What it sells
Travel the world for free.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
Consumers (US residents 18+) who book hotels and want airline miles.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Wanting free flights from travel they already take; earn up to 25x miles per dollar on hotel stays, stackable with credit card rewards.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Book a hotel through Rove with any card, earn miles, redeem for flights or transfer to 21+ airline/hotel loyalty programs, and earn extra on shopping, dining and gift cards via browser extension and card-linked offers.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
UnverifiedRewards currency funded by travel partners, shopping portal and card-linked offer incentives (revenue model inferred); referral gives 500 miles plus 10% of friend miles.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Consumer mobile app and web, referral program, shopping browser extension; 300K+ members and 450K+ properties claimed.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2024 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.