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Did John Albright co-found Relay Ventures?
Yes. Relay's Our Story page, read 2026-10-17, names "John Albright & Kevin Talbot" as co-founders. TechCrunch (2016-11-03) captions its photo "Firm cofounders John Albright and Kevin Talbot." The Globe and Mail (2016-11-03) reports that Relay's first fund, in 2008, was the BlackBerry Partners Fund, and calls its third fund "the ninth fund led by Relay's veteran VC managing partners Kevin Talbot and John Albright dating to the mid-1990s," including four that Relay's predecessor JLA Ventures managed under Albright.
What did John Albright do before Relay Ventures, and what else does he do?
Canaccord Genuity's board page, read 2026-10-17, says he began in investment banking and private equity and in 1996 "founded JLA ventures, which later became Relay Ventures." The Globe and Mail (2011-09-15) listed "Albright Talbot Partners (formerly JLA Ventures)" among Toronto's remaining diversified early-stage funds and said he was one of the co-managing partners of the BlackBerry Partners Fund. The Canaccord page says he sits on the boards of Alate Partners, Alt Sports Data and the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation, and was previously a director of Playmaker Capital, theScore and ecobee.
Has John Albright spoken at TechTO?
No. Relay's speaker on the TechTO stage is managing partner Alex Baker, who appeared in "Relay Ventures & N49P Ventures" on 2021-11-24 and in the fireside "What Investors Actually Look for in your Travel Startup" with Janice Sousa on 2025-12-20.
Where is John Albright based, and what is his role today?
Canaccord Genuity's board page, read 2026-10-17, describes him as "Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Relay Ventures" and an independent director; Canaccord's release of 2025-09-22 announced the appointment, and the Canada NewsWire report of its 2026-08-07 annual meeting shows 99.92 percent of votes cast for him. Relay's team page, read 2026-10-17, lists him by first name with a link to his LinkedIn profile and gives no titles. The Globe and Mail (2016-11-03) says Relay has offices in Toronto and Silicon Valley, but no fetched page states where Albright himself lives, so no city is recorded.