# Portside

> Portside supplies cloud software for aviation operations, connecting flight scheduling, aircraft-owner reporting, billing, safety management and related workflows. Its portfolio combines products developed internally with acquired systems, serving corporate flight departments, charter and fractional operators, regional airlines and government fleets.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Cary, United States; also a San Francisco presence
- **Founders:** Alek Vernitsky (Co-founder; former CEO, strategic advisor and board member following March 2026 announcement), Alek Strygin (Co-founder and COO (identified in 2023 funding announcement))
- **Products:** Owner Portal, Integrated Owner Billing, Horizon, Avianis, BART
- **Notable:** Raised a USD 50 million Series B in 2023., Signed a ten-year Solairus fleet-management agreement in 2023., Added Takeflite in 2024 and launched Horizon in February 2025.

## Products & services

- **Owner Portal** — Branded sharing of aircraft schedules, financial information, maintenance information and documents with owners.
- **Integrated Owner Billing** — Consolidated owner statements with customizable categories, multiple accounting and scheduling integrations, and multi-currency support.
- **Horizon** — Modular cloud flight management for complex departments, fractional programs and jet card operators, with Power BI reporting.
- **Avianis** — Flight management, scheduling, crew compliance and operational workflows; Portside acquired licensing and development rights from Wheels Up.
- **BART** — Scheduling software brought into Portside through SeaGil.
- **Baldwin Safety & Compliance** — Safety management software, support and training capabilities.
- **Takeflite** — Software for regional passenger, cargo, charter and humanitarian operators, including reservations, dispatch and financial management.
- **Optimizer** — Fleet and crew allocation tools.
- **Staffing Marketplace** — Aviation recruitment tools and branded staffing marketplaces.
- **Trip Assist** — Trip-planning tools for aviation operations.
- **Acquisition Portal** — A branded Owner Portal demo environment to support aircraft-management sales pitches.

## Achievements

- Raised a USD 50 million Series B in 2023.
- Signed a ten-year Solairus fleet-management agreement in 2023.
- Added Takeflite in 2024 and launched Horizon in February 2025.
- Clay Lacy Aviation adopted Avianis in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Focused scheduling investment on Avianis, BART, Horizon and Takeflite; announced supported migrations before FOS and PFM retirement. Safety classification and AI manuals available; Roger AI in beta.
- **2026-03** — Vista invested again; Brandon Holden named incoming CEO, with Vernitsky remaining an advisor and director.
- **2025-10** — Clay Lacy selected Avianis; Pulsar fatigue-risk integrations expanded.

## Links

- Website: https://www.portside.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/portside-co/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/portsidetech
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/portside.co/

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Last updated: 2026-10-01