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18 Aug 2026, 5:27 AM	TechCrunch	6.5	AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team Relay, an AI workflow automation startup launched in 2021 as a 'new Zapier,' is shutting down. Paying customers lose access September 14 (free users already lost it August 15). Founder and CEO Jacob Bank, who previously spent 6+ years at Google after his scheduling startup Timeful was acquired, is rejoining Google as VP of Product for Chrome, leading product and developer relations, with plans to integrate AI agents into the browser. Why: If you were a Relay customer, you need to migrate your automation workflows before September 14. For everyone else, Bank's move signals Google is serious about embedding AI agents directly into Chrome — a browser with billions of users — which could reshape how developers build agent-driven experiences and how end users interact with web-based automation. The shutdown is also a reminder that VC-backed AI automation startups can disappear fast; don't build critical business processes on a single young platform without an exit plan. ai-agents browser-automation startup-shutdown google-chrome workflow-automation

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18 Aug 2026, 5:27 AM

TechCrunch

6.5

AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team

Relay, an AI workflow automation startup launched in 2021 as a 'new Zapier,' is shutting down. Paying customers lose access September 14 (free users already lost it August 15). Founder and CEO Jacob Bank, who previously spent 6+ years at Google after his scheduling startup Timeful was acquired, is rejoining Google as VP of Product for Chrome, leading product and developer relations, with plans to integrate AI agents into the browser.

Why: If you were a Relay customer, you need to migrate your automation workflows before September 14. For everyone else, Bank's move signals Google is serious about embedding AI agents directly into Chrome — a browser with billions of users — which could reshape how developers build agent-driven experiences and how end users interact with web-based automation. The shutdown is also a reminder that VC-backed AI automation startups can disappear fast; don't build critical business processes on a single young platform without an exit plan.