# Wizz Air

> Wizz Air is a VC fund in Budapest backing Fuel and Clean Energy. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Budapest, Hungary
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wizz-air
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/wizzair
- Website: http://corporate.wizzair.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wizzaircom

Wizz Air is a VC fund in Budapest focused on Fuel and Clean Energy. Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and one of Europe’s leading ultra-low-cost airlines. Wizz Air operates one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world with its Airbus A320 and A321s. The advantages of a young fleet – the average age of our aircraft is approximately 4 years old – is a more reliable aircraft, amore enjoyable cabin experience for our passengers and more efficient operation.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Wizz Air. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Wizz Air. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/wizz-air?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fuel | 2 | 67% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Air Transportation | 1 | 33% |
| Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jouirk Hooghe | CFo | 0 | — |
| József Váradi | Chief Executive Officer & Founder | 0 | — |
| Mike Delehant | Executive Vice President & Group COO | 0 | — |
| Tamas Szabo | First Officer | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CleanJoule | CleanJoule is a pioneer SAF. CleanJoule is a dedicated and creative collection of engineers, scientists, and visionaries working to create a sustainable planet, reduce global carbon emissions, and ultimately combat climate change. CleanJoule's cutting-edge technology allows it to harness existing biomass energy and turn it intohigh-performance aviation fuel as well as carbon-negative bio-rubber that can be used in a variety of consumer and commercial products. | $50M |  | May 31, 2023 |  |
| CleanJoule | CleanJoule is a pioneer SAF. CleanJoule is a dedicated and creative collection of engineers, scientists, and visionaries working to create a sustainable planet, reduce global carbon emissions, and ultimately combat climate change. CleanJoule's cutting-edge technology allows it to harness existing biomass energy and turn it intohigh-performance aviation fuel as well as carbon-negative bio-rubber that can be used in a variety of consumer and commercial products. | $50M | Private Equity | May 31, 2023 |  |
| Firefly Green Fuels | Firefly Green Fuels engages in converting sewage sludge, a low-sludge waste product produced into SAF. | $6.3M | Corporate Round | Apr 24, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Cleanhill Partners — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Frontier Airlines — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GenZero](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genzero) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Indigo Partners — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Volaris — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Wizz Air invest in?

Wizz Air invests primarily in Fuel, Clean Energy and Air Transportation startups, most often at Funding Round and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Wizz Air?

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### Who are the partners at Wizz Air?

The team at Wizz Air includes Jouirk Hooghe (CFo), József Váradi (Chief Executive Officer & Founder) and Mike Delehant (Executive Vice President & Group COO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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