December 11, 2023
Ohio State Industrial Design alum, Kai McKinney, helps build startups with product development firm
![Kai McKinney](/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_image/public/2023-12/img6797%2A1140xx3260-1837-0-134.jpg?h=a7cbd9b9&itok=0AjpBRcp)
Kai McKinney; BSD - Industrial Design, 2021
After graduating from Ohio State University in 2021, Kai McKinney gave himself a "startup gap year" to try building a company. The bet on himself paid off.
Relay, the product development agency McKinney co-founded 13 months ago – his third startup – is on its way to about $3 million in annualized revenue and helping other startups launch.