VVolotea
Volotea is a Spanish low-cost airline founded in 2011 by Carlos Muñoz and Lázaro Ros (the pair behind Vueling), operating its first flight in April 2012 and specialising in direct point-to-point routes between small and mid-sized European cities that legacy and larger low-cost carriers underserve. Headquartered in Barcelona (registered office in Castrillón, Asturias), it flies a fleet of roughly 40 Airbus A319/A320 aircraft to around 80 destinations across Spain, France, Italy, Greece and other European markets, carrying 11.4 million passengers on €811m of revenue in 2024. It is a mature private-equity- and strategic-backed airline rather than an early-stage startup; in March 2026 it closed a €71m capital increase led by Aegean Airlines, which took a ~21% stake.
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AFunding rounds 3
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| 2024-09-03 | No stage disclosed | €71M |
Aegean Airlines
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| 2013-01-23 | Series B (estimated) | €15M |
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| 2012-02-17 | Series A (estimated) | approximately €50M |
CCMP Capital Advisors
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