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AI Travel Platform Secures Major Financial Partnership Just One Week After Captivating DMV Investors, Gaining Access to $100K AWS Credits and Nationwide Banking Ecosystem

Washington D.C. – July 19, 2025 – Nowy, the innovative AI-powered travel platform transforming social media inspiration into bookable travel experiences, announced today its acceptance into J.P. Morgan's prestigious Startup Banking Program. This strategic partnership was secured just one week after the company's standout performance at the Accelerate Breakfast Series 2025, where J.P. Morgan representatives witnessed Nowy's compelling market demonstration firsthand.

From Showcase to Strategic Partnership in Seven Days

The rapid progression from event showcase to major financial partnership underscores the strong market validation Nowy has achieved in the competitive travel technology sector. J.P. Morgan's sponsorship of the Accelerate Breakfast Series provided direct exposure to Nowy's revolutionary approach to solving travel planning's $50 billion conversion gap.

"I initially thought my only connection to J.P. Morgan was being a Chase credit card holder," said Branda Fan, CEO and Co-founder of Nowy. "But this partnership demonstrates how genuine engagement and authentic vision-sharing can unlock unexpected ecosystem opportunities. This isn't just about banking – it's about accessing a comprehensive startup support network."

Comprehensive Startup Ecosystem Benefits

The J.P. Morgan Startup Banking Program provides Nowy with substantial resources to accelerate growth:

• Up to $100,000 in AWS cloud credits to support Nowy's multi-agent AI infrastructure

• Nationwide access to J.P. Morgan-sponsored startup events and networking opportunities

• Complimentary cap table management and full banking platform designed specifically for startups

• Direct ecosystem connections to investors, strategic partners, and fellow startups within J.P. Morgan's extensive network

Scaling AI Infrastructure for Global Growth

The AWS credits component is particularly strategic for Nowy's technology roadmap. With over 100,000 trips already created through the platform and a 4.9-star user rating, the company requires robust cloud infrastructure to support its sophisticated AI models that analyze social media content and generate personalized travel itineraries.

"The AWS credits will be transformational for our multi-AI infrastructure," Fan explained. "As we scale our ability to process travel content from TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube into instant bookable trips, having enterprise-grade cloud resources removes a significant growth constraint."

Building on Recent Momentum

This J.P. Morgan partnership continues Nowy's impressive trajectory of strategic relationships and industry recognition:

• Google Cloud Partnership: $25,000 in cloud credits with expansion potential to $350,000

• TEDCO Grant: $10,000 from Maryland Technology Development Corporation

• Moxie Awards: 2025 finalist for "Boldness in Business"

• Travel Technology Association: Featured as innovative advocate member

Ecosystem-Driven Growth Strategy

The rapid sequence from investor showcase to major financial partnership exemplifies Nowy's ecosystem-driven approach to business development. By authentically engaging with industry stakeholders and demonstrating real market traction, the company continues to unlock opportunities that accelerate both technological development and market expansion.

"Sometimes the best unexpected opportunities come from just showing up and engaging with genuine questions," Fan noted. "From travel inspiration to instant booked trips, we're building one relationship at a time."

About Nowy

Nowy is an AI-powered travel platform that transforms social media inspiration into personalized, bookable travel experiences. The company's proprietary technology analyzes user preferences from social content to create intelligent itineraries with routing, mapping, price monitoring, and instant booking capabilities. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Washington D.C., Nowy serves users across 500,000+ destinations worldwide and maintains industry-leading user satisfaction ratings.

Media Contact: Branda Fan, CEO & Co-founder
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Washington D.C. – July 12, 2025 – Nowy, the revolutionary AI-powered travel platform that transforms social media inspiration into personalized, bookable travel experiences, delivered a standout performance at the highly selective Accelerate Breakfast Series 2025 on July 10th at the Carahsoft Conference and Collaboration Center in Reston, VA.

Selected as one of only 6 exhibiting startups from a competitive pool of approximately 75 applicants, Nowy commanded significant attention from the 200+ investors, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in attendance, validating strong market demand for its innovative solution to travel planning's biggest challenge.

Overwhelming Market Response Validates Nowy's Vision

"Within 30 seconds of seeing our demo, we saw faces light up," said Branda Fan, CEO and Co-founder of Nowy. "Investors immediately understood our value proposition – Nowy serves as a travel friend who knows exactly what you want, bridging the massive gap between social media inspiration and actual trip booking."

The company's exhibition generated exceptional engagement metrics:

• Completely sold out of business cards and promotional materials

• Distributed 90% of prepared handouts to interested prospects

• Continuous foot traffic with non-stop meetings throughout the event

• Unanimous positive feedback from investors, mentors, and industry experts

Addressing Travel's $50 Billion Conversion Gap

Nowy's demonstration highlighted a critical market inefficiency: while 73% of travelers save social media travel content, only 12% actually convert that inspiration into booked trips. The company's AI-powered platform eliminates this friction by instantly transforming any travel video, image, or post from TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube into personalized, bookable itineraries.

