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Pointhound

Earn and redeem credit card points for free flights

Y CombinatorSummer 2023ActiveConsumerTravel, Leisure and TourismArtificial IntelligenceFintechConsumerTravel

What they do

Problem

People find it difficult to earn and redeem credit card reward points effectively to get free or affordable flights.

Solution

Pointhound provides a service that helps users earn and redeem credit card points for free flights.

Who it's for

Consumers who use credit cards and want to maximize reward points for travel.

Founders

Jay Reno
Co-founder & CEO

Jay is the co-founder and CEO of Pointhound (S23) and previously founder and CEO of Feather (S17), a furniture rental company for living light. Feather raised $76m from Kleiner Perkins, Bain Capital Ventures, NEA, Spark, Cobalt, SV Angel and others and was acquired in 2022. Jay is also a Co-founder & Partner at Spot VC, backing exceptional YC founders.

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Jake Malone
Founder

I love to build great software and great engineering teams. Co-founder and CTO of Pointhound (S23) and previously CTO of Feather (S17), a furniture rental company that raised $76m and was acquired in 2022.

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Open roles 1

Frontend Engineer
Remote (US) · Full-time · $100K - $150K · 0.20% - 1.50%
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