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United Airlines Ventures
Corporate VC · Chicago, IL, United States · North America
United Airlines Ventures is the corporate venture arm of United Airlines, established in 2021 to invest in early-stage startup companies. It backs companies across aerospace, aviation infrastructure and technology, and runs a Sustainable Flight Fund focused on lower carbon technologies.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsaviationaerospacesustainable aviationair travelclimate techairport infrastructure
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Or find every investor that fitsUnited Airlines Ventures lists 31 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 7 funding rounds, 2 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (57%), Education (13%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (11%). 67% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, Carbon Direct Capital and IAGi.
Counts come from funding rounds that name United Airlines Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not United Airlines Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 7 companies; its own site lists 31. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 25% |
| Seed | 50% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 25% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 2 | 2 |
| '26 | 5 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 69th | 31 companies |
| Recent activity | 86th | 5 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 82th | 75% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 87th | 16% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 88th | 57% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 88th | 7 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 57% | 18% |
| Education | 13% | 7% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 11% | 7% |
| Legal & Compliance | 4% | 2% |
| Enterprise Software | 4% | 8% |
| Climate & Energy | 4% | 1% |
| Consumer | 2% | 3% |
| Fintech | 2% | 12% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 5 |
| Carbon Direct Capital | 3 |
| IAGi | 3 |
| Lowercarbon Capital | 3 |
| MOL Switch | 3 |
| AENU | 2 |
| Aloniq | 2 |
| AltaIR Capital | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers31100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare United Airlines Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with United Airlines Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | Pre-Seed | |
| 11 Sept 2026 | Round | |
| 20 May 2026 | Seed | |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Seed | |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Series B | |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Round Led | |
| 6 Aug 2025 | Round Led |
Round details for United Airlines Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in United Airlines Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
31 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides voice AI agents for field teams using Salesforce | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Airhart Aeronautics designs and builds avionics and airplanes | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company builds the future of aerospace and defense, including air taxis and electric powertrains. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Assaia provides AI solutions to optimize airport and airline operations, including turnaround times, safety, and sustainability. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Sept 2026Round | Page + round | |
| Astro Mechanica designs and builds engines, airframes, and flight systems for the aerospace industry. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Aug 2025Round | Page + round | |
| Blockskye is a full-service travel management solution, changing the way global enterprise programs work by connecting buyers and suppliers directly. | Enterprise SoftwareFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Boom builds supersonic airliners and natural gas turbines from scratch | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Cemvita combines AI, biological expertise and industrial experience to discover and develop BioSolutions for natural-resource industries | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company makes experiences safer and easier wherever you live, work, and travel as an identity company | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides AI solutions for brands and loyalty programs to integrate with AI assistants and agents. | AI & Machine LearningLegal & Compliance | Aug 2025Round | Funding round | |
| Dimensional Energy helps customers realize carbon-to-value projects by licensing proven catalyst technologies and targeted services that de-risk development and enable bankable projects. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Electric Hydrogen produces clean firm power and fuel solutions, including hydrogen production and power generation | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Enhanced Radar builds intelligent technology to make the aviation system safer, more efficient, and better informed. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| EP Systems develops and provides electric power systems and battery solutions for aerospace and defense industries | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Eve Air Mobility develops electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and provides related services and operations solutions | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Navi develops AI infrastructure for the aviation industry to turn flights into actionable intelligence and make operations safer. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Mar 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Heart Aerospace is developing electric aircraft for regional air travel. | AI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Heirloom permanently removes carbon dioxide from the air using a process that harnesses the natural power of limestone. | Climate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Intellivisa provides automated travel clearance services, including visa applications and entry requirements, for travelers and travel businesses. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Oct 2026Pre-Seed | Funding round | |
| JetZero develops and manufactures all-wing airplanes with improved fuel efficiency | AI & Machine Learning | Jan 2026Series B | Page + round |
About this data
site last read 12 Nov 2026- Site
- unitedairlinesventures.com
- Last read
- 12 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 6 Aug 2025
- Companies checked
- 31
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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