8 Best Airline Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Airline Startups

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There are 8 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $684.8m. The average funding per company in this subset is $85.6m.

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$308.0m

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FLYR is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2012 by Alexander Mans.

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$13.7m

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Formerly known as ChangeYourFlight, Caravelo is a technology provider specialized in conversational commerce for airlines

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$2.6m

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Volantio is a leader in travel technology software focused on revenue and capacity optimization for airlines.Based in Atlanta, GA, Volantio partners with major airlines globally such as Qantas, Iberia, Alaska Airlines, Volaris, Jetstar Airways, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Scoot-Tigerair, and others.The company’s Yana platform enables airlines to

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$36.0m

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Aero is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2018.

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$7.5m

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Seatfrog is a mobile platform for train seats founded in 2016.

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$2.0m

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AheadX (Beijing) Co., Ltd. is a company founded in 2014 by Xiaoyu Li.

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$42.0m

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Avelo Airlines is an Houston-based company founded by Andrew Levy.

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$273.0m

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Vistara is a New Delhi-based company founded in 2013.

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