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Airyvl

Techstars '23

Tallahassee, US · Founded 2023 · 2 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors

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Airyvl provides a customer intelligence platform that turns consumer-permissioned transaction data into insights on wallet share, competitor spend, retention risk, and revenue opportunities. It is sold to banks as a commercial banking product for their business clients, with consumers opting in through rewards programs in exchange for offers.

Also known as Airyvl

Investors · 1

Techstarslisted by TechstarsBoulder · $220K

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Company profile

researched Sep 2026

Airyvl is an early-stage technology company associated with Florida locations including St. Petersburg, Florida City and Tallahassee. Public listings describe it as a developer of AI-ready merchandising tools intended to surface sales opportunities, with a product that identifies passengers looking to fly on otherwise empty aircraft, applies predictive analytics based on market trends to reduce future waste, and seeks to improve marketing effectiveness by supplying the aviation industry with consumer data to increase purchase consideration and spending on the highest-converting channels. Its stated sectors span consulting, information technology, small and medium businesses, and software.

In interviews, the company has been characterized as an AI-driven aviation platform created after the COVID-19 pandemic to give civilian carriers actionable insights, with the goal of improving air travel connectivity and lowering the cost of flying privately for travelers.

Separately, internal records describe a customer intelligence platform that converts consumer-permissioned transaction data into insights on wallet share, competitor spend, retention risk and revenue opportunities, distributed to business clients through banks, with consumers opting in via rewards programs.

Founding story

Airyvl was created in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic with the aim of providing civilian air carriers with actionable insights and building better-connected air travel. The company was founded by Mark Thayer, who has publicly discussed how the startup works to make private flying more affordable for travelers.

Business model

The company supplies AI-driven merchandising and analytics tooling to the aviation industry, matching prospective passengers with unsold capacity on empty aircraft and providing consumer data intended to improve marketing conversion and spending efficiency for carriers.

Traction

Public listings place the company at seed stage with a headcount of 1-10 employees.

Latest developments

In March 2024, founder Mark Thayer appeared on the Can We Talk podcast to discuss the company's technology and its approach to making private flying more affordable.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

Airyvl is an early-stage, seed-stage company with a team of between one and ten people, listed on the Techstars job board.

Technology

Airyvl's tooling is described as AI-ready merchandising software that uses predictive analytics on market trends to identify demand for empty aircraft seats, reduce future waste and direct marketing spend toward the best-converting channels.

Go-to-market

Civilian air carriers and aviation operators, along with travelers seeking lower-cost private flight options.

Geography

Locations listed include St. Petersburg, Florida City and Tallahassee in Florida, United States.

Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Employee count rangeJan 20241-10
Funding stageJan 2024Seed
HeadcountAug 20262

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Airyvl do?
Airyvl is a Florida-based AI-driven aviation and customer data platform aimed at making private flying more affordable.
Who are Airyvl's investors?
Airyvl's investors include Techstars.
Where is Airyvl headquartered?
Airyvl is headquartered in Tallahassee, US.