8 Best Airline Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Airline Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

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

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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FLYR (company) logo

FLYR (company)

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

3

Funding Rounds

$308.0m

Money raised

Caravelo logo

Caravelo

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

6

Funding Rounds

$13.7m

Money raised

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Volantio

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

4

Funding Rounds

$2.6m

Money raised

Aero logo

Aero

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

2

Funding Rounds

$36.0m

Money raised

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Seatfrog

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

2

Funding Rounds

$7.5m

Money raised

AheadX (Beijing) Co., Ltd. logo

AheadX (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

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

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

Avelo Airlines logo

Avelo Airlines

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

1

Funding Rounds

$42.0m

Money raised

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Vistara

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

1

Funding Rounds

$273.0m

Money raised