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About Relay

Making ad serving simple for publishers

Relay was born out of frustration. Legacy ad servers are bloated, expensive, and built for agencies — not for the publishers who actually need them. We set out to build a modern ad serving platform that is fast, simple, and fair.

Our Mission

Democratize ad operations

We believe every publisher — whether a local newspaper, a niche blog, or a growing media company — deserves access to professional-grade ad serving tools without the enterprise price tag.

Relay exists to handle the technical complexity of serving, measuring, and rotating ads so publishers can focus on what they do best: creating content that matters.

We are building the ad server we always wished existed — something that works out of the box, respects reader privacy, and does not require a computer science degree to configure.

“We built Relay because we got tired of explaining to advertisers why their ads looked broken. Now we spend that time closing new deals instead.”
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Alex Chen

Co-Founder & CEO

The Team

People behind the platform

A small, focused team of engineers and product people who have lived the problems we are solving.

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Alex Chen

Co-Founder & CEO

Former ad ops director at a digital media company. Saw firsthand how painful legacy ad servers were and decided to build something better.

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Jamie Rodriguez

Co-Founder & CTO

Full-stack engineer with a background in high-throughput systems. Previously built real-time bidding infrastructure handling billions of daily requests.

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Sam Patel

Head of Product

Product leader with 10 years in SaaS. Obsessed with making complex workflows feel effortless for non-technical users.

Our Values

What we stand for

These principles guide every decision we make, from product design to pricing.

Simplicity First

Ad serving should not require a dedicated ops team. We build tools that are powerful yet intuitive, so you can focus on creating great content instead of wrestling with ad tech.

Performance Matters

Every millisecond counts for reader experience. Our embed scripts are lightweight, our CDN is global, and our ad rendering is optimized for Core Web Vitals.

Privacy by Design

We do not sell user data or rely on invasive tracking. Relay measures ad performance with first-party analytics — no third-party cookies, no fingerprinting.

Publisher Focused

We are publishers ourselves. Every feature we build comes from a real need, not a spec sheet. We eat our own dogfood and listen closely to customer feedback.

Transparent Pricing

No hidden fees, no overage charges, no enterprise pricing that requires a phone call. What you see on our pricing page is what you pay.

Continuous Improvement

We ship updates weekly. New features, performance improvements, and bug fixes are delivered continuously without disrupting your live ads.

Join us on this journey

Whether you are a solo blogger or a media company, Relay is built for you. Try it free and see for yourself.