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Kevin Talbot

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Relay Ventures

About

Kevin Talbot co-founded Relay Ventures in 2008 around an "always-on, mobile-first" thesis before mobile dominance was obvious, and became one of the earlier institutional backers of shared micromobility companies like Bird. He brings a distinctive aviation/pilot perspective to evaluating founders, comparing entrepreneurship to flying in uncertain conditions, and advocates for "conviction over consensus" investing based on non-consensus insights rather than committee-comfortable deals. Kevin Talbot co-founded Relay Ventures in 2008 around an "always-on, mobile-first" thesis before mobile dominance was obvious, and became one of the earlier institutional backers of shared micromobility companies like Bird. He brings a distinctive aviation/pilot perspective to evaluating founders, comparing entrepreneurship to flying in uncertain conditions, and advocates for "conviction over consensus" investing based on non-consensus insights rather than committee-comfortable deals.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
FinTech
Proptech
Transportation
Media
SaaS

Investment details

Avg check size$500K - $10M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
Canada
USA