Google Recruits Relay Leadership to Drive AI Agent Strategy Within Chrome

By Lucas Ropek · TechCrunch · 2026-08-17

Google Recruits Relay Leadership to Drive AI Agent Strategy Within Chrome

TechCrunch reports that workflow automation startup Relay is closing its doors as its founding team migrates to Google. CEO Jacob Bank, a former product lead for Gmail and Calendar, returns to the search giant as VP of Product for Chrome to oversee developer relations and browser

TechCrunch reports that workflow automation startup Relay is closing its doors as its founding team migrates to Google. CEO Jacob Bank, a former product lead for Gmail and Calendar, returns to the search giant as VP of Product for Chrome to oversee developer relations and browser