Transportation development firm Vantage Group has announced the launch of a new aviation venture initiative. Vantage Futures will seek to partner with early-stage, seed and Series B companies focused on sustainable aviation technology, connected infrastructure and mobility innovation. Vantage Futures will make its first investment in AI-enabled aviation software company Opfyx, supporting the firm in piloting its technology across John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)’s Terminal 7 with the potential to install Opfyx at JFK’s new Terminal 6, currently under development by Vantage-led JFK Millennium Partners.
“With Vantage Futures, we are expanding on Vantage Group’s decades-long mission to create ideas that go places and transform transportation,” said Matthew Handford, Executive managing director of Vantage Futures. “We’ve seen incredible opportunities in our three verticals and look forward to partnering with bold thinkers to help fund groundbreaking solutions with the potential to accelerate sustainability, efficiency, and mobility in transportation infrastructure.”
“We are thrilled to partner with ZIP and Vantage Futures on our mission to transform aviation operations,” added Ben Sehovic, Founder & CEO of Opfyx, and former chief transformation officer at British Airways. “The aviation industry has long relied on outdated, unreliable and siloed operational software tools. At Opfyx, our team leverages deep expertise in both aviation and technology to deliver and embed solutions that streamline operations from long-term planning to real-time execution.”
