AIR COMPANY raises $69M in Series B round

In New York state, AIR COMPANY has raised $69M in Series B funding to advance its technology, promote energy security, and drive emissions reductions in hard-to-abate sectors, such as aviation. Avfuel, a leading global supplier of aviation fuel and services, led the round and will be the preferred provider of distribution and logistics, plus environmental attribute tracking and reporting for AIR COMPANY. Additional participants in the round included Lowercarbon Capital, IQT (In-Q-Tel), Alaska Airlines, Connecticut Innovation’s Climate Tech Fund, Duncan Aviation, JSSI, and the owners of Sheltair Aviation, among others. Existing investors Carbon Direct Capital, JetBlue Ventures, and Toyota Ventures also participated in the financing. As part of this investment, Avfuel will join the company’s board of directors.

The new capital will bolster AIR COMPANY’s engineering and R&D capabilities, accelerating the development of its advanced technology to meet increasing demand for clean fuels in both commercial and government sectors. AIR COMPANY is at the forefront of creating scalable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from carbon dioxide, which seamlessly integrates into existing aircraft and infrastructure. This investment represents a major advancement toward large-scale production of fully formulated, CO₂-derived SAF.