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Vuelo
AI-native travel booking with built-in instalment financing
About Vuelo
Vuelo is a London fintech and traveltech company founded by Jasper Dykes and Edgars Kohs that combines AI-native trip discovery with integrated consumer-credit financing so UK residents can book flights, hotels and experiences and pay in interest-free instalments over three to twelve months. FCA-authorised for consumer credit in 2025, its Adaptive Offers Engine presents personalised itineraries with embedded repayment terms and can adjust deposits or schedules to improve approval rates versus generic BNPL. In March 2026 Vuelo raised £56 million in seed-stage financing comprising £6 million equity led by Backed VC and Play Ventures and £50 million debt from Viola Credit—instruments kept distinct—to grow the platform and scale in the UK and US. Sources: EU-Startups Mar 2026; company.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Employees
- 22
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 80.2/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Payments
- Sector
- Fintech, BNPL, Consumer Lending, Embedded Finance, out of stealth, uk is8 financial services
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2c
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBT✓Debt | Mar 2026 | $63M | — | Viola Credit | ↗ |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Mar 2026 | $7.6M | $30M | BACKED VC · Play Ventures | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Vuelo is 28K monthly website visits, up 7.7% over the last three months.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed2 investors entered at this stage
BACKED VC
Play Ventures
Series B and later1 investor entered at this stage
Viola Credit
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Global footprint
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Market sentiment
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