\n\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\tFarecast\n\t\t\thttp://farecast.com/\n\t\t
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\n\tFarecast offers a unique service by providing its users with domestic airfare predictions. Unlike other travel companies, Farecast predicts when a user should buy a ticket based upon 175 billion...More»
\n\t\t\tFarecast offers a unique service by providing its users with domestic airfare predictions. Unlike other travel companies, Farecast predicts when a user should buy a ticket based upon 175 billion points of previous airfare data. Its engine can currently predict whether airfare goes up or down up to a week into the future with a claimed success rate of 70-75%.
Farecast was acquired by Microsoft on 4/08 for $115M.«Less
Overview
\n\t\t\t\tLocation: \tSeattle, WA, United States\n
\n\t\t\t\tIndustry: Consumer Internet
\n\t\t\t\tEmployees: 26
\n\t\t\t\tTags:\n\t\t\t\tPrices,\n\t\t\t\tExpedia,\n\t\t\t\tTravel,\n\t\t\t\tForecast,\n\t\t\t\tAirfare,\n\t\t\t\tMicrosoft\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tFinancials
\n\t\t\t\tLatest Funding: Series C - $12.1M (01/2007)
\n\t\t\t\tInvestors:\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tGreylock Partners,\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tMadrona Venture Group,\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tPAR Capital Management,\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tPinnacle Ventures,\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tSutter Hill Ventures,\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tWRF Capital\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tMarket
\n\t\t\t\tCompetitors:\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpTake,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYapta,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExpedia,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPriceline,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobester,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTourmandu\n\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\tRelated Companies:\n\t\t\t\t\tEzRez,\n\t\t\t\t\tPriceline,\n\t\t\t\t\tDelaycast,\n\t\t\t\t\tFlyspy,\n\t\t\t\t\tHostelworld.com,\n\t\t\t\t\tUpTake,\n\t\t\t\t\tOrbitz,\n\t\t\t\t\tTravelGuru,\n\t\t\t\t\tcompete4yourseat.com,\n\t\t\t\t\tSeatGeek\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tRecent News
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 20, 2009\n\t\t\t\t\tCNET Webware Editor\u2019s Choice Award!\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 4, 2009\n\t\t\t\t\tSummer Forecast Update\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tApr 2, 2009\n\t\t\t\t\tSummer travel forecast\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tMar 13, 2009\n\t\t\t\t\tFareology on Twitter!\n\t\t\t\t
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