Yoseph West

Yoseph West is the Co-Founder and CEO of Relay Financial, a business banking platform designed for growing businesses.12 He has been in this role since October 2018, leading the company in its mission to provide better financial visibility and collaboration tools for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and their advisors.12

Professional Background

Before founding Relay, Yoseph had a diverse career in the financial technology sector:

Hubdoc:: He served as Head of Marketing from March 2014 to April 2018, joining when the company had zero revenue and helping to build it into an industry leader. Hubdoc was eventually acquired by Xero for US$70 million.2

Wave:: Yoseph held multiple positions at Wave, including:

• Director of Product Engagement (March 2013 - September 2013)
• Product Manager for Wave Personal (August 2012 - March 2013)2

Vuru:: He co-founded and served as CEO of Vuru, a financial analysis product, from May 2010 to August 2012. Vuru was acquired by Wave Accounting.2

Education

Yoseph's educational background includes:

• LPC in Business Law, Equity & Debt Finance, Private Acquisitions and Civil Litigation from BPP Law School (2008-2009)
• LLB in Law from the University of Durham (2005-2008), achieving Upper Second Class Honours2

Recent Achievements

Under Yoseph's leadership, Relay has seen significant growth and success:

• In May 2024, Relay announced raising a USD $32.2 million Series B funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures.4
• The company has partnered with Profit First Professionals, resulting in over 16,000 small businesses adopting the Profit First methodology with Relay.3

Yoseph is actively involved in the tech community, often sharing updates about Relay's progress and initiatives on his LinkedIn profile.345