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Moonware Inc.

Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2020
LAST FUNDING
$2.3M
Seed

Moonware builds the AI systems that run ground operations. HALO, its Ground Traffic Control™ solution, gives airlines, handlers, and airports control over turnarounds, gate-in to gate-out.

Funding history

DateRoundAmountInvestorsSource
Seed$2.3M

About Moonware Inc.

How much funding has Moonware Inc. raised?

Moonware Inc. has raised $2.3M in total funding. The most recent round was Seed.

Where is Moonware Inc. headquartered?

Moonware Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

What does Moonware Inc. do?

Moonware builds the AI systems that run ground operations. HALO, its Ground Traffic Control™ solution, gives airlines, handlers, and airports control over turnarounds, gate-in to gate-out.

What problem does Moonware Inc. solve?

Airfield ground operations require coordinating tasks, resources, communication, and billing across multiple disconnected systems in real time.

What's Moonware Inc.'s solution?

Moonware's HALO product is described as a 'Ground Traffic Control' AI system that senses, predicts, and controls ground operations, unifying resource allocation, digital service capture, geolocation, communication, billing, and analytics in one system.

What makes Moonware Inc. different?

They position HALO as a 'Physical AI layer' for ground operations that actively controls the operation in real time (not just monitors), citing measurable outcomes like improved on-time performance and better GSE resource utilization.

What makes Moonware Inc. notable?

Founded by CEO Javier Vidal, the AI aviation ground-handling startup raised a $7M seed round co-led by Third Prime and Zero Infinity Partners.

Leadership

Javier Vidal
Executive Officer, Director
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Saunon Malekshahi
Director
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