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AI-powered time-critical freight with real-time tracking
Airspace
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AI-powered time-critical freight with real-time tracking
Overview
Airspace is a tech-enabled freight forwarder focused on time-critical logistics. It uses an AI-powered platform to plan routes, compare options, and provide end-to-end real-time tracking for shipments. The system monitors environmental conditions such as shock, temperature, and humidity, and delivers proactive communications plus a shareable tracking link for clients. The service targets industries with urgent, sensitive deliveries—healthcare (e.g., organ shipments) and aviation (e.g., critical aircraft parts)—offering higher reliability and visibility than traditional freight forwarders. Its goal is to make complex, urgent shipments more transparent and dependable by combining advanced routing with continuous monitoring and client-facing updates.
About Airspace
Industries
Data & Analytics
Automotive & Transportation
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$136M
Headquarters
Carlsbad, California
Founded
2014
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What believers are saying
- Airspace says it ships thousands daily across aerospace, healthcare, life sciences, high-tech, automotive.
- Prologis highlighted 20% faster coast-to-coast shipments and fewer major delays in September 2025.
- The company raised $70 million, bringing total funding to $138 million for expansion.
What critics are saying
- Competitors like FedEx SameDay and UPS Healthcare can undercut Airspace on scale and coverage.
- Airspace’s value depends on premium time-critical volume; any healthcare slowdown hits revenue fast.
- If airline capacity disruptions persist, missed organ and aerospace SLAs destroy customer trust quickly.
What makes Airspace unique
- Airspace’s March 2026 instant-quoting freight launch targets same- and next-day shipments up to 10,000 pounds.
- Its AirTrace platform tracks location, temperature, shocks, humidity, and exceptions in real time.
- Proprietary AI routing dispatches shipments across 80 countries with 24/7/365 operations.
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Funding
Total Funding
$136M
Above
Industry Average
Funded Over
4 Rounds
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Growth & Insights and Company News
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↑ 0%SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Michael R. Saul CTO of the Year award honors Chief Technology Officers whose innovation and forward-thinking is a driver for their company's growth and whose leadership and presence is impacting the CTO community.7CTOs is proud to present the Michael R. Saul CTO of the Year award to Ryan Rusnak, CTO at Airspace. Ryan has been recognized for extraordinary leadership and his tremendous impact in all aspects of the business including the company's remarkable growth, profitability, functionality and competitiveness in the marketplace.Previous recipients of the Michael R. Saul CTO of the Year Award include:. 2021: Lu Saenz, CTO at Flock Freight
Airspace, a Carlsbad, CA-based time-critical logistics tech company, closed on additional funding totaling $70m. The round, which brings total funding to date to $138m, was led by DBL Partners and co-led by Telstra Ventures and HarbourVest Partners, joined by existing investors Scale Ventures, Defy Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, and Prologis Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Ira Ehrenpreis, Founder and Managing Partner at [] The post Airspace Raises $70M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.
/PRNewswire/ -- Airspace, the technology company revolutionizing time-critical logistics, today announced it has closed on additional funding totaling $70...
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About Airspace
Industries
Data & Analytics
Automotive & Transportation
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$136M
Headquarters
Carlsbad, California
Founded
2014
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