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Relay Ventures

VC
Toronto, CanadaWebsite

Relay Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Toronto, Canada investing in SaaS, AI / ML, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$3.0M
Portfolio
9 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
AUM
$550M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, AI / ML, Other
HQ
Toronto, Canada

Last verified: 2026-06-06

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

AUM

$550M

Portfolio

9+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on early-stage technology companies with a strong emphasis on AI and SaaS in regulated industries.

How Relay Ventures invests

Relay Ventures is a vc firm based in Toronto, Canada. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, AI / ML, Other.

Relay Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $550M in assets under management.

Relay Ventures has backed 9 companies in our records, including BenchSci, Sensibill, ecobee.

Partners & Team

AB

Alex Baker

Managing Partner

JC

Jake Cassaday

Partner

Jake Cassaday, a Partner at Relay, joined Playmaker as COO, playing a pivotal role in accelerating growth.

KT

Kevin Talbot

Co-Founder

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
AI / ML
Other

Portfolio Companies (9)

Other

BE

BenchSci

AI for Research
SE

Sensibill

Compliance SaaS
EC

ecobee

PL

Playmaker

QU

Quickplay Media

Q9

Q9 Networks

JE

Jelli

KI

Kira Talent

TH

theScore

How to pitch Relay Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, AI / ML, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alex Baker, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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