Q1 2026: The Momentum Is Real

Q1 is supposed to be slow. January is supposed to be quiet. For the Goodwin, it wasn't and that tells you everything about where we're headed.

This quarter we posted 555% year-over-year revenue growth and a 600% surge in total trips. Broker growth is up 705% year-over-year. These aren't vanity metrics, they're proof that the infrastructure we've been building is working, and the industry is responding as we keep building a platform.

The Moonshot Is the Mission

Every company needs a north star. Ours is 416 Goodwin Generated flights a day by 2030, we call it our moonshot mission.

When President Kennedy visited the space center in 1962, he asked a janitor what he did. The janitor said, "I'm putting a man on the moon." That answer rallied an entire generation around one bold idea. That's the same energy behind every employee we onboard and every line of financial automation we ship. Every single one moves us closer to 416.

The Financial Rails Are Built Different with Goodwin Banking Capabilities

The biggest shift this quarter wasn't just growth, it was what's driving it. We've left slow payments behind for good. Charter aviation has always run 24/7. The financial infrastructure powering it never did, until now.

Goodwin is the only banking platform purpose-built for charter. Funds move in real time, any time — 24/7/365, weekends, holidays, it doesn't matter. When a broker locks an aircraft at 11pm on a Sunday, the payment is there. Not proof of payment. Actual funds, transferred instantly.

What makes this different at the infrastructure level is how funds are tied directly to the trip object. When an operator switches last minute, catering fees change, or a weather diversion forces a new aircraft — the financial mapping updates with it. Reconciliation becomes event-driven, not a Monday-morning detective exercise.

Commissions, taxes, vendor payouts are all handled programmatically the moment conditions are met. Funds held in dedicated, trip-restricted FDIC-insured accounts at our partner bank, fully segregated, never commingled.

Aviation operates in real time, now it transacts that way too.

The Operator Platform Is Scaling

We're now live with ten operators on instant pricing and counting. That means no waiting, no friction, just fast flight confirmations that move at the speed of the deal. We've built scheduling, smart pricing, seamless reconciliation, and full trip management directly into the operator experience. The goal is simple: help operators run a tighter, more profitable business without adding overhead to do it.

The Network Is the Product

Q1's events proved something important, community is a competitive advantage.

We started with a happy hour and ended up taking over the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for a private night with over 100 charter aviation leaders. Our Executive Summit brought together 50+ brokers and operators representing over 200 aircraft and nearly 8,500 annualized flights. The connections made in those rooms and the partnerships sparked, show up in the platform numbers afterward every single time.

Founding Broker Shareholders Gathering

This is the one we're most excited about. We're giving our top broker partners a real stake in Goodwin's future — equity, dedicated marketing support, and early access to everything we're building next. This isn't a loyalty program. It's a co-ownership model for the people driving real progress in charter every day.

Qualification isn't one-size-fits-all. We work with each broker to set the right targets for their business — hit them, and you're in. The first Founder Summit is coming up in Colorado, where we'll bring the inaugural group together for equity distribution, peer sessions, and strategy.

What's Next

Q2 is about doubling down: expanding the fintech stack, scaling operator features, streamlining deposits, and continuing to build the events that keep this network growing.

The runway ahead is wide open. Q1 proved what happens when the right infrastructure meets the right people. We're just getting started.

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