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Rove

Active · Earn airline miles on hotels and everyday spend.

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
14signal of 100 · rising 6
  • team of 32Team size · YC's directory+7.9
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.

Competitors

AIPointhoundShared: credit card, travel, earnYC S23RemoteStartup →OtherInactiveRoomblockerShared: travel, hotel, bookingYC S15San FranciscoStartup →AIRoameShared: credit card, travel, mileYC S23San FranciscoStartup →OtherRoomstormShared: travel, airline, hotelYC S14PragueStartup →AIAxel TravelShared: travel, airline, hotelYC W19SeattleStartup →
Companies closest to Rove
Company
PointhoundShared: credit card, travel, earnYC S23ActiveAI
RoomblockerShared: travel, hotel, bookingYC S15InactiveOther
RoameShared: credit card, travel, mileYC S23ActiveAI
RoomstormShared: travel, airline, hotelYC S14ActiveOther
Axel TravelShared: travel, airline, hotelYC W19ActiveAI

Adjacent

AIMax Now Pte. Ltd.Shared: milePlug and PlaySingaporeStartup →OtherAcquiredNexTravelShared: booking travel, hotelYC W15San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveGetGoingShared: travel, airline, hotelYC S12San FranciscoStartup →AIStardriftShared: travel, hotelYC S24San FranciscoStartup →OtherShuttle CentralShared: travelYC W22CancúnStartup →
Companies next to Rove
Company
Max Now Pte. Ltd.Shared: milePlug and Play Not statedAI
NexTravelShared: booking travel, hotelYC W15 +1AcquiredOther
GetGoingShared: travel, airline, hotelYC S12InactiveOther
StardriftShared: travel, hotelYC S24ActiveAI
Shuttle CentralShared: travelYC W22ActiveOther

Also from W24 in AI

All of W24
AIAqua VoiceFrontier Voice Input - write 4x faster than typing.YC W24New York CityStartup →AIAcquiredBrowser BuddyA recommendation system for the InternetYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIConduitAI Agents for HospitalityYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AICoraAI Fitness CoachYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIegoAI applied research lab building synthetic sapience; human-like AIYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIFluentlySpeaking coach for non-native English professionalsYC W24San FranciscoStartup →
Company
Aqua VoiceFrontier Voice Input - write 4x faster than typing.team of 5ActiveAI
Browser BuddyA recommendation system for the Internetacquiredteam of 2AcquiredAI
ConduitAI Agents for Hospitalityteam of 15hiringActiveAI
CoraAI Fitness Coachteam of 3ActiveAI
egoAI applied research lab building synthetic sapience; human-like AIteam of 9ActiveAI
FluentlySpeaking coach for non-native English professionalsteam of 2ActiveAI

About Rove

Earn flexible airline miles on booking travel, shopping, and dining, all on top of your credit card rewards.

YC batch
W24 · Winter 2024
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
32
Location
New York City, NY, USA
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Consumer, Travel, AI

Changes seen

Team sizeOct 15, 2026

Team went from 4 to 32 people.

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One-linerOct 15, 2026

Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Travel the world for free."

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TagsOct 15, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence and Fintech.

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Rove in W24: 248 companies, 84% AI

Rove: questions

Which YC batch was Rove in?

Rove was in Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch (W24).

Is Rove still active?

Y Combinator lists Rove as active.

Where is Rove based?

Rove lists New York City, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.