Travel

Roame

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Founded 2023Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Roame is flight search engine design for credit card points and miles. We help travelers redeem their points for dream vacations in seconds rather than days.

At Roame, we are on a mission to revolutionize travel and consumer finance. We stand at the intersection of travel tech and fintech.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Founders & team

Tim Qin

Founder

Tim is the co-founder & CEO of Roame (S23). Over the last few years, he has invested billions of dollars in internet travel and financial services companies while working at UBS Asset Management, Fidelity, and Affiliated Managers Group. Tim started his career as an engineer at Lockheed Martin. Tim received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Operations Engineering from Columbia University. For investment inquiries: tim@roame.travel

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Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Zi Liu

Founder

Zi (CTO) ran all of Airbnb’s encryption services, creating and managing billions of cryptographic requests from payments vaulting to healthcare data. He started his career in Machine Vision AI processing at the Department of Defense in Oak Ridge. Zi studied computer science at Dartmouth.

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Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
2team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2023 · Source

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
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Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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