Airfordable
YC S16Chicago, US · Founded 2015 · 7 employees · 2 known investors
Airfordable offers flexible payment plans for flight and hotel bookings, allowing customers to pay over time without requiring upfront costs or credit checks. The platform targets budget-conscious travelers who want to make travel more accessible and affordable.
B2B MarketplacesFintechTravel & HospitalityTravelUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S16)
Airfordable was founded in 2015 by Ama Marfo and Emmanuel Buah.
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Emmanuel Buahin𝕏Cofounder & CTOEmmanuel has spent close to two decades in software engineering, beginning as a consultant at Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company and an application architect at Fujitsu before spending five years as a senior software engineer and information architect at Employee Benefits Corporation. He previously co-founded and served as CTO of Nextt Inc., founded the Madworks coworking space, and worked on cloud engineering at Andium, and now leads the risk and payments infrastructure behind Airfordable's credit-score-free flight and hotel payment plans.
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Andrew StiegmannEngineering / DevOps
Investors · 2
Competitors · 8
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Airfordable do?
- Airfordable offers flexible payment plans for flight and hotel bookings, allowing customers to pay over time without requiring upfront costs or credit checks. The platform targets budget-conscious travelers who want to make travel more accessible and affordable.
- Who founded Airfordable?
- Airfordable was founded by Ama Marfo, Emmanuel Buah in 2015.
- Who are Airfordable's investors?
- Airfordable's investors include Backstage Capital, Y Combinator.
- Where is Airfordable headquartered?
- Airfordable is headquartered in Chicago, US.