Airhouse is a technology company.
Airhouse has raised $17.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Airhouse has raised $17.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Airhouse has raised $17.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Airhouse's investors include 20VC, Alpaca VC, Andreessen Horowitz, BITKRAFT Ventures, Defy Partners, DNX Ventures, FirstHand Alliance, FJ Labs, Fusion Fund, General Atlantic, Giza Polish Ventures, Grace Beauty Capital.
Airhouse is a San Francisco-based technology company that provides eCommerce fulfillment solutions for high-growth direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands.[1][2][4] It builds a next-generation fulfillment platform combining software, a managed network of partner warehouses, and logistics services to handle order picking, packing, shipping, returns, and inventory management from a single dashboard.[1][2][3][4] Airhouse serves DTC brands seeking scalable operations without the need for in-house expertise, solving pain points like complex 3PL (third-party logistics) integrations, lack of agility in traditional warehousing, and high costs by automating matching to optimal warehouses, offering real-time visibility, and enabling omnichannel expansion including wholesale and international shipping.[3][4][5] The company has shown growth momentum through $11.35M in total funding (including a $5.5M seed in 2019 and $11M Series A in 2022), public launch in 2020, international expansions (UK in 2023, Canada in 2023), and partnerships like SEKO Logistics.[1][4]
Airhouse was founded in 2018 by Kevin Gibbon (Co-Founder & CEO) and Sarah Siwak (Co-Founder), both former executives at Shyp, a shipping startup Gibbon launched in 2013 that was named to Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2016 but shut down in 2018.[1][3][4] The idea for Airhouse emerged from Shyp's final days, when small eCommerce businesses creatively used Shyp's couriers and regional warehouses for fulfillment despite it not being the core product, revealing unmet demand for streamlined DTC logistics.[3] Gibbon and Siwak spent a year building proprietary software, securing nationwide warehouse partnerships, and onboarding initial customers in fall 2019, officially launching publicly in June 2020 after raising a $5.5M seed round.[3][4]
Airhouse stands out in the crowded 3PL space through its partner-network model and automation focus, contrasting with owned-warehouse competitors like ShipBob or Deliverr.[3][4]
Airhouse rides the DTC eCommerce boom accelerated by post-pandemic online shopping shifts, where brands demand flexible fulfillment amid supply chain disruptions and global expansion needs.[1][3][4] Timing is ideal as legacy 3PLs struggle with agility for high-growth DTC (e.g., varying SKUs, rapid scaling), while Airhouse's software-first, partner-agnostic approach leverages market forces like rising return rates (up to 30% in fashion) and cross-border eCommerce growth (projected 25% CAGR).[4] It influences the ecosystem by democratizing enterprise-grade logistics for startups via integrations and APIs, reducing barriers for Shopify merchants, and partnering with incumbents like SEKO to hybridize traditional logistics with tech, potentially pressuring pure-play 3PLs to innovate.[1][4][5]
Airhouse is poised to capture more DTC market share as eCommerce matures toward omnichannel and AI-driven supply chains, with potential for deeper AI inventory forecasting or robotics integrations in its network.[2][3][7] Trends like nearshoring, sustainable shipping, and embedded logistics in platforms (e.g., Shopify apps) will shape its path, amplifying influence through acquisitions or expanded enterprise tools.[4] Its Shyp-honed resilience positions it to evolve from DTC specialist to full-stack operations platform, simplifying logistics so brands thrive in a fragmented global market—just as it began by hacking fulfillment needs into reality.[3]
Airhouse has raised $17.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $11.0M Series A in March 2022.