FinovateFall 2024 / Odynn
Presenter Profile:
How they describe themselves: Odynn is an embedded fintech, AI/ML, loyalty optimization program management platform for travel tech. Odynn has re-imagined customer loyalty while generating significant revenues for its partners. We achieve this via APIs, white label solutions, and a holistic travel portal for our fintech, financial institutions, travel tech, and corporate travel partners. Think Plaid for Loyalty.
How they describe their product/innovation: Awayz is the world’s first truly holistic travel portal. Think Kayak on steroids. Awayz compares all redemption options for travel across points, miles, cash, and points as cash, for all major airline and hotel programs, then automatically facilitates the optimal redemption for the end user. Awayz is available as a white label solution, and serves as a one stop shop for all things trip planning, searching, and booking.
Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B), through financial institutions, through other fintech companies and platforms
Credit Union/Community Bank Fit: Credit unions and community banks
Contacts:
Bus. Dev.: John Taylor Garner (Founder & CEO), jtgarner@odynn.com, 432-296-0867
Press: Yohan Mehary (Chief of Staff), press@odynn.com
Website: odynn.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/odynn
HQ: New York, NY
Founded: January 2022
Product Demoed: Awayz
Metrics: $4M raised to date, $40kKMRR, 21 employees
Raising Funding: Seed
Presenters: Anuj Patel – Co-Founder & CTO | John Taylor Garner – Founder & CEO
- Key Executives
John Taylor Garner (Founder & CEO), Bruce Garner (Founder, COO & CFO), Anuj Patel (Co-Founder & CTO)
Key Stats
- Key Board Members
Peter Fader (Wharton Professor, Founder and CEO 2x exits), Kathy Misunas (Former CEO of Sabre, former CIO of American Airlines), Kerim Derhalli (Founder & CEO of Invstr)
- Key Investors
Outside the Box Ventures, Southern Equity, Y&Z Ventures, On Deck Ventures, Giza Capital, Geoff Judge, Kathy Misunas
- Key Advisory Board Members
Molly Hellerman (Former Global Head of Innovation at Atlassian), Daniel Senyard (Former CEO & Founder of Shep, successful exit, Head of Innovation at Flight Centre), Steve Duckworth (Former CEO & Founder of Harmony PSA, successful exit)
- Key Partners
Duffel, Simplenight, Points.com, Ascenda, Barclays Rise, Wharton VIP-X
- Key Customers
Bilt, Flight Centre, The Points Guy, StellarFi, Invstr, Quiltt, Curve