Relay Ventures

Investor type

VC / PE

Founded

1996

AUM

$600 M

Location

Canada

$0-1 m

Investment Ticket

3-5 years

Investment Horizon

Series A, Seed

Investment Stage

IPO, Sale to strategic investor

Exit Strategy

Investor profile last updated: 06 December, 2025

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

Region of investment

North America

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FAQs about Relay Ventures

Relay Ventures is located in 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.
Relay Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America.
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.