Wingly operates a marketplace that matches private pilots and small business aviation operators with passengers to share the costs of light-aircraft flights. The platform also serves small business operators running fleets of three to five aircraft. Wingly touts environmental benefits by reducing empty return flights and improving load factors. As of July 2023 it has transported over 100,000 passengers and reports 450,000 registered members, including more than 25,000 pilots. The company currently operates across five countries and claims market shares of ~40% in France, 35% in Germany and 10% in Switzerland. Wingly plans targeted geographic expansion into southern Europe (Spain, Portugal, Italy) and northern Europe (e.g., Sweden) while prioritizing profitable growth. Management intends to demonstrate profitability by 2025 before broader rollouts. Wingly is a Paris-based flight-sharing platform, founded in 2015, that lets private pilots and passengers share the cost of flights. The company reports 20,000 private pilots registered on its platform, a network partly built by a €2 million seed round in 2018. It has raised €3 million in a new funding round led by Innovacom to launch a commercial aviation service and accelerate expansion in France, Germany and the UK. Wingly Pro will allow smaller commercial aviation operators to advertise flights and post spare or empty seats, connecting them directly with potential passengers. Operators will be thoroughly vetted, with Wingly verifying certifications from the Civil Aviation Authority for commercial transport across Europe, and the company has obtained a European-wide travel agency licence. Co-founder and CEO Emeric de Waziers said the summer launch aims to make Wingly the largest collaborative community for private aviation and to connect more than 500 UK airfields and add helicopter flights. Wingly operates an online flight-sharing marketplace where private pilots add planned flights and passengers can book them; offerings include both point-to-point trips and short or long discovery flights. The platform is designed to connect pilots and passengers through its website booking system. Founded in 2015 and based in Paris, the company is active in England, France and Germany. Wingly hosts more than 150,000 users and lists over 60,000 flights on the platform. The company raised €2m in seed funding and intends to use the proceeds to grow the team and expand internationally.

Total raised

$10M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

May 2024