"The gap between 'I want to go there' and 'I'm booking this trip' represents a $50 billion opportunity," Fan explained to attendees. "Our users have already proven the solution works – they've turned Nowy into a verb, saying 'Go travel? Nowy it!'"

Strategic Partnerships Fuel Growth Trajectory

The Accelerate Breakfast Series appearance comes on the heels of significant momentum for the Washington D.C.-based startup:

• Google Cloud Partnership: Recently accepted into Google for Startups Innovate Program with $25,000 in cloud credits and potential expansion to $350,000

• TEDCO Grant: Awarded $10,000 from Maryland Technology Development Corporation's Rural Business Innovation Initiative

• Industry Recognition: Named finalist for the prestigious 2025 Moxie Awards for "Boldness in Business"

Building Community Through Innovation

Beyond investor interest, Nowy's exhibition fostered genuine community connections. Attendees enthusiastically engaged with the company's new mascot, collected custom Nowy pins, and downloaded the mobile application for immediate testing. The authentic enthusiasm demonstrated the platform's ability to create emotional connections – a crucial factor in travel decision-making.

Expanding the DMV Startup Ecosystem

"Events like Accelerate Breakfast Series showcase the incredible innovation happening in the DMV region," Fan noted. "We're grateful to Lisa Shapiro and J. David Harvey from Mason Enterprise™ for creating such an impactful platform for startups to connect with the investment community."

About Nowy

Nowy is an AI-powered travel platform that transforms social media inspiration into personalized, bookable travel experiences. By analyzing user preferences from social content, Nowy creates intelligent itineraries complete with routing, mapping, instant booking capabilities, and price monitoring features. Founded in 2024 and based in Washington D.C., Nowy has facilitated over 100,000 trip creations and maintains a 4.9-star app rating from users across 500,000+ destinations worldwide.

Media Contact: Branda Fan, CEO & Co-founder
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Washington D.C. – June 25, 2025 – Nowy, an emerging leader in travel AI, is proud to announce it has been accepted into the Google Cloud Startup Innovate Program and awarded $25,000 in Google Cloud credits. The credits will accelerate Nowy's development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence solutions for the travel industry.

The Google Cloud credits will empower Nowy to further enhance its proprietary AI models to create unique trips, which are at the core of its innovative travel platform. The program specifically recognizes Nowy's distinctive approach to transforming social media content into personalized travel experiences, underscoring the potential of its technology to revolutionize how users plan and experience travel.

As part of the program, Nowy received cloud credits specifically designed to support the scaling of AI workloads, with potential expansion up to $350,000 as the company grows.

Transforming Travel Planning Through AI

Nowy's platform transforms social media content—videos, images, and posts—into personalized, instantly bookable travel itineraries. The Google Cloud partnership will enable Nowy to leverage advanced AI technologies including TPU optimization for machine learning workloads, Model Armor for AI safety, and global cloud infrastructure to deliver faster, more intelligent travel recommendations.

"This program has been transformative for our technical architecture and business trajectory," said Branda Fan, CEO and Co-founder of Nowy. "Having direct access to the engineers who built Gemini and learning about TPU optimization strategies that could reduce our AI processing costs by 2.5x—that's the kind of insight you can't get anywhere else. Google Cloud isn't just providing credits; they're providing a true partnership to help us scale responsibly."

Technical Innovation Focus

With the Google Cloud credits and technical guidance, Nowy plans to migrate from its current infrastructure to leverage Google's AI-first cloud platform, implementing advanced security measures through Model Armor for user safety, and optimizing its multi-agent AI system for global deployment using Google's private network infrastructure.

The collaboration provides Nowy with ongoing access to dedicated account management, customer engineering support, and Google's extensive AI/ML toolkit to continue innovating in the competitive travel technology space.

About Nowy
Nowy is an AI-powered travel platform that transforms social media inspiration into personalized, bookable travel experiences. By analyzing user preferences from social content, Nowy creates intelligent itineraries complete with routing, mapping, and instant booking capabilities. Founded in 2024, Nowy is based in Washington D.C. and is advancing the future of spontaneous travel planning.

Learn more at nowy.io

Media Contact:
Branda Fan, CEO & Co-founder
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Frederick,MD – June 25, 2025 – Nowy, an innovative AI-powered travel content planner, today announced it has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)'s Rural Business Innovation Initiative (RBII). This funding will further accelerate Nowy's mission to revolutionize personalized travel experiences.

The TEDCO RBII grant specifically supports small and early-stage technology-based companies in rural Maryland, providing crucial business and technical assistance. The program also offers ongoing professional mentoring and targeted project support to help companies overcome hurdles and advance to their next growth level.

"We are incredibly grateful for the support from TEDCO's Rural Business Innovation Initiative," said Branda Fan, CEO, Nowy. "This grant, coupled with the valuable mentorship provided through the RBII program, will be instrumental in enhancing our AI capabilities and expanding our reach. It underscores our commitment to developing cutting-edge solutions that simplify trip planning and empower travelers to create truly personalized journeys."

