capzlog.aero - Digital Pilot Logbook

All pilots (commercial or private, jet or piston, fixed wing or helicopter) use handwritten paper logbooks to track their flight hours, certifications, and duty times. Today, this applies to more than 350,000 pilots across the EU alone, who use paper, PDFs or manual spreadsheets to process license renewals, compliance checks, or job applications. And the industry is growing, with globally 700,000 new pilots needed by 2040, amplifying this challenge even more.

For airlines and flight schools, these manual workflows create cost and slow processes down. Data lives in silos. Ensuring compliance with duty times, pilot currency requirements or insurance reporting is reactive, not proactive. It requires shifting through fragmented, unverifiable records across incompatible systems.

Every day, the aviation industry loses time, money, and safety margins it can't afford to lose. There is no single source of truth. Auditors are looking for gaps across data sources. Operators and flight schools have to identify non-compliant situations through manual work, which often causes severe regulatory and thus financial consequences.

The Solution - Fully digitized source of truth

capzlog.aero is the first digital pilot logbook officially certified under EASA FCL.050, the European regulation that defines how pilots must document their flight time. Not a workaround. Not a grey area. The only certified solution of its kind.

The platform serves both sides of aviation's data problem:

For pilots (B2C), capzlog.aero replaces the paper logbook with a legally accepted digital record: flights, license status and expiry dates, accessible from any device and offline, anywhere in the world. It offers automatic monitoring of complex requirements and necessary summarizing totals and connects with APIs for seamless and error-free data entry. Pilots maintain their independent, personal digital logbook across multiple activities, including freelance work with various operators, flight instruction at flight schools and military flying that cross-credits to civil experience. 

For airlines, flight schools, and charter companies (B2B), the platform delivers real-time access to automated compliance reports and flight duty information as a certified source of truth. Additionally, verified pilot profiles serve as a recruitment pipeline, built on actual operational data.

Every record feeds a growing database that powers intelligent pilot-operator matching: the right pilot, for the right seat, at the right time. Built and hosted entirely in Europe, capzlog.aero meets the strictest standards for data sovereignty and regulatory compliance.

Market Size and Potential

Every pilot on capzlog.aero starts with the same need: a certified digital logbook that holds up to regulatory requirements. That is the B2C core: 2,000+ paying users today, growing at 40%+ annually. The B2B opportunity builds directly on top of it. As the verified pilot pool grows, operators and flight schools gain access to real-time recruiting and compliance reports they cannot build themselves. 

Revenue potential 2030: upside CHF 13.9M ARR (vs. estimate CHF 5.3M)

Revenue come from three distinct tiers:

1. Growing the existing B2C platform: 40K (20K) pilots at CHF 150 ARPA including ads
2. Expanding into B2B partnerships: 250 (100) operators at CHF 14K ARPA
3. New recruiting platform addition: 500 (100) annual hires at CHF 9K per placement

capzlog.aero is positioned to bypass expensive headhunters with a verified, real-time talent pool, at a fraction of the cost.

Competitive Advantage

capzlog.aero holds a strong first-mover position:

• EASA FCL.050 certified: The only officially approved solution, creating a regulatory moat. EASA = European Union Aviation Safety Agency
• 2,000+ paying users and >20% market share in Switzerland - proven traction
• Tech Edge: .NET 10 + MAUI stack, ready to scale; OCR-powered paper logbook digitization via LLM
• Pilot-centric Data Ownership: Pilots own their data; fully hosted in Europe w/o big tech; highest data protection; compliant by design due to fully structured data model.
• Strategic Partnerships: Projects with Lufthansa Systems, Zimex Aviation Ltd., Swiss International Air Lines, Rega, Garmin, and 400+ API integrations with e.g. Leon Software, FlightLogger, FlySto, Aircraft Info Desk. Officially endorsed by the Aeroclub of Switzerland and IAOPA.

The Team

Founders with proven expertise:

• Vladimir Petrov, CTO & Co-Founder (left): MSc IT (Fintech background), active pilot since 2019 - unique tech + domain mastery
• Philippe Müller, CEO & Co-Founder (right): MSc ETH IT, Lecturer in Computer Science at ZHAW

• Valerio Guffanti - Senior Aviation Advisor, Head Flight School Program

• Nino Knetemann - Senior Marketing Expert

Board (from left to right):

• Vladimir Petrov, CTO & Co-Founder
• Philippe Müller, CEO & Co-Founder
• Christian Novosel, Campaign Lead Investor: Future board member, experienced senior airline executive with focus on digital strategy and transformation
• Pascal Ackermann, Board Member: Active airline pilot with UX fluency
• David Lauchenauer, Board Member: Business strategy expert, lead investor

Advisors

• Luc Haldimann, Advisor to the Board: CSO Unblu Inc., founder «swiss made software»
• Stephan Koch, Advisor to the Board: Technology business leader, VP Marketing & Sales Polariton 

Team of 5+ FTEs in Dev/DevOps, Sales, Support, and Community - lean and high-impact. 

This round’s investors: 5 Business Angels who believe in capzlog.aero's team have committed CHF 600K.

Roadmap

Phase 1 (2026):

• capzlog.aero 2.0: Pro UI/UX, CV exports, flight data visualizations and maps
• Flight school program: Deep partnerships for student pilots
• Recommendation engine: Exponential growth via referrals

Phase 2 (2027):

• Seamless data entry: APIs from avionics and airline systems, & OCR LLM paper digit.
• Community platform: achievements, leaderboards, and contextual peer comparables
• Compliance and insurance reporting for operators and flight schools 

Phase 3 (2028):

• B2B recruiting: Pilot-operator matching live

Phase 4 (2029-2030):

• Global rollout: EU, North America, Asia-Pacific
• Full ecosystem: From certified logbook to recruiting and compliance hub

Business Model

Hybrid model for scalable growth:

Profit Path: Breakeven by 2029 at CHF 2.5M+ Net Profit

Reasons to Invest

1. Aviation industry demands experienced pilots 
The Global South and Asia are catching up rapidly, driving pilot shortage through 2040. capzlog.aero provides unfair advantage to operators recruiting specific pilot profiles.

2. Let logbook data work in the background 
Every recorded flight compounds like interest, quietly growing the value of the pilot's experience profile. Whether anonymous or public, their verified record stays visible to the right operators, whether the pilot is actively looking or simply open to what comes next.

3. EASA certification blocks copycats 
FCL.050 is the world's toughest standard for pilot records: and we hold it. Adapting down to less demanding frameworks - like in the US - is straightforward. Every other market is downhill from here.

4. Proven before we ask 
2K+ paying users, 40%+ sub growth, 20% Swiss market share

5. Built by people who know the cockpit 
Pilot-CTO + ETH CEO + Lead Investor Airline Executive + industry networks

6. Massive TAM, achievable SOM 
CHF 1083M TAM; CHF 13.9M by 2030 realistic target

7. A round already in motion 
CHF 600K secured from 5 angels (60%)

8. Validated in Switzerland. Ready for the world
The tech and compliance stack is EU and globally portable. Switzerland was the proof - Europe and beyond is the prize.

Investing as a pilot?

You get exclusive benefits directly tied to your capzlog.aero account, such as free subscription years, official badges in your profile, and exclusive access to the product team.

Ingo Kersten - CEO First Class Jets: capzlog.aero is fantastic. You've convinced me. At the end of the additional trial month, you'll have another customer in me. A truly successful app. Congratulations!

Funding Round

Target: CHF 1.0M Equity

Secured: CHF 600K (5 Business Angels)

Goal of 2nd Closing: CHF 400K

Pre-Money Valuation: CHF 3.9M