# Odynn

> Odynn is a New York-based fintech infrastructure company that lets banks, card issuers, fintechs, and travel brands stand up embedded travel, loyalty, and rewards programs through an AI-powered, modular, API-first platform. Often described as 'the AI Shopify for loyalty and travel,' it connects cardholders to dozens of airline, hotel, and bank loyalty programs, shows the real cash value of points and miles in real time, and powers white-label travel portals that can go live in weeks rather than the 18-plus months typical of legacy providers.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** John Taylor Garner (Founder & CEO), Anuj Patel (Co-Founder & CTO), Bruce Garner (Co-Founder, COO & CFO)
- **Team size:** ~14 employees
- **Products:** Odynn Platform, Awayz, Card Curator, Traveler DNA, Awayz Data
- **Notable:** Raised $9.5M seed round led by Bonfire Ventures and co-led by Fiat Ventures (Feb 2026)., Reported 108% increase in travel portal visits, 2.24x increase in bookings, and 364% increase in points redemptions vs. legacy providers., Cut travel-portal deployment time from 18+ months to roughly 2-8 weeks with ~95% lower upfront investment.

## Products & services

- **Odynn Platform** — AI-powered, fully modular, API-first infrastructure for launching embedded travel, loyalty, and rewards programs. Includes full travel services - ticketing, booking, customer service - plus points-as-cash redemption.
- **Awayz** — A live cash-and-award pricer for hotels and flights that shows points, miles, and cash pricing side by side so travelers redeem for the best value.
- **Card Curator** — AI-driven, goal-based credit card recommendation engine that suggests the best card based on purchase location, merchant type, and a user's travel goals.
- **Traveler DNA** — Aggregates a user's airline, hotel, and bank loyalty balances, status levels, travel credits, and card benefits into a single unified view.
- **Awayz Data** — Comparative historical pricing data for airlines and hotels across years, used for competitor analysis and travel data studies.
- **Next-gen Program Manager** — A white-label / co-branded travel portal banks and fintechs can embed into their apps to drive cardholder engagement, retention, and new revenue.

## Achievements

- Raised $9.5M seed round led by Bonfire Ventures and co-led by Fiat Ventures (Feb 2026).
- Reported 108% increase in travel portal visits, 2.24x increase in bookings, and 364% increase in points redemptions vs. legacy providers.
- Cut travel-portal deployment time from 18+ months to roughly 2-8 weeks with ~95% lower upfront investment.
- Signed customers spanning fintechs to multi-billion-dollar banks including ANZ Bank.
- Featured in outlets including Bloomberg, Barron's, Wired, CNET, US News, and Wharton Fintech.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Announced $9.5M seed round led by Bonfire Ventures, co-led by Fiat Ventures, to accelerate go-to-market, grow engineering and data science teams, and deepen integrations with card networks and loyalty programs.
- **2026-02** — Rebranded and consolidated its consumer roots (Card Curator, Awayz) under the Odynn infrastructure brand serving banks and fintechs.

## Links

- Website: https://www.odynn.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/odynn
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OdynnCC
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odynnawayz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/odynncc

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Last updated: 2026-07-03