FlightCaster
Twitter: @FlightCaster

Company Description | FlightCaster predicts flight delays using an advanced algorithm that scours data on 10 years of domestic flights and matches it to real-time conditions, then delivers results relevant to each individual traveler. FlightCaster alerts users up to 6 hours before the airlines do, and helps frustrated passengers evaluate alternative options. The FlightCaster platform also helps connect users to the right person who can change your itinerary and get you back in the air.

Competitors: Concur
Customers: Business travelers, travel management companies
Partners: FlightStats
Investors: Y Combinator and angel investors

Presenter | Jason Freedman | Co-Founder
Jason leads a talented team to bring FlightCaster predictive technology to travelers and partners. Before FlightCaster, he co-founded Openvote Inc, a social network that empowers users to create polls about issues that matter to them. In the past, he has consulted for mobile start-ups, SEO agencies, and brand marketers. While earning an MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, he worked as a product manager (employee #10) for Mocospace, a mobile application social network.

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