ForeFlight Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2007

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 426

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 2

  • Investments
  • 2

ForeFlight General Information

Description

Developer of digital flight navigation software designed for use as a mobile flight planning tool. The company's digital flight planning application simplifies complex flight planning by gathering pre-flight weather and destination information, route plan, accessing and managing electronic charts, organizing flight publications, logging flight time, referencing as a moving map enabling pilots to log and share flights, track hours, review currency, record certificates and ratings, receive electronic instructor endorsements and generate experience reports.

Contact Information

Website
www.foreflight.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 2323 South Shepherd Drive
  • Suite 912
  • Houston, TX 77019
  • United States
+1 (855)
Primary Industry
Application Software
Other Industries
Other Software
Parent Company
Boeing
Vertical(s)
Mobile
Corporate Office
  • 2323 South Shepherd Drive
  • Suite 912
  • Houston, TX 77019
  • United States
+1 (855)

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ForeFlight Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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ForeFlight Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
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Details
Developer of digital flight navigation software designed for use as a mobile flight planning tool. The company's digital
Application Software
Houston, TX
426 As of 2023

Stockholm, Sweden
 

Ann Arbor, MI
 
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ForeFlight Competitors (4)

One of ForeFlight’s 4 competitors is Navigraph, a Corporation company based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Navigraph Corporation Stockholm, Sweden
iFlightPlanner Corporation Ann Arbor, MI
SkyDemon Corporation Milborne Port, United Kingdom
Flight Plan Corporate Backed or Acquired Southbury, CT
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ForeFlight Patents

  • 20

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 16

    Granted

  • 4

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

ForeFlight Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-10929355-B1 Bundled distribution and management of aeronautical data Active 13-Dec-2019
US-11275718-B2 Bundled distribution and management of aeronautical data Active 13-Dec-2019
US-20210182243-A1 Bundled distribution and management of aeronautical data Active 13-Dec-2019
US-20210086901-A1 Flight information synchronization using ad hoc networking Active 24-Sep-2019
US-11325710-B2 Flight information synchronization using ad hoc networking Active 24-Sep-2019 B64D11/00155
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ForeFlight Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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ForeFlight Investments & Acquisitions (2)

ForeFlight’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with CloudAhoy for . The deal was made on 27-Mar-2023.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
CloudAhoy 27-Mar-2023 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
JetFuelX 15-Jan-2016 Buyout/LBO Other Commercial Services
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ForeFlight Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
CloudAhoy Business/Productivity Software Lexington, MA
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ForeFlight FAQs

  • When was ForeFlight founded?

    ForeFlight was founded in 2007.

  • Where is ForeFlight headquartered?

    ForeFlight is headquartered in Houston, TX.

  • What is the size of ForeFlight?

    ForeFlight has 426 total employees.

  • What industry is ForeFlight in?

    ForeFlight’s primary industry is Application Software.

  • Is ForeFlight a private or public company?

    ForeFlight is a Private company.

  • What is ForeFlight’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for ForeFlight is .

  • Who are ForeFlight’s investors?

    Silver Lake and Sumeru Equity Partners have invested in ForeFlight.

  • Who are ForeFlight’s competitors?

    Navigraph, iFlightPlanner, SkyDemon, and Flight Plan are competitors of ForeFlight.

  • When was ForeFlight acquired?

    ForeFlight was acquired on 05-Mar-2019.

  • Who acquired ForeFlight?

    ForeFlight was acquired by Boeing.

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