Airports
Moonware Gets Funding for AI-based Ground Handling Software
Venture capital groups have provided $7 million in fresh capital
Moonware's Halo ground handling system
Moonware's Halo ground handling system presents real-time data from ground handling vehicles and equipment to electronic devices.

Moonware, a tech start-up using artificial intelligence (AI) to automate ground operations at airports and vertiports, has raised $7 million in seed funding. Initial applications for its Halo software platform include British Airways, aviation services group Dnata, and ground handler Aerocharter, with the California-based company also having ambitions to support new eVTOL air taxi operators.

The seed funding round was led by venture capital groups Third Prime and Zero Infinity Partners, with backing from The House Fund, Lorimer Ventures, and some private investors. According to Moonware CEO Javier Vidal, the capital will support its efforts to make ground operations more efficient and mitigate flight delays and cancellations in the air transport sector.