fuelled by the rapid adoption of technology. Our team is what makes us, and we take pride in the diversity of professional and academic experiences our team offers. Our offices can be found in Toronto and Calgary, but you can find our wide network of portfolio companies spread all across North America. As a group, we got our start back in 2008, since then we’ve been giving driven founders theirs.

Our Strategy
At Relay we focus on four verticals that we believe technology will have an outsized impact on. We partner with founders at the Seed and Series A stage and provide support throughout the entire lifecycle of the business.

Mobility
AI-powered software and hardware systems for autonomy, robotics and mobility that assist humans in every aspect of their lives.

Proptech
Emerging technologies that impact the real estate value chain and enable new business models to augment how we build, buy, manage and experience our built environment.

Fintech
Digitally-forward solutions that reimagine the way money flows across insurance, wealth management, enterprise, and consumer banking.

Sportstech
Innovative technology that lives at the intersection of how games are played, distributed and consumed across sports, media, fitness and gaming.

Industry

Marketing and Advertising Healthcare Services Gaming Foodtech Food and Beverage Fintech Financial Services Fashion/Beauty Edtech Education Media and Entertainment Other Pharmaceuticals Security Software Sports/SportsTech Telecommunications Transportation Travel AI MedTech Technology Life Sciences Infrastructure Energy PropTech / ConTech LegalTech Music HealthTech Mobility AdTech TravelTech Mobile/Apps SaaS

Relay Ventures Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Relay Ventures Fund I​
Venture Capital (VC)
Mobile/Apps
Technology
Seed
Series A
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
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January 2008
Relay Ventures Fund III​
Venture Capital (VC)
Mobile/Apps
Technology
Seed
Series A
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$150 M
November 2016
Relay Ventures Fund III
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
SaaS
Security
Software
Mobility
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$150 M
March 2016

Contacts

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John Albright Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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John Occhipinti Venture Partner
Venture Partner
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FAQs about Relay Ventures

Relay Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Series A and Seed, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Relay Ventures is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Relay Ventures was founded in 1996.
Relay Ventures invests in companies and startups in Marketing and Advertising, Healthcare Services, Gaming, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Financial Services, Fashion/Beauty, Edtech, Education, Media and Entertainment, Other, Pharmaceuticals, Security, Software, Sports/SportsTech, Telecommunications, Transportation, Travel, AI, MedTech, Technology, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy, PropTech / ConTech, LegalTech, Music, HealthTech, Mobility, AdTech, TravelTech, Mobile/Apps, SaaS.
Relay Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Relay Ventures invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed.
Relay Ventures usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Relay Ventures has around $600m assets under management.
Relay Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2016-11-03
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