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Emmanuel Buah

Founder

Co-Founder; Product / Tech at Airfordable

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

FoundedAirfordable · YC

About

Emmanuel Buah is Cofounder and CTO of Airfordable, a travel fintech company that allows customers to reserve flights with a partial upfront payment and pay the balance over time before departure. He leads technology, product, payments, and the company's risk infrastructure, which underwrites without relying on traditional credit-score checks. Airfordable, part of Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch, has supported over 1 million travelers.

Co-Founder; Product / Tech at AirfordableYC S16

Intro paths

YC

Emmanuel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Emmanuel can intro founders to Airfordable's investors below.

Airfordable's investors · 2

Backstage CapitalLos Angeles · $50K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Airfordable

AMAma Marfo
Ama MarfoCo-Founder; Operations / Finance

Experience

  1. AirfordableCofounder & CTOcurrent2015 — presentChicago, IL
  2. AndiumEngineering @ Cloud2015 — 2016NY
  3. Nextt Inc.Co-Founder & CTO2012 — 2014Madison, Wisconsin Area
  4. www.madworkscoworking.orgFounder2012 — 2013Madison, Wisconsin Area
  5. Employee Benefits CorporationSenior Software Engineer & Information Architect2007 — 2012
  6. FujitsuApplication Architect and Developer2005 — 2007
  7. Jewelers Mutual Insurance CompanyConsultant2004 — 2005

Education

  1. Y CombinatorEntrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2016
  2. Lawrence UniversityBA, CS & Mathematics2000 — 2004

Skills & more

Platform StrategySystem ArchitectureStart-up LeadershipTravel TechnologyStrategic PartnershipsRisk ManagementPaymentsFintechProduct StrategyEngineering LeadershipAmazon Web Services (AWS)JavaScript
+7 moreTypeScriptGraphQLREST APIsTransact-SQL (T-SQL)Solution ArchitectureEntrepreneurshipNode.js

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Emmanuel Buah?
Emmanuel Buah is Cofounder and CTO of Airfordable, a travel fintech company that allows customers to reserve flights with a partial upfront payment and pay the balance over time before departure. He leads technology, product, payments, and the company's risk infrastructure, which underwrites without relying on traditional credit-score checks. Airfordable, part of Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch, has supported over 1 million travelers.
Where does Emmanuel Buah work?
Emmanuel Buah is Co-Founder; Product / Tech of Airfordable.
What companies did Emmanuel Buah found?
Emmanuel Buah founded Airfordable.
Where did Emmanuel Buah go to school?
Emmanuel Buah studied at Y Combinator (Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Lawrence University (BA, CS & Mathematics).

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Also attended Lawrence University3

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