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BlockAviation
Techstars '19Dublin, IE · Founded 2018 · 1 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Irish aviation technology company operating a global registry that standardises and indexes aircraft records.
Also known as Blockaviation
Founders & leadership
BlockAviation was founded in 2018 by John Roberts.
Investors · 1
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026BlockAviation is a Dublin-based aviation technology company building what it describes as the world's first Global Registry for aircraft records. The company's stated mission is to standardise aircraft record-keeping globally, addressing the fragmentation of existing systems in which records are held in varying formats across many parties. Its platform stores and indexes scanned aircraft documents in a uniform way, with the aim of providing a single, consolidated view of an aircraft's records.
The company is classified as a blockchain-based data platform serving enterprise customers, with a platform business model and recurring transactional revenue. It is described as venture-capital owned with global geographic exposure, and had six employees as of February 2024.
Founding story
John Roberts, CEO and co-founder, has publicly described identifying the niche for the business, the problem of fragmented aircraft records that it addresses, and how the company secured its early investment.
Business model
BlockAviation operates a platform model aimed at enterprise customers in the aviation sector, centralising the storage and indexing of scanned aircraft records through its Global Registry product.
Characterised as recurring transactional revenue from an enterprise data platform.
Traction
The company reports having developed and launched its Global Registry platform and had six employees as of February 2024.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positioned among aircraft records and aviation data companies including SkyThread, OnOffBlock.com, Sky Republic and 14bis Supply Tracking.
Its Global Registry is described as the first of its kind for aircraft records, offering uniform storage and indexing of scanned documents in place of fragmented, non-standard record-keeping.
Technology
The company is classified as a blockchain technology business; its core product is a global registry that stores and uniformly indexes scanned aircraft records to give a consolidated view of an aircraft's documentation.
Go-to-market
Enterprise participants in the aviation industry that create, hold or rely on aircraft records.
Geography
Headquartered in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, with global market exposure.
History
The company was founded to standardise aircraft records globally and participated in the Techstars London Barclays accelerator in 2019. It subsequently developed and launched its Global Registry platform.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsBlockAviation took part in the Techstars: London Barclays accelerator programme in 2019.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
- BlockAviation - aVenture Company Researchaventure.vc · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does BlockAviation do?
- Irish aviation technology company operating a global registry that standardises and indexes aircraft records.
- Who founded BlockAviation?
- BlockAviation was founded by John Roberts in 2018.
- Who are BlockAviation's investors?
- BlockAviation's investors include Techstars.
- Where is BlockAviation headquartered?
- BlockAviation is headquartered in Dublin, IE.