The studio is only as good as who's on the bench.
Relay assembles an A-Team around each opportunity — which means the bench of operators, builders, and backers has to exist before the work arrives. That's the network. Get on it, and you're on the studio's radar when the fit is real.
We don't carry a fixed roster. We assemble the right people around the shape of each build.
Every engagement gets a team built for it — the operators, builders, and specialists the work actually needs, not whoever happens to be on staff. The platform underneath carries the context, so a specialist can contribute from day one instead of spending a month getting oriented.
That only works if the bench already exists. The network is how we know who to call before there's anything to call about.
Pick the one that's closest. Tell us the rest in the form.
Senior people who've shipped.
Founders, product leaders, GTM operators, and functional heads from companies that worked. Called on when a build needs an operator in the chair — per opportunity, not on a standing retainer.
The people who make it real.
Engineers, designers, ML and AI specialists, and regulated-domain experts — health, finance, education, climate. Staffed around the platform per opportunity, so specialists contribute from day one instead of by the hour.
Capital keeping watch.
Angels, VCs, and family offices who want early visibility on what the studio ships. Not a fund, not a pipeline, no commitment to write — just a clear line of sight, and a heads-up when a build might fit your thesis.
No spam. No obligation. We reach out when the fit is real.
Joining the network isn't a commitment — not to a project, not to a check, not to a thing on your calendar. You'll hear from us when the studio is building something your work genuinely overlaps, and not otherwise.
In between, we keep you in the loop on what we're shipping. If a co-build makes sense down the line, we'll figure out the deal then. If it never does, you've lost nothing.
Tell us where the fit could be.
A name, how to reach you, and a sentence or two on where your work might overlap ours. That's all we need to start.