About Nowy: Nowy is an artificial intelligence-driven travel content planner designed to transform how individuals discover, plan, and experience travel. Its platform enables users to convert inspiration from diverse social media platforms and online content into personalized, visual, and bookable itineraries. Visit at: https://nowy.io/. 

About TEDCO: TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation, is a leading source of funding and resources for Maryland-based technology companies. TEDCO's mission is to enhance technology commercialization and provide technical and business assistance to small and early-stage companies, particularly in rural Maryland, to foster economic growth. Visit at: https://www.tedcomd.com/resources/rural-business-innovation-initiative. 

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Washington D.C., – June 25, 2025 – Nowy, the innovative AI-powered travel content planner, is proud to announce it has been selected as a finalist for the highly coveted 2025 Moxie Awards. This recognition celebrates organizations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that demonstrate "Boldness in Business" through innovation, growth, industry leadership, and community service.

Being named a Moxie Award Finalist is a significant honor that acknowledges Nowy's distinctive approach to transforming the travel industry. The company's AI-driven platform converts diverse social media inspiration into personalized, visual, and bookable itineraries, simplifying trip planning for users.

"Just to be a nominee is a validation of our tireless pursuit of innovation. We couldn't be more excited!" said Branda Fan, CEO, Nowy. "This achievement is a testament to our incredible team of dreamers and doers who are committed to challenging the status quo in travel technology. We are honored to be recognized alongside DC’s most innovative organizations."

The Moxie Awards culminate in a gala dinner on October 30, 2025, at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, where winners will be announced. Full list here.

About Nowy: Nowy is a one-stop travel social media platform and AI-powered travel content planner designed to make planning and experiencing the perfect trip easier than ever before. It empowers users to share their trip stories and plan their next dream trip from inspirational ideas, complete with routing, mapping, and instant bookings.Visit at: https://nowy.io/. 

About Moxie Award DC: The Moxie Award is a coveted honor for businesses, non-profits, and associations in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, established in 2017. It celebrates organizations that demonstrate "Boldness in Business" and recognizes them for their innovation, growth, industry leadership, and community service. The awards program culminates in a gala dinner where winners are announced.

Contact: Branda Fan, CEO, branda.fan@nowy.io, https://nowy.io/ 

Nowy to Showcase AI Travel Innovation at Accelerate Breakfast Series 2025

Reston Virginia, – June 10, 2025 – Nowy, the cutting-edge AI-powered travel content planner, is pleased to announce its participation as an exhibiting company at the upcoming Accelerate Breakfast Series event on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at the Carahsoft Conference and Collaboration Center in Reston, VA.

The Accelerate Breakfast Series is a premier gathering connecting entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders across the DMV region. While five high-growth companies will present on stage, Nowy will be among a select few startups chosen to exhibit their innovations, offering attendees a unique opportunity for hands-on engagement with its groundbreaking technology.

"We are thrilled to exhibit at the Accelerate Breakfast Series," said Branda Fan, CEO, Nowy. "This event provides an invaluable platform to showcase how Nowy is transforming travel planning by converting social media inspiration into personalized, bookable itineraries. We look forward to connecting with investors, industry leaders, and fellow innovators to share our vision for the future of travel."

Nowy’s participation will allow attendees to experience firsthand its mobile application, which leverages AI to simplify trip planning and offer full-trip price watch features. This exhibition will foster strategic networking and dialogue within the region's vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem.

About Nowy:

Nowy is an artificial intelligence-driven travel content planner designed to transform how individuals discover, plan, and experience travel. Its platform enables users to convert inspiration from diverse social media platforms and online content into personalized, visual, and bookable itineraries. Visit at: https://nowy.io/. 

For Those Who Wish to Attend:

The Accelerate Breakfast Series event will take place on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at the Carahsoft Conference and Collaboration Center in Reston, VA. Tickets are priced at $35 for entrepreneurs, investors, and non-profits, and $75 for other business professionals. The event offers significant networking opportunities before and after presentations, with a focus on innovation and diverse founders from Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C..

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Washington,DC. April 16, 2025 — Today, the Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), a non-profit dedicated to promoting and protecting the travel technology industry, announced the panel discussions they will hold at their second annual Policy and Innovation Showcase on Wednesday, May 7th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm in the Cannon Caucus Room.  

“Navigating the Unique Needs of Travel Tech Startups,” will focus on unique needs and challenges facing travel tech startups—from accessing capital to navigating the complex tax and regulatory landscapes. Panelists include:  

• Tomasz Pawliszyn, CEO of AirHelp; 

• Branda Fan, Founder and CEO of Nowy, and 

• Cara Whitehill, Vice President at Thayer Investment Partners, with 

• Brandon Palumbo, Director of Policy and Government Relations of Travel Tech as moderator. 

Learn more about Travel Tech’s Policy & Innovation Showcase at https://traveltech.org/policy-innovation-showcase/