Seattle-based travel startup Off & Away has raised a $2 million financing round, led by Madrona Venture Group, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company, which rolled out in May, offers high-end hotel rooms at cheap prices via an online auction bid-based service. Off & Away is headed up by chief executive Doug Aley, a former entrepreneur in resident at Madrona. The firm also led the company’s initital $1.35 million funding round earlier this year. According to the report, Off & Away will use the new financing to expand its team, ink new hotel partnerships, and further develop its products and marketing initiatives.
Author: Thea Chard
Before joining Xconomy, Thea spent a year working as the editor of another startup, the hyperlocal Seattle neighborhood news site QueenAnneView.com. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California, where she double-majored in print journalism and creative writing. While in college, Thea spent a semester studying in London and writing for the London bureau of the Los Angeles Times. Indulging in her passion for feature writing, she has covered a variety of topics ranging from the arts, to media, clean technology and breaking news. Before moving back to Seattle, Thea worked in new media development on two business radio shows, "Marketplace" and "Marketplace Money" by American Public Media. Her clips have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Santa Monica Daily Press, Seattle magazine and her college paper, the Daily Trojan. Thea is a native Seattleite who grew up in Magnolia, and now lives in Queen Anne.
View all posts by Thea Chard
