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Airlift

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Lahore, Pakistan · Founded 2019 · $99.2M raised

E-Commerce
Logistics
Headquarters
Lahore
Employees
1001–5000
Founded
2019
Business Model
B2C
Total Funding
$99.2M
Last Round
$85.0M Series BAug 2021
Rounds
3

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Airlift Technologies was a Pakistani company that launched in March 2019 as a mass-transit ride-hailing service before pivoting to 30-minute grocery delivery during COVID-19 lockdowns. Customers ordered groceries and essentials through a mobile application or website, and Airlift fulfilled those orders from warehouses for last-mile delivery. The company raised about $110 million and operated in cities including Lahore and Karachi before closing all operations on 13 July 2022 amid a venture-funding downturn.

Summary

Airlift is an E-Commerce company based in Lahore, Pakistan, founded in 2019. It has raised $99.2M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $85.0M Series B round in Aug 2021. Investors include Buckley Ventures, 20 VC Explorer and First Round Capital.

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Funding History

Series BSeries BAug 2021
$85.0M

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Funding: Seed through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

Investors

Buckley Ventures

Lead

1 round

20 VC Explorer

Lead

1 round

First Round Capital

Lead

1 round

Quiet Capital

2 rounds

Indus Valley Capital

2 rounds

Sam Altman

1 round

Biz Stone

1 round

SP

Steve Pagliuca

1 round

JK

Jeffrey Katzenberg

1 round

Taavet Hinrikus

1 round

ST

Stanley Tang

1 round

SB

Simon Borrero

1 round

Baastian Lehman

1 round

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