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You don't need a big audience. You need a devoted one. @TheBudgetnista built hers for years before she ever made an ask. When she finally launched, she made $75K and the demand crashed her website. Season 2 of Becoming Self Made with @mikemichalowicz is out now. Download now.

Becoming Self Made is back for Season 2. From a cheesesteak shop in LA to a goat farm in upstate New York, @mikemichalowicz sits down with founders who built something real—and transformed themselves along the way. First episode drops June 23.

Team Relay has touched down at #SNH2026 and we kicked it all off with our Partner Council dinner. We shared stories, lessons, and a lot of laughs. Looking forward to the week ahead. If you're at #ScalingNewHeights, come find us at Booth 56 👋

People come to Killjoy looking for a zero-proof option. They leave with new friends. What started as a search for alcohol-free community in Nashville has grown into a business that's bringing people together every day. Watch her Self Made Story: tr.ee/Lk7pgm

Incorporated through @tryfirstbase? Getting set up with Relay just got a lot faster. No branch visits. No back and forth. Under 90 seconds. 🤝 Get started in the Firstbase Banking Solutions dashboard today.

Come chat with me about my experience using AI agents in accounting at Scaling New Heights next week in Orlando. I'll be at the @relayfinancial booth sharing my hot takes on accounting and technology. 📍 Relay booth, Orlando Marriott World Center 🗓️ Tuesday, June 16, 10:40–11:20 AM

Before Relay, Main Street Financial was chasing client bank statements every month. Now, they have simple workflows, Profit First-ready account structures, and they save 20+ every week. Here's how they stopped chasing statements for good: tr.ee/3Rv4sN

@sethlowephoto Hi Seth, our team followed up by email at 10:00am EST. If you did not receive an email, please send us a DM.

@bankwithrelay No one has followed up with any direction. This is a massive issue.

Over the weekend I deposited a check into business account with @bankwithrelay account. Their system added an EXTRA ZERO to the deposit and pulled 10x the check amount from my clients account. The amount exceeds the mobile deposit limit so it is a massive failure on their system. Their system didn't even catch the error, and when I phoned them, a customer service person told me they would be in touch via email.

We’re headed back to Orlando for #ScalingNewHeights and we've got a packed agenda: June 15 — Get a private 1:1 with our founder @ycwest: tr.ee/pk3l5J June 16 — Join @BlakeTOliver's book signing 📍Find us at Booth 56 #SNH2026 @WoodardCompany

@ValerieZamfdgo @ycwest We hear you and appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Our support team has followed up by email and they will continue supporting you there. Thank you for your patience.

@ycwest I need my business money @ycwest @bankwithrelay

Relay’s first really pivotal growth moment happened in 2021, when we went from ~300 new customers a month to 1,000+ overnight, thanks to a single strategy. We went out and found more opportunities like it, and it completely transformed the business. I’ve learned that you can’t depend on any single channel. But growth, in my experience, is really the process of finding "fast lanes." Imagine you're stuck in traffic, and somewhere ahead there's a lane that's actually moving. You need to find a way to get there. That's where we were in the early days, trying everything from paid ads, to partnerships, to sales incentives, but nothing was helping us grow the way we wanted. We figured we'd try something new, and got listed on one of those sites that ranks and reviews business tools, thinking it might help us get an extra 100 customers a month (if we were lucky!). Fast forward a few weeks, we’re listed, and we're bringing in 3x new customer applications every month. But back then we were also just getting started, so we’re not prepared to handle such a surge overnight. We end up spending weeks and weekends reviewing applications to try and hire enough people to handle the new demand. We were stretched thin, and in those moments, it can be tempting to slow things down. But the best thing we could do for Relay was double down, to find 10 more opportunities just like the last that could help us grow even more. The rest was growing pains, things we could endure in order to stay in the fast lane. Sometimes it feels like to grow you have to push harder against the same obstacles. But in my experience, growth comes from finding where momentum is already working in your favour and going all in.

Small business banking is finally being built around operators, not bank branches. @bankwithrelay secured a $50M growth investment from @generalcatalyst as @ycwest and Paul Klicnik scale business banking, cash-flow visibility, and Relay Capital for more than 150,000 small businesses. The next fintech winners will not just hold deposits. They will give operators the clarity and capital to keep moving.

I'm REALLY excited to announce our lineup for the Shortlist in Toronto. We’ve brought together the founders of Canada’s fastest-growing companies who are ACTIVELY hiring and looking for the best talent. This might be our best event yet. Here's who's presenting: @pklicnik, Co-founder of @bankwithrelay. Co-founded the modern business banking platform serving tens of thousands of small businesses across North America (backed by @BainCapVC (BCV) w/ $30M+ raised) @yasser_elsaid_, Co-founder of @chatbase. Bootstrapped Chatbase to $10M+ ARR, serving thousands of businesses building AI chatbots trained on their own data @elizahvlediani, Co-founder of @chexymoney. Building the consumer fintech turning rent into credit card rewards for Canadians (raised $14M from @khoslaventures) @nikolaevra, Co-founder of @float_financial. Building one of Canada's fastest-growing fintechs (backed by @Tiger_Global and @GoldmanSachs w/ $50M+ raised) @vitaliidodonov, Co-founder of @stanforcreators. Scaled to over $40M ARR as one of the fastest-growing creator economy platforms in the world @nickfrosst, Co-founder of @cohere. Co-founded one of the top AI research labs in the world (last valued at $5B+) This is the debut of the shortlist … in Toronto! 300 top operators across business, engineering, and design in the room on this night. A handful of the most interesting founders in Canada on stage, telling the version of their story you don't get in a press release. This is where you meet the breakout startups in Toronto before everyone else does. We're partnering w/ @boardyai and @andrewdsouza on this one. Hosted with our friends @BrainStation. If you want to be in the room, you can apply to the link in the comments. Toronto. May 29th.

.@bankwithrelay has closed $50M USD from Silicon Valley’s @generalcatalyst. It comes through General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund, which provides non-dilutive growth capital tied to customer acquisition. betakit.com/relay-secures-…

Relay Financial Raises $50M Round to 'Ignite' Brand, Expand Market Reach ⁦@bankwithrelay⁩ #cdntech fintech.ca/2026/05/19/rel…

@InstaSwitch @generalcatalyst Thanks @InstaSwitch! 🎉

@bankwithrelay @generalcatalyst Congratulations @bankwithrelay !!

Today we announced $50M in growth financing from @GeneralCatalyst. This is fuel to reach more small business owners who deserve financial clarity. Here's to helping every business be great with money: tr.ee/xskNtE

Small businesses are what give our neighbourhoods their character. Caroline Weaver knows this firsthand. She started The Locavore to help people find the makers and shops that make a place feel like home. #SmallBusinessMonth

Some people chose the easy way. Caroline Weaver, owner of The Locavore, chose New York City. Here's to the ones who built it the hard way. #SmallBusinessMonth

Introducing our amazing crew of partners for the Advisory Amplified Fall Tour! @karbonhq @spotlightrep @3MotionCreative @onpay_payroll @bankwithrelay @getcount @billcom Vinyl Stanford Tax TaxFigure @AskAider