UpgradedPoints · Jul 2026
Covers Roame's beta update that lets paid hotel members apply rebate credits before booking, alongside current membership pricing and expanded hotel search features.
Flight search engine using credit card points and miles
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Roame is a YC S23 travel-tech startup that helps travelers search and alert on award flights and hotel redemptions using credit card points and airline miles. The product combines a free search layer with paid memberships and partner/b2b monetization.
Primary product
Real-time award flight and hotel search engine for points-and-miles redemptions, with alerts and SkyView region/multi-airport search
Founded
2023
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Travel technology / award-travel search / fintech
Offices
San Francisco, CA (Potrero Hill)
Business model
freemium subscription
consumer SaaS
B2B partnerships
affiliate/partner marketing
Funding
Stage
Pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-seed / YC S23 · Jul 2023
Latest amount
$500K
Jul 2023 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Work & culture
Small, ownership-driven, travel-obsessed team with a fast-paced build culture; public hiring posts emphasize hands-on work, wearing many hats, and in-person collaboration in San Francisco, while some roles also offer remote options.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public job posts show roughly $100K-$175K + 0.25%-0.75% equity for a Founding Product Designer, $125K-$200K + 0.40%-1.00% equity for a Founding Frontend Engineer, and $150K-$215K + 0.50%-1.25% equity for a Lead Fullstack Engineer.
Product & market
Pricing
Freemium with paid memberships (Friends of Roame and Inner Circle); enterprise solutions available via partnerships
Differentiators
- —real-time award-flight search
- —hotel award search
- —up to 365-day availability search
- —SkyView multi-airport and multi-region search
- —alerts for saver award availability
- —transfer-bonus and program recommendation guidance
- —fast results in seconds
Technology
React
TypeScript
GraphQL
Firebase
Vercel
Swift
Google Cloud
iOS app stack
Customers
points-and-miles travelers
frequent flyers
award-travel hobbyists
credit card rewards users
travel partners and loyalty-program brands
Competitors
point.me
Seats.aero
PointsYeah
Award Travel Finder
Google Flights
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Approximately $440K/year (estimated)
Estimated monthly visits
453.7K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
The Points Guy · Jul 2026
Review of Roame as a fast award-flight search tool; notes current pricing, transfer-bonus support, and ongoing expansion of coverage.
LinkedIn / Roame · Jun 2025
Company announcement that Roame added real-time Finnair Plus search and highlighted Avios-family transfer links and example award deals.
LinkedIn / Roame · Apr 2025
Roame announced real-time Cathay Pacific search support and showcased example premium-cabin award deals.
Product Hunt · Jan 2025
Launch post for the revamped product highlighting real-time searches across more loyalty programs, flexible date searches, Super Alerts, and SkyView region-to-region search.
Jobs and careers at Roame
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