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Relay, Inc.

Venture-backed company · Stage unknown· Raleigh, NCrelaycommerce.io

Relay Commerce operates & acquires exceptional ecommerce SaaS companies. We buy businesses that are ready to scale and pair them with our world-class operating team to accelerate growth.

Rounds on record
3
Latest round
Sep 30, 2026
Funding round
Latest round size
$36.0M
Form D industry: Other Technology
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As of · the latest observation of this company; each round carries its own date

2 additional officers and directors, 1 additional investor

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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What matters now

  1. $36M
    announced

    Announced a $36M round on 30 Sep 2026.

    A company that just raised has fresh capital, a new board and new vendors to choose.

    FactPress release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire)For Investors, lenders, service providersFinancing history →
  2. 4 investors
    named

    4 investors on record; International Paper led a round.

    The investors already on the cap table shape who leads the next round.

    Factfunding announcements, portfolio pages and Form DFor Investors, foundersInvestors →
  3. 4 directors
    board

    4 directors on record from Form D filings and board-seat attributions.

    The board is who decides on the next round and on a sale.

    FactSEC Form D related personsFor Investors, acquirersPeople →
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Facts

Year of incorporation
unknown
Revenue range (Form D)
Decline to Disclosesec.gov
Rounds on record
3
Disclosed raised
$86.0Msum of rounds with a disclosed amount only
Named investors
4

Financing history

3 rounds
  1. Sep 30, 2026
    Funding round · $36.0M (disclosed)
    International Paper (lead)Harmonic Growth Partners, LLC (participant)
    Fact Press release · “Relay Raises $36 Million in New Funding from Industry Leaders to Drive Frontline Safety, Productivity, and Operational Intelligence”
  2. May 19, 2026
    Funding round · $50.0M (disclosed)
    Fact Press release · “Relay Secures $50 Million in Financing to Build the Small Business Financial Command Center”
  3. May 22, 2024
    Form D equity offering · $42.1M (form d sold) · 16 investors
    Fact Form D · “Relay, Inc. filed Form D: $42,060,525 sold of $42,060,525, Other Technology”

Who would invest

4 investors on record, then the firms most like them

Already invested

4 investors on record

Strong comparable investors

0 firms

Firms that backed two or more of the companies this company's own investors also back.

No firm backed two or more of the companies this company's investors back, so there is no comparable investor on record yet.

Broader fit

2 firms

Firms that co-invest repeatedly with this company's investors and dated a new company in the last 12 months.

  1. Sequoia Capital
    • Co-invested 5 times with 1 of this company's investors
    • Has joined rounds of $15M to $50M (2 on record)
    • Invests in Hardware and deep tech and Software
    • 13 new companies dated in the last 12 months, latest Sep 11, 2026
    • Led 25% of 12 rounds whose lead is known
  2. Union Square Ventures
    • Co-invested 4 times with 1 of this company's investors
    • Has joined rounds of $15M to $50M (13 on record)
    • Invests in Hardware and deep tech and Software
    • 6 new companies dated in the last 12 months, latest Sep 29, 2026
    • Led 33% of 6 rounds whose lead is known

Ownership and outcomes

none on record
Outcome stated by investors

Listed on 2 firm portfolio pages; none states an outcome (acquired, public, exited or active). DFX does not assume the company is active.

Evidence: 2 listingseach firm's own card, as read

1 more listing counted above; the firms are named with a plan.

No later owner or exit on record: no private equity sponsor position and no acquisition, listing or IPO report names this company.

Credit relationships

none on record
No lender position matched to this company.

People

4 officers, 4 directors
Show all 6 officers and directors

Timeline

4 events
  1. seen on or beforeOct 1, 2026
    Relay, Inc. no longer listed on Service Provider Capital's portfolio page
    Removed from portfolio page Inference Firm website
  2. Sep 30, 2026
    Relay announced Funding round of $36,000,000, led by International Paper
    Round announced Fact Press release
  3. May 19, 2026
    Relay announced Funding round of $50,000,000
    Round announced Fact Press release
  4. May 5, 2026
    Relay, Inc. filed Form D: $42,060,525 sold of $42,060,525, Other Technology
    Form D filed Fact Form D

Evidence

24 observations
Every observation on this company
  • Description: Sep 12, 2026 Fact Company website
  • Entity type: Corporation May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Form D industry group: Other Technology May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Amendment: false May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Revenue range (Form D): Decline to Disclose May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Incorporated: overFiveYears May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Jurisdiction: Delaware May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Amount sold (Form D): $42.1M May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Offering amount (Form D): $42.1M May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Exemptions: 06b May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • First sale: 2024-05-22 May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Investors (Form D): 16 May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Minimum investment (Form D): 0 May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Securities offered: equity May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Office address: May 5, 2026 Fact Form D
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 30, 2026 Fact
  • Listed on portfolio page: Alleycorp Advisers, LLC Sep 30, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Listed on portfolio page: Alleycorp Advisers, LLC Sep 16, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact
  • Listed on portfolio page: Alleycorp Advisers, LLC Sep 15, 2026 Fact Firm website
  • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 12, 2026 Fact
  • Round announced: Funding round $36,000,000 Sep 30, 2026 Fact Press release
  • Round announced: Funding round $50,000,000 May 19, 2026 Fact Press release
  • Site title: Sep 12, 2026 Fact Company website

Record history

8 identity changes, 4 dated events on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Listing repointed
    2026-10-01source on record
  • Listing repointed
    2026-10-01source on record
  • Identifier moved
    2026-10-01

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