Travefy

Travefy, Inc.
Private
Founded 2012
Founders David Donner Chait, Chris Davis
Headquarters Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Slogan "Simplify group travel."
Website http://travefy.com

Travefy (/ˈtrævɪˌfaɪ/) is a Lincoln, Nebraska-based company providing online and mobile group travel planning apps that allow users to organize group travel, create itineraries, and track and split expenses. Founded in 2012 by Columbia Business School graduate, David Donner Chait and Nebraska-based developer, Chris Davis.

In April 2015, Travefy received a $1.8 million Series A investment[1] and a key partnership with Travel and Transport,[2] the 5th largest travel management company in the United States. Other investors in Travefy include Nelnet, Nebraska Global, Columbia University of New York City, Nebraska Angels, Linseed Capital LLC, and Campus Evolution Villages.

Travefy has been covered in national publications such as Forbes,[2] The New York Times,[3] Entrepreneur,[4] US News & World Report,[5] and Fast Company.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Travel and Transport among investors as Lincoln startup Travefy raises $1.8 million - Omaha.com: Money". omaha.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  2. 1 2 "Mega-Agency Travel and Transport To Invest In Group App Start-Up Travefy". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  3. ↑ "The Party’s Over … Over My Budget, That Is". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  4. ↑ "5 Essential Hiring Tips for Growing Startups". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Apps That Make Travel More Social". US News & World Report. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  6. ↑ ""I Was Getting Death Stares": The Story Of Travefy’s First Sale". Fast Company. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
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