Sectors · Mobility, Space & Transport

Airlines and Airports

Private financing across Airlines and Airports, aggregated from public sources.

Airlines and Airports is a subsector of Mobility, Space & Transport. Zoom out to read the whole macro sector $75.1B raised across 1,630 companies.

$3.4B
Capital raised
76
Companies
102
Rounds
2009
First on record
2025-11-25
Latest round

Accelerating Airlines and Airports drew $914.6M over the last 12 months, up 1230% versus the prior 12 ($68.8M). Of 19 companies rankable against same-niche peers, 16% model over-valued and 53% under-valued.

Capital flow over time

Quarterly capital raised across Airlines and Airports.

2009-Q1 · $600K2009-Q12009-Q2 · $15.3M2009-Q3 · $278.4M2009-Q4 · $10.8M2010-Q1 · $1.4B2010-Q2 · $4.0M2010-Q22010-Q3 · $600K2011-Q1 · $650K2011-Q2 · $5.2M2011-Q3 · $7.0M2011-Q4 · $1.4M2011-Q42012-Q1 · $2.6M2012-Q4 · $2.8M2013-Q2 · $13.0M2013-Q3 · $3.0M2013-Q4 · $700K2013-Q42014-Q1 · $1.0M2014-Q2 · $2.7M2014-Q3 · $3.4M2014-Q4 · $7.1M2015-Q2 · $1.9M2015-Q22015-Q3 · $5.1M2015-Q4 · $531K2016-Q1 · $14.0M2016-Q2 · $4.5M2016-Q3 · $13.5M2016-Q32017-Q1 · $350K2017-Q2 · $24.5M2017-Q3 · $23.2M2018-Q2 · $1.0M2019-Q3 · $13.9M2019-Q32019-Q4 · $2.6M2020-Q1 · $100.3M2020-Q2 · $4.0M2020-Q3 · $83.3M2020-Q4 · $150K2020-Q42021-Q1 · $1.2M2021-Q2 · $11.9M2021-Q3 · $233.9M2021-Q4 · $8.0M2022-Q1 · $5.8M2022-Q12022-Q2 · $6.8M2022-Q3 · $208K2022-Q4 · $23.4M2023-Q1 · $16.9M2023-Q2 · $6.7M2023-Q22023-Q3 · $10.3M2024-Q1 · $25.0M2024-Q4 · $8.2M2025-Q2 · $60.6M2025-Q4 · $914.6M2025-Q4
Median round size by stage
StageMedian roundRounds
Growth/Late$1.1B2
Series D+$198.5M3
Series C$71.9M6
Series B$23.2M5
Series A$5.8M27
Seed$1.7M28
Pre-Seed$500K31
Top-funded companies
CompanyStageRaisedModeled value
Netjets Inc
COLUMBUS
Growth/Late$1.4B$8.4B
Republic Airways Holdings Inc.
CARMEL
Growth/Late$829.9M$6.5B
Alliance Aircraft Holding Co
COTUIT
Series D+$321.0M$2.0B
Avatar Airlines, Inc
BOCA RATON
Series D+$300.0M$1.9B
Landmark Fbo Holdings, Llc
HOUSTON
Series D+$242.2M$1.4B
Surf Air Mobility Inc.
Hawthorne
Series C$83.7M$401.0M
Bond Aviation Holdings, LLC
Fort Lauderdale
Series C$60.6M$294.1M
Azul Sa
Barueri
Series B$35.0M$197.4M
Solairus Ultimate Holdings, Llc
PETALUMA
Series B$30.5M$158.1M
JetSuiteX, Inc.
IRVINE
Series B$27.7M$130.6M
Breeze Aviation Group, Inc.
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS
Series D+$305.8M$123.1M
Affinity Air Service, Inc.
NEW YORK CITY
Series B$24.0M$81.6M
Vertiport Opco, Llc
HOFFMAN ESTATES
Series A$13.0M$66.8M
Thressor Aviation, Inc.
AURORA
Series B$18.0M$61.2M
Allure Airways Inc.
WINTER GARDEN
Series A$11.0M$56.5M
Xojet Inc
SAN CARLOS
Series A$10.5M$53.7M
Hawaii Island Air, Inc.
HONOLULU
Series A$10.0M$51.6M
Volato, Inc.
CHAMBLEE
Series B$32.6M$43.6M
Paul Joseph Posti Jr
Long Beach
Series A$8.0M$41.1M
TIM Aviation VIII, LLC
SOUTHFIELD
Series A$7.8M$40.3M
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Frequently asked
How much venture funding has the Airlines and Airports sector raised?
Companies in Airlines and Airports have raised approximately $3.4B across 102 recorded financing rounds among 76 companies, aggregated from public sources.
Is Airlines and Airports venture funding growing?
Airlines and Airports funding is currently accelerating: capital raised over the last 12 months was up 1230% versus the prior 12 months.
What is the typical round size in Airlines and Airports?
Median disclosed round sizes in Airlines and Airports by stage are: Growth/Late $1.1B, Series D+ $198.5M, Series C $71.9M, Series B $23.2M. These are medians across recorded rounds, not averages.
Which are the most-funded Airlines and Airports companies?
The most-funded Airlines and Airports companies in our coverage include Netjets Inc, Republic Airways Holdings Inc., Alliance Aircraft Holding Co, Avatar Airlines, Inc, Landmark Fbo Holdings, Llc. See the full ranked table for disclosed capital and modeled valuations.
When did Airlines and Airports funding activity begin in this data?
The earliest recorded Airlines and Airports financing in our coverage dates to 2009, with the most recent round around 2025-11-25.
Airlines and Airports venture funding — $3.4B raised · Provath