"Remember Farecast?" Hobica asks, recalling the airfare-prediction technology Microsoft bought in 2008. "Microsoft bought [Farecast] for millions and rebranded it as Bing Travel, and promptly shut ...

Earlier this month, Microsoft killed Bing's Farecast feature, which predicted whether airline fares were likely to rise or fall in the future, the company confirmed to Geekwire's John Cook.

The first half of August saw three of the biggest travel startup fundraises of the year: Flyr ($295 million), Archer Aviation ...

Angel investors in the round include former C-suite executives from services including Expedia, Ortbiz, Uber and Farecast. The startup will utilize the $6 million it has raised for product ...

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CEO of Operix and former CEO of Farecast (acquired by Microsoft). Otto's mission is to create a travel assistant that plans, books and supports you during your trip. Otto is an intelligent agent ...

The funding was led by Singh's Madrona Venture Group with participation from Direct Travel, also in the Madrona portfolio, as well as from angel investors from across the travel technology industry, ...

GeekWire’s in-depth startup coverage tells the stories of the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. Steve Singh, executive chairman at Otto, and Michael Gulmann, CEO of Otto. (GeekWire and ...

Otto has raised $6 million in a seed round led by Madrona Ventures, with participation from Direct Travel. Angel investors in the round include former C-suite executives from services including ...