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Airspace utilizes a technology-driven platform – backed by machine learning and AI – to deliver time-critical shipments including organs for transplant, medical specimens, airplane parts, and more. We recently announced that Airspace was granted a U.S. patent for our logistics management platform technology, making us the first and only company in the industry to achieve such a significant milestone. This patent specifically covers the system, method, and computer programming of the logistical and graphical presentation of the most optimal route for the transportation of precious packages from start to finish.

As a technology-enabled logistics company that specializes in same-day time-critical shipments including organs for transplant, aircraft parts, and COVID-19 tests and vaccines, Airspace is proud to support our customers’ critical needs. Recently, our Co-Founder and CEO, Nick Bulcao, spoke with Telstra Ventures about what it takes to build a successful company from the ground-up. Bulcao covered topics ranging from Airspace’s patented technology and passionate team to funding efforts and how Airspace’s investors are supporting the company’s continued expansion. Here, we’ll cover Airspace’s growth and our recent Series C funding, plus access to the full podcast below!

At Airspace, we know that your time-critical shipments need to arrive on-time and handled with precision. Historically, critical shipments have been mismanaged by the lack of transparency and speed within the industry and customers have come to accept this as the “industry standard.” All too often, delays arise which cause re-routed and late packages resulting in decreased viability of an organ for transplant or medical specimen, canceled flights due to missing aircraft parts, or the loss of a life. To ensure a successful delivery, it’s crucial to have ultimate visibility, unmatched speed, and a dedicated team behind the process.

Are you curious about a career in data science? Are you looking to join a company that has a focus on machine learning and uses technology to help save lives? Well then, you've come to the right place.

I'm sure you've seen that there are plenty of data science job openings, yet it can seem impossible to land a job in the field, especially for those early in their career. Here I will give you some tips on how to get in the game with a focus on the machine learning branch of data science.

This past spring of 2020, we ripped out all of our phone infrastructure and rebuilt it from scratch. Little did we know that a month later, our entire company would be working remotely due to COVID-19. Had we not done that, the transition to remote work would have been virtually impossible. This transition turned out to be both well-timed and overdue because in rebuilding our telecommunications at Airspace, we completely redefined what we thought was possible.

Anyone familiar with time-critical shipping is familiar with the promise of a 99.9 on-time percentage. It is the number that almost every time critical forwarder boasts. I argue that not only is 99.9% a fabricated number that gives shippers a false sense of security, it is also the wrong number to set as a goal for the industry.