Invest in FlyAXS - AI-First Operating System for Part 135 Aviation
FlyAXS is an AI-first company building the operating system for Part 135 charter aviation. We connect all five stakeholders — operators, brokers, owners, pilots, and travelers — on one unified platform with voice AI, intelligent automation, and real-time data at the core of every workflow. We believe voice is the future: people will have conversations with their data to book flights, query aircraft, and manage operations naturally.
What is the market opportunity for FlyAXS?
The US charter aviation market exceeds $16 billion annually and is growing at approximately 8% CAGR, projected to reach $20 billion by 2030. There are 1,821 FAA-certificated Part 135 operators managing 11,452 aircraft as of 2025. Roughly one-third of all charter flights fly empty as repositioning legs — billions in wasted capacity. FlyAXS addresses a $41M+ operator SaaS TAM plus $10M+ broker SaaS TAM, with significant additional upside from marketplace transaction fees on empty leg bookings.
Why invest in FlyAXS now?
Four converging forces create a once-in-a-generation opportunity: The FAA finalized SMS mandates in May 2024 with a hard compliance deadline of May 28, 2027, forcing all 1,821 Part 135 operators to adopt safety management software. AI has reached production quality for aviation operations. Business jet activity remains 10%+ above pre-pandemic levels with fractional and jet-card models growing at nearly 10% CAGR. And the industry still runs on decades-old technology ripe for disruption. FlyAXS is AI-first, not AI-bolted-on.
What makes FlyAXS defensible?
Five layers of competitive moat: data network effects (each user makes the platform more valuable), AI flywheel (models improve with every operation), multi-stakeholder lock-in (12+ modules create extreme switching costs), regulatory complexity (Part 135 compliance encoding), and real-time intelligence via FlightAware integration.
How does FlyAXS make money?
Diversified revenue model: operator SaaS at $299/aircraft/month for the complete platform, broker SaaS at $149/month, and marketplace transaction fees of 5-8% on empty leg bookings via Stripe Connect. Multiple revenue streams create high-margin, recurring revenue.
Investment Terms
Raising $700K-$1.2M via SAFE notes at a $7M valuation cap — the standard Y Combinator instrument used in 64% of seed rounds. Pre-seed stage with a live, production-ready platform. 30+ features shipped, 640+ API endpoints, 3 AI systems in production, 5 stakeholder portals live.