Relay Ventures
VC Fund
Toronto, Canada
Relay Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in start-ups, seed, early-stage, mid venture, late venture, and growth capital investments. It seeks to invest in the mobile computing industry with a focus on applications and services including mobile commerce such as payments, advertising, retailing, and consumer banking; vertical and horizontal enterprise applications; communications; social networking; location-based and location-aware applications and services such as navigation and mapping; media and entertainment; commercial services and supplies; wireless application service providers; wireless devices software; wireless networking equipment; and lifestyle and personal productivity applications for the BlackBerry and other mobile platforms. Relay Ventures also focuses on investments in mobile-related software and services and mobile eco-system sectors. It seeks to invest in mobile technology with a focus on software for mobile devices and the connected Internet. John Albright and Kevin Talbot founded Relay Ventures on January 1, 2010. It has its headquarters in Toronto in Canada, with an additional office in San Francisco and Calgary.
- Total investments:
- 197
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 32%
- Fund size:
- $7.5M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Relay Ventures invests in
Stages Relay Ventures invests in
Countries Relay Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 10 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1.2M–$7M
- Series A
- $4.7M–$14M
- Series B
- $5.5M–$40M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 31 (16%)
- Mobile 18 (9%)
- Artificial Intelligence 10 (5%)
- Apps 9 (5%)
- Financial Services 9 (5%)
Stage
- Seed 45 (23%)
- Series A 32 (16%)
- Series B 30 (15%)
- Funding Round 15 (8%)
- Series C 13 (7%)
Country
- United States 47 (24%)
- Canada 44 (22%)
- Germany 2 (1%)
- United Kingdom 2 (1%)
- Turkey 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Occhipinti
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 11 | Find email | |
Alex Baker
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 20 | Find email | |
Chevonae Walcott
Analyst
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Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Irfhan Rawji
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Jeannette Wiltse
Operating Partner & CFO
|
Operating Partner & CFO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 10 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endodeals is the first platform designed to value endorsement deals, giving you a credible, defensible estimate of a deal’s worth before negotiations begin. | $571.8K / Pre-Seed / Oct 07, 2026 | ||
| ALT Sports Data offers comprehensive solutions for modeling sports betting markets and provides an auto-manual trading platform for real-time betting data. The company focuses on developing a robust database and diverse league portfolio in alternative sports, which facilitates access for sports book operators. Through its innovative approach, ALTSports Data enhances the decision-making process for sales teams and sales development representatives by delivering accurate and timely information. The partnership with Formula 1 positions the company as a key player in the sports betting landscape, promoting engagement and growth in this sector. Overall, ALT Sports Data supports clients in navigating the complexities of sports betting with valuable insights and data-driven tools. | $5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 23, 2026 | ||
| PressBox was founded by ex-Bleacher Report engineers who saw where AI could help media organizations scale the discovery, creation, and measurement of personalized content across a variety of platforms. Gen-Z is leading a shift in fandom, following sports through athletes, influencers, and cultural moments in contrast to the team and city-basedaffinity of previous generations. Sports organizations are looking to personalization to meet this rapidly growing portion of the fan base, but lack the end-to-end solution to deliver revenue-producing results. Our platform enables leagues to reach more fans by automating the creation and distribution of highly-personalized, sponsorable, multi-modal content that speaks to fans regardless of their connection to a sport. | $2M / Seed / Apr 21, 2026 | ||
| Mave is an AI startup that empowers real estate agents and brokerages to provide exceptional client service through innovative technology solutions. By leveraging advanced AI tools, Mave enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of real estate professionals, enabling them to better understand client needs, streamline processes, and deliverpersonalized experiences. | $5M / Seed / Jan 20, 2026 | ||
| Your AI. Your People. | $4M / Seed / Nov 17, 2025 | ||
| Friendlier is simplifying the world's transition from single-use to reusable packaging, starting with food service packaging. Our technology empowers brands to use and reuse circular packaging with individual tracking, supply chain data analytics, and sustainability impact tracking. | $3.3M / Seed / Aug 07, 2025 | ||
| Trusty assists estate professionals, wealth advisors, and families in confidently preparing for the future. The modern approach to safeguarding and transmitting what is most important is trust. | $729K / Pre-Seed / Jul 15, 2025 | ||
| PressBox was founded by ex-Bleacher Report engineers who saw where AI could help media organizations scale the discovery, creation, and measurement of personalized content across a variety of platforms. Gen-Z is leading a shift in fandom, following sports through athletes, influencers, and cultural moments in contrast to the team and city-basedaffinity of previous generations. Sports organizations are looking to personalization to meet this rapidly growing portion of the fan base, but lack the end-to-end solution to deliver revenue-producing results. Our platform enables leagues to reach more fans by automating the creation and distribution of highly-personalized, sponsorable, multi-modal content that speaks to fans regardless of their connection to a sport. | $825K / Pre-Seed / Jun 04, 2025 | ||
| ALT Sports Data offers comprehensive solutions for modeling sports betting markets and provides an auto-manual trading platform for real-time betting data. The company focuses on developing a robust database and diverse league portfolio in alternative sports, which facilitates access for sports book operators. Through its innovative approach, ALTSports Data enhances the decision-making process for sales teams and sales development representatives by delivering accurate and timely information. The partnership with Formula 1 positions the company as a key player in the sports betting landscape, promoting engagement and growth in this sector. Overall, ALT Sports Data supports clients in navigating the complexities of sports betting with valuable insights and data-driven tools. | $5M / Seed / Apr 21, 2025 | ||
| Doormat is a real estate lawyer that combines legaltech and proptech by enhancing the property legal process with advanced technology solutions online to ease the real estate buying and selling process. | $3.1M / Seed / Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| See all 197 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Relay Ventures invest in?
Relay Ventures invests primarily in Software, Mobile and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 197 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Relay Ventures invest in?
Relay Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$7M at Seed, $4.7M–$14M at Series A and $5.5M–$40M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Relay Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Relay Ventures took part in.
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Who are the partners at Relay Ventures?
The team at Relay Ventures includes John Occhipinti (Venture Partner), Alex Baker (Partner) and Chevonae Walcott (Analyst), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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