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Relay 1 is an AI-native venture studio that co-founds companies from formation, contributing the build (product, brand, GTM, automation) and staying in the work as paid operators after launch.

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Relay 1 is an AI-native venture studio based in Austin, TX. We co-found companies at formation, take 25 to 35 percent equity for the build, and stay in the work as paid operators after launch. We do not write checks. We ship the company.

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Relay 1 is an AI-native venture studio based in Austin, TX, founded in 2026 by Eian Kennedy and Amari Chacon. The studio co-founds companies at formation, taking 25 to 35 percent equity in exchange for the full build: product, brand, go-to-market, and automation infrastructure. After launch, the studio stays in the work as paid operators on a portfolio support retainer.

Relay 1 is structured around a single playbook applied across every company in the portfolio: weekly operating reviews, shared hiring rubrics, common GTM motions, unified ops dashboards, and a public commitment to publish a case study for every venture that gets sunset. The studio is not a fund and does not deploy capital. Founders raise their own rounds. The studio contributes the build and the operating cadence.

Current portfolio includes NineLine Roofing, Ventari Studios, Leiopay, HomeGenius, Peak Windows, and AlphaRoof.

FOUNDER BIO: EIAN KENNEDY
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Eian Kennedy is the Founder and Managing Partner of Relay 1, an AI-native venture studio based in Austin, TX. He holds a degree in software development and is a U.S. military veteran. Prior to founding Relay 1, he built and operates multiple companies inside the studio portfolio, including NineLine Roofing. He writes about studio operating and AI-native company building at eiankennedy.com.

FOUNDER BIO: AMARI CHACON
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Amari Chacon is a Partner at Relay 1. He is a Golden Door award winner, recognizing top-performing direct sales operators in North America, and posted $2.5M in personal sales in a single year at Performance Windows. His background spans sales operations and IT operations, with deep expertise in B2B sales motions and home-services categories.
