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Relay Ventures

Pre-seed and seed venture firm that backs founders and incubates start-ups in sport, media, audio and hiring

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Relay Ventures is a venture capital firm that describes its founders as partners. It puts in early money at pre-seed and seed stage, and it has also incubated companies itself, working with them from the idea onwards. Its published case studies cover sports gaming, mobile media, internet infrastructure, audio advertising and recruiting.

Products and services

  • Pre-seed and seed investment: first funding for new companies.
  • Company incubation: Playmaker was incubated by the firm together with its chief executive.
  • Follow-on support: it has joined later rounds, for example with Jelli through Series A and beyond.
  • Operating help: partners have taken roles inside portfolio companies, such as chief operating officer.

Clients

Founders in areas such as sports and entertainment, digital assets, audio, recruiting, fan experiences and the smart home.

Key facts

  • Portfolio examples: Playmaker, Quickplay, Q9 Networks, Jelli and Kira Talent
  • Exits: several portfolio companies were later acquired, and Q9 listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
  • Stage: pre-seed and seed

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

Relay Ventures is ranked on 1 TrustList ranking at #38.

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Venture capital firm · 1 ranking

  • #38of 51
    Toronto

    It is one of 5 here listing seed stage and one of 7 here listing growth stage.

    Of the 51 here, 8 also cover partners and 7 also cover growth stage; 18 also work in New York City and 14 also work in San Francisco.

    Behind Pound Capital, ahead of RoyNat Capital.

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