Away

company

About

Away is a modern travel and lifestyle brand designed with thoughtful features that solve real travel problems

Details

Last Funding Type
Series D
Last Funding Money Raised
$100M
Industries
Consumer,Consumer Goods,E-Commerce,Lifestyle,Retail,Travel
Founded date
Jan 1, 2015
Number Of Employee
501 - 1000
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
JRSK, Inc.
Also Known As
Away Travel Limited,Away BV

Away is a modern travel and lifestyle brand. The company is a vertically-integrated company offering beautiful, high-quality luggage at an affordable price point.

Away designs special objects for modern travel. It started with luggage, designed with thoughtful features that solve real travel problems—for life. Now all that’s left is the world in front of you and the people you share it with. Because getting Away means getting more out of every trip to come.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
6
$181M
Away has raised a total of $181M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on May 14, 2019 from a Series D round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
May 14, 2019 Series D $100M 4 Wellington Management Detail
Jun 28, 2018 Series C $50M 3 Global Founders Capital Detail
May 19, 2017 Series B $20M 5 Global Founders Capital Detail
Sep 8, 2016 Series A $8.50M 7 Global Founders Capital Detail
Aug 17, 2015 Seed $2.50M 12 Accel
Forerunner Ventures
Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
6
21
Away is funded by 21 investors. Wellington Management and Baillie Gifford are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Wellington Management Yes Series D
Baillie Gifford Series D
Global Founders Capital Series D
Lone Pine Capital Series D
Comcast Ventures Series C
Forerunner Ventures Series C
Accel Series B
Space Pirates Series B
Florian Leibert Series A
Great Oaks Venture Capital Series A

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
16
Away has 16 current employee profiles, including Board member Ludwig Ensthaler
Board member
Executive
Board member
Board member
Employee