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Willis Lease Finance: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Willis Lease Finance is an aviation services company specializing in the leasing, financing, and management of commercial aircraft engines. It offers one of the industry’s broadest product lines, including engine leasing, sale-leasebacks, engine pools, and customized lifecycle solutions. They helps airlines reduce costs, manage risk, and improve operational flexibility worldwide.

www.wlfc.global LinkedIn Coconut Creek, United States 251-500 employees
Asset Management Consulting Financial Services Leasing
Total raised
$200M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
May 2026

Willis Lease Finance has raised $200M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $200M announced in May 2026.

That round is above the $15M median round size for Financial Services companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Willis Lease Finance Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$200M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$200M in May 2026
Employees
251-500
reported band
Headquarters
Coconut Creek, United States

Latest funding round on record: May 2026.

Willis Lease Finance Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$200M

Willis Lease Finance Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Austin Willis
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Willis Lease Finance team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file, 1 has a LinkedIn profile.

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Willis Lease Finance Funding Compared to Other Financial Services Startups

Segment
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Median round

Willis Lease Finance's latest round of $200M is above the median round in Financial Services. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Willis Lease Finance Funding FAQs

What does Willis Lease Finance do?

Willis Lease Finance is an aviation services company specializing in the leasing, financing, and management of commercial aircraft engines. It offers one of the industry’s broadest product lines, including engine leasing, sale-leasebacks, engine pools, and customized lifecycle solutions. They helps airlines reduce costs, manage risk, and improve operational flexibility worldwide.

How much funding has Willis Lease Finance raised?

Willis Lease Finance has raised $200M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $200M announced in May 2026.

When did Willis Lease Finance last raise funding?

Willis Lease Finance's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $200M, announced in May 2026.

Who founded Willis Lease Finance?

FundedIQ lists Austin Willis (Founder) at Willis Lease Finance.

Where is Willis Lease Finance headquartered?

Willis Lease Finance is based in Coconut Creek, Florida, United States.

How many employees does Willis Lease Finance have?

Willis Lease Finance is in the 251-500 employee band.

How does Willis Lease Finance's funding compare to other Financial Services startups?

Willis Lease Finance's latest round of $200M is above the $15M median round size for Financial Services companies on FundedIQ across 5,751 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Willis Lease Finance Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Willis Lease Finance is left off this page rather than filled in.

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