A SMALL SEED CHEQUE, A CLEAN EXIT

Aiir Innovations builds AI-powered software that reads aircraft engine borescope inspections and turns them into clear, actionable reports, a niche but essential corner of aviation maintenance where speed and accuracy directly affect fleet safety and downtime. Borski Fund backed the Dutch company at seed in 2022, with an initial cheque of EUR 700,000. In 2026, that bet closed out with a full exit.

The numbers tell a strong story. By the time of exit, Aiir Innovations had grown its customer base more than 4x and its revenue by more than 400%, both realized, not projected. The company had also expanded to serve 25 SME clients (as of March 2026) and grown its team, creating 4 new jobs since Borski's investment. Co-investors SHIFT Invest and HearstLab joined in later rounds.

What changed along the way was more than growth in a spreadsheet. Borski introduced a female co-investor from its own network specifically to help close a funding round and balance the company's cap table, a deliberate choice with a lasting effect on who owns a piece of Aiir Innovations' success. The company brought in experienced hires that professionalized the organisation, expanded strategically and commercially into adjacent markets including defence, and converted top-tier clients on the back of consistent, compounding revenue growth. Even post-exit, the stated ambition for Aiir Innovations is to keep growing commercially while exploring further M&A potential, a sign the story isn't finished.

WHY THIS MATTERS

A EUR 700,000 seed cheque turning into a realized exit with more than 4x customer growth and over 400% revenue growth is exactly the kind of outcome that proves niche, unglamorous B2B software can produce outsized returns. Aircraft engine inspection software will never be a headline-grabbing category, but it is precisely the kind of deep, specific problem that, solved well, becomes indispensable to its customers.

It's also a story about who gets a seat at the table along the way. Borski didn't just write a cheque; it used its own network to bring in a female co-investor at a pivotal moment, deliberately shaping a more balanced cap table rather than leaving it to chance. That is a repeatable playbook, not a one-off, and it is exactly the kind of case study this network exists to surface.

And it is a reminder that a good exit is a good story well told. The founder credits Borski's role in helping refine that story during the acquisition process itself, which is its own kind of value-add, separate from the capital.