
Relay is revolutionizing e-commerce delivery with a tech-driven, hyperlocal network that enhances speed, sustainability, and efficiency. Their innovative approach replaces traditional delivery models, reducing costs and emissions while providing a seamless customer experience. With real-time tracking and a commitment to performance, Relay positions itself as a leading partner for retailers looking to elevate their delivery services. The company boasts a strong leadership team with extensive experience in logistics and technology, ensuring they are well-equipped to meet the demands of modern e-commerce.

Relay is revolutionizing e-commerce delivery with a tech-driven, hyperlocal network that enhances speed, sustainability, and efficiency. Their innovative approach replaces traditional delivery models, reducing costs and emissions while providing a seamless customer experience. With real-time tracking and a commitment to performance, Relay positions itself as a leading partner for retailers looking to elevate their delivery services. The company boasts a strong leadership team with extensive experience in logistics and technology, ensuring they are well-equipped to meet the demands of modern e-commerce.
What they do: Tech-driven hyperlocal last-mile and middle-mile delivery network for e-commerce
Founded: 2022
Headquarters (registration): England & Wales (Hatton Garden, London)
Recent funding: $35M Series A (Feb 2025)
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Last-mile and middle-mile e-commerce logistics; reducing delivery time, cost and emissions for retailers.
2022
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
$35,000,000
Round included participation from Project A and Prologis Ventures; announced to scale last-mile network in the UK and Europe.
“Plural Platform; participation from Project A Ventures and Prologis Ventures”
Relay is fundamentally reshaping how goods move in an online era. Backed by Europe’s largest-ever logistics Series A ($35M), led by deep-tech investors Plural (whose portfolio spans fusion energy and space exploration), Relay is scaling faster than 99.98% of venture-backed startups. We're assembling the most talent-dense team the logistics industry has ever seen
Relay’s Mission is to free commerce from friction . Today, high delivery costs act as a hidden tax on e-commerce, quietly shaping what can be sold online and limiting who can participate. We envision a world where more goods move more freely between more people , making the online shopping experience seamless and accessible to everyone.
THE TEAM
The Opportunity Relay's network runs on decisions. Where to send couriers. How to price a route. When to expand into a new area. Behind each of those decisions is a model, and behind each model is a data scientist who built it, tested it, and shipped it to production.
As Data Science Manager, you will lead a team of six data scientists working across some of the hardest problems in logistics: last-mile marketplace dynamics, courier performance and retention, route length estimation, network simulation, and telematics. These aren't research projects. They're production systems that shape how the network operates every day.
This is a new role. Relay's data team has grown quickly and the DS team has been operating with high autonomy, shipping models that directly impact the business. This role exists to set direction across domains, keep raising the bar on execution, and take a strong team to the next level. You will also shape how Data Science works as a function: setting up cross-team forums, establishing ways of working, and building the culture that lets the team scale.
You will stay close to our models. This is not a full-time IC role, but you will actively review meaningful changes, pair on complex problems, and step in on high-impact work when needed. You understand the system and our data deeply enough to make good technical calls, unblock the team, and raise the quality bar through example.
You will run a team that owns what it builds. That means turning ambiguity into plans, plans into delivery, and delivery into real-world impact. You will work tightly with Product, Engineering, and Operations to make tradeoffs explicit and keep the team focused on what matters most.
This role reports to the Director of Data.
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If these resonate, and you combine strong technical fundamentals with entrepreneurial drive, let’s connect.
Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and fostering a workplace where everyone thrives.