Hamilton AI, a San Francisco-based AI platform modernizing private aviation, has raised $7.5M in seed funding led by TTV Capital. The platform automates sales workflows by aggregating inbound requests from email, WhatsApp, and marketplaces, prioritizing leads, enabling AI quoting, CRM management, and demand intelligence to cut empty legs and manual work. The capital will advance data pipelines, engineering hires, and product development.
AI Targets Charter Ops Chaos
The raise aligns with AI's push into private jet charter just before a February 2026 article highlighting its transformative potential per Private Jet Card Comparisons. Related funding includes US fractional startup BOND's additional $44M in December 2025. Hamilton AI addresses fragmented tools in a space where operators juggle 25+ apps. Its AI-native approach automates quoting and inbound processing unlike ops-focused incumbents.
Manual Workflows Drain Revenue
Private aviation sales teams lose hours on manual email triage, with quoting taking 20 minutes per request. Inbound spikes overwhelm teams without scaling headcount, leading to missed leads and underused empty legs. Industry quote-to-book ratios hover at 2-4%, per coverage. Operators like Baker Aviation previously managed only 400 quotes daily across scattered channels.
Automating Inbound and Quoting
Hamilton AI's Inbound tool aggregates requests into a smart inbox, prioritizes via AI, and enriches data. Its Quoting engine delivers fast matches, bookings, and payments, integrated with Column for lumpy cash flows. CRM centralizes client data, while Demand intelligence clusters directional surges for pricing. This replaces 25+ apps with one platform, boosting quoting 5x and saving 80 hours monthly on email.
Customers report gains: Baker Aviation scaled from 400 to 1,200 quotes per day without added staff.
As Timothy Livingston from Baker Aviation noted:
"Charter is chaos. Hamilton brings clarity."
Fintech Lens on Aviation Payments
TTV Capital, a fintech specialist, led the round with Bling Capital, Cambrian Ventures, FJ Labs, Weekend Fund, Mintaka Ventures, Correlation VC, and HF0. Gardiner Garrard of TTV highlighted the execution gap:
"Hamilton AI is bringing deterministic, execution-focused technology to a space that has long been underserved by modern infrastructure."
This signals convergence of AI ops and embedded finance, as aviation's high-value, irregular payments strain legacy banking.
$27B Market Ripe for AI Overhaul
The private jet charter market stands at $27.38B in 2026, projected to exceed $45B by 2031 at 13.5% CAGR per Yahoo Finance. Aviation software grows amid AI adoption per Mordor Intelligence. Competitors like Leon Software focus on scheduling, while Avinode runs marketplaces. Hamilton differentiates via sales-specific AI for operators and brokers.
Serial Founder Scales Aviation Tech
Founder & CEO Wouter Witvoet brings serial exits: Valour (acquired by DeFi Technologies) and Secfi (raised $6M+). Head of Sales Ben Lackey offers 8+ years from Avinode Group and JetInsight. This blend of fintech scaling and aviation sales expertise positions Hamilton for B2B growth post-$2.3M pre-seed.
NBAA Unveil Signals Expansion
With traction at Baker and Craft Aviation, Hamilton heads to NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers 2026 (Booth 1324, March 24-26) to demo features. Funds support a Crew Module and engineering to handle inbound surges nationwide.