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Away
Luggage for the modern traveller
- 501-1000 employees
- B2C
- Retail
- Travel
- Lifestyle
- Fashion
- eCommerce
- SoHo, New York, NY
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Company mission
To transform travel to inspire people to get Away more and see more of the world.
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65% female employees
11% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Away took on a market that was being ignored by everyone else - luggage - and it's had great success bringing innovation to a product that has been unchanged for decades. With simple touches like adding a mobile charging pack inside the suitcase, it has given luggage a big overhaul, and has survived through both a global pandemic and controversial former CEO.
The company, now headed by co-founder Jen Rubio, spent some time revamping its core business and working on its workplace culture, and has successfully grown its internal infrastructure and retail presence in the last couple of years. In 2022 it partnered with United - its first partnership with a major airline - to provide customers with onboard amenity kits, which represents another step in the company's impressive return to form.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Stock options
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k)
- Family leave
- Health coverage
- We provide the conditions for you to achieve remarkable things
Company values
- Make great new things - Have high standards for our products, our experiences, our work, our people. Innovate, then iterate — don’t be afraid to rethink things
- Be the customer - Be incessantly curious about what travelers want from us, need from us, expect from us. Then make it happen
- Own it - We are all owners, founders, shareholders, entrepreneurs. When we’re accountable for the results, we’re empowered to build anew. You’ve got this — and we trust you
- We belong here - We are a community of people who appreciate, respect, and care for each other. Prioritize diversity in people and thought. And most of all, be yourself
- Do good as you do well - We all have a responsibility to create positive change socially, environmentally, economically. Keep an eye on the right thing as you’re doing the smart things
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2020
$35m
LATE VC
May 2019
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $216m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Jen Rubio
(CEO)Trustee of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Previously Head of Social Media at Warby Parker, and Global Head of Innovation for AllSaints.
People progressing
Joined as a Social Media Assistant. Promoted to Social Media Manager within 3 years.