Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in Ireland
The 114 best Transportation and Logistics companies in Ireland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SMBC Aviation Capital.
Ireland's Transportation and Logistics sector has real money behind it, and this directory ranks the 114 companies we track here by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed funding hits $4.5B, which tells you this isn't a cottage industry.
The capital is concentrated at the top. Smbc Aviation Capital leads at $2.0B, Milestone Aviation follows at $1.7B, and Asl sits at $524M, meaning just three companies account for the bulk of that $4.5B pool. Aviation leasing, in other words, is where Ireland's logistics capital actually lives. And yet the broader picture is moving too: median app installs across 691 transportation and logistics apps are growing roughly 20% year on year, which signals that digital freight and mobility tools are pulling real user adoption, not just funding rounds. I'd watch that number closely over the next few quarters. Coverage of the sector overall is flat, with trending search themes clustering around accidents and transport disasters rather than growth stories, so the question worth asking is: does that gap between digital momentum and public narrative create an opening, or a warning? Investors like Goldman Sachs, the European Investment Bank, and Europa are clearly betting on the former.
Our analysis of 200 Transportation and Logistics companies
$33.9b in tracked funding; 79% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in Ireland
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founded | Tech stack | Web popularity | Market signals (1y) | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AB Logistics Provider of freight forwarding services | — | — | — | 2003 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Abelo Provider of aircraft leasing services specializing in turboprop aircraft | — | — | 1 | 2022 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | Top 50M | 5 signals Contracts | 2 partnerships |
| 3 | Accipiter Holdings Provider of aircraft leasing services based in Dublin, Ireland. | — | — | 8 | 2014 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Aeolus Engine Services Provider of engine leasing, sales, and technical services for aircraft | — | — | — | 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Aer Arann Islands Provider of passenger airline services | — | — | — | 1970 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 6 | AerAdvise Provider of aircraft leasing, data analytics, and portfolio monitoring services | — | — | 22 | 2018 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Aergo Capital Aircraft financing firm | — | — | 50 | 1999 | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+32 | Top 10M | 12 signals ▲1100% Leadership · Acquisition · Contracts | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 8 | Airline-Flightacademy Provider of flight simulation and pilot training for airline programs | — | — | 42 | 2020 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+17 | Top 10M | — | 1 job opening |
Top 12 Transportation and Logistics companies in Ireland
#1
Acquired · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2008 · 3000 employees$524.1Mraised▾
Offers air cargo and leasing services
- Nov 2023Conventional Debt$104.1M
- Apr 2023Conventional Debt$155M
- Nov 2022Conventional Debt$65M
- Apr 2021Conventional Debt$200M
#2
Funding Raised · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2001 · 216 employees$2Braised▾
Provider of commercial jet aircraft leasing services
- Feb 2023Conventional Debt$1.5B
- Jun 2021Conventional Debt$499.1M
#3
Seed · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2004 · 82 employees$130Mraised▾
Provider of aircraft leasing services
- Mar 2023Seed—
- Jul 2019Conventional Debt$75M
- Feb 2018Conventional Debt$55M
#4
Acquired · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2010 · 40 employees$1.7Braised▾
Provider of aviation leasing, finance, and advisory services
- Jan 2014Conventional Debt$575M
- Aug 2013Conventional Debt$600M
- Mar 2013Conventional Debt$175M
- Aug 2010PE$500M
#5
Series C · Clonee, County Meath · founded 1955 · 32 employees$96.5Mraised▾
Provider of rail leasing solutions
#6
Acquired · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2007$25Mraised▾
Aircraft leasing and financing
- Jan 2013Post IPO$25M
#7
Acquired · Dublin, Leinster · founded 1995 · 40 employees$5.6Mraised▾
Provider of aviation maintenance and repair services
#8
Public · Cork, Munster · founded 1991 · 8 employees$4.4Mraised▾
MiniStorageCork offers a variety of self-storage spaces for personal and commercial use. Allows customers to rent storage space on a short or long term basis and with storage units ranging in size from 1m2 to 200m2. Customers can use the units to store household goods, document or files, or use it as an additional warehousing space. The company also helps with removals, van hire, and sells a range of packaging materials such as storage boxes, bubble wraps, duct tapes, etc.
#9
Seed · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2018 · 3 employees$723.1Kraised▾
Developer of aviation communication systems designed to replace and augment existing communication tools currently in use in the aviation industry. The company's systems use voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) and multimedia technology and feature internet-based communications, enabling airlines and aviation companies to increase efficiency and safety in communicating while reducing delays and costs.
- Nov 2020Seed$723.1K
#10
Funding Raised · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2020—raised▾
Provider of leasing services for aircraft industry
#11
Public · Swords, County Dublin · founded 1985 · 13000 employees—raised▾
Ryanair is a low-cost airline in Europe that operates from 57 bases across 1,500 low fare routes. It connects over 180 destinations in 29 countries and operates a fleet of 305 aircrafts as of June 2016. Its fleet mostly comprises of 305 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. In 2020, the company recorded annual revenues of $3.1 B and a net loss of $-1.5 B
#12
Funding Raised · Dublin, Leinster · founded 1991 · 85 employees—raised▾
Offers aerospace design and engineering services
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding flat · growth flat
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.