We’re excited to co-lead Aircon’s $5M Seed round alongside Blumberg Capital, with participation from Underscore VC, Schematic Ventures, Plug and Play, and ASCVC!
Air freight is one of the circulatory systems of global trade, but the majority of forwarders still rely on spreadsheets, email chains, and manual processes that drag on their productivity and revenue. Chris, the founder and CEO, intimately understands these challenges from decades of air freight experience and witnessing first-hand how much teams leave on the table when they’re stuck quoting by hand and moving data from system to system. That’s why Aircon exists. Their core product, Captain Cargo, is a domain-trained and AI-native quoting agent that automates a freight forwarder’s entire quote-to-booking workflow. The product integrates with a forwarders’ existing systems and is built with the freight-specific decision heuristics necessary to accommodate the full range of complexity found in real-world quoting. And for their customers, the impact is immediate. Quotes go out in minutes instead of hours and teams see significant efficiency and win rate improvements
Chris and the team bring a rare combination of domain expertise and technical execution that fits squarely within our thesis of backing AI-native platforms built by domain experts to transform legacy industries. Their firsthand knowledge of how forwarders operate gives them a level of credibility, empathy, and trust that's difficult to replicate in a historically conservative and relationship-based industry. They also deeply understand the core pain points of their industry and customer base, which has enabled them to build with precision and drive customer loyalty.
We’re absolutely thrilled to partner with Aircon as they build out the full-stack, AI-native digital infrastructure for forwarders of all sizes. This fresh infusion of capital will fuel continued product development, expand the engineering and go-to-market teams, and help Aircon keep pace with the accelerating demand from forwarders of all sizes to modernize their operations.
Visit their website and LinkedIn to learn more about Aircon and explore you can get involved.
