We offer the best flights AND let you lock in the price for days or even weeks. Need some time to de
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Total raised: $4.6M
Founded date: 2012
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | OCA Ventur... | ocaventure... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 03.03.2015 | Series A | $3.5M | OCA Ventur... |
| 10.02.2014 | - | $1.1M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 20.01.2017 | FLYR raised $8 million to change the way we buy plane tickets | Travel tech startup FLYR raised $8 million in Series A funding for technology that predicts the price of airfare by applying artificial intelligence to a database of both open industry data and a proprietary collection of years of past pric... |
| 07.06.2016 | There’s a Brilliant New Way to Pay Less for Your Flights | There are probably worse travel planners than me, but I doubt it. I’m a procrastinator, and always fretting that I didn’t find the best deal. So a new feature of airline travel appeals: the option. |
| 09.03.2016 | A Comprehensive List of Women Founders In Chicago Tech | The tech and startup world has long been a boys club. Despite making up half the population and almost 60% of the labor force, women only account for 30% of the US tech industry. And the number of female startup founders is even lower. Only... |
| 03.03.2016 | 9 tech leaders you should meet in Chicago | Chicago has one of the fastest growing tech, innovation and entrepreneurship communities in the country, says Bill Fienup. “Every year a new incubator launches here that targets a new sector,” he said. He speaks on good authority. Fienup is... |
| 11.12.2015 | 16 Chicago Startups to Watch in 2016 | 2015 was a big year for Chicago tech. We saw several multi-hundred million dollar exits, huge funding rounds, and a continued push to cement the city as a leading tech hub in the U.S. But as the tech community begins to see more and more su... |
| 09.06.2015 | 10 Chicago Startups We're Watching This Summer | It's been a busy 2015 so far with tons of Chicago startups launching products, raising money, and continuing to grow and disrupt industries. To get a sense for who's been making moves and who we're keeping our eye on this summer, we've put ... |
| 04.03.2015 | Options Away Raises $3.5M led by OCA Ventures | Options Away, the first company that empowers consumers to lock-in flight prices, announced a $3.5 million round of Series A funding led by Chicago-based OCA Ventures and joined by Thayer Ventures and Chicago’s Pritzker Group Venture Capita... |
| 03.03.2015 | Options Away Locks in $3.5M to Help Travelers Put Holds on Cheap Airfare | Have you ever come across a super low plane fare but aren't quite ready to pull the trigger? Well a Chicago startup wants to help you book that cheap ticket even before fully committing to the trip, and it just raised a new Series A round o... |
| 03.03.2015 | Options Away Raises $3.5M in Series A Funding | Options Away, a Chicago, IL-based company that allows consumers to lock-in flight prices, raised $3.5m in Series A funding. The round was led by Chicago-based OCA Ventures with participation from Thayer Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capi... |
| 03.03.2015 | Options Away Raises $3.5M in Series A Funding | CHICAGO, IL, First company that empowers consumers to lock-in flight prices, announced a $3.5 million round of Series A funding. >> Click here for more funding data on Options Away >> To export Options Away funding data to P... |
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