14 August 2026 • 1 minute read
DLA Piper advises Edison Partners on ClearJet’s US$25 million growth investment
DLA Piper advised growth equity firm Edison Partners, which led ClearJet’s US$25 million growth equity investment.
ClearJet connects shippers with unused cargo capacity on commercial flights between US cities to move e-commerce packages around the country. Customers include major multibillion-dollar retailers, e-commerce platforms, third-party logistics, and marketplaces. Edison Partners led additional investors in the US$25 million Series B funding round, which brings ClearJet’s total capital raised to more than US$40 million and will support the company’s continued expansion across its network of 95 US airports and investment in its profitable AI-powered logistics platform.
The DLA Piper deal team was led by Partner Charles Torres (New York) and included Partner Anil Kalia (Palo Alto) and Associates Taylor Mielnicki and Garrett Sherman (both New York).
DLA Piper’s Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice includes more than 200 lawyers who provide strategic counsel to emerging companies and venture capital firms in high-growth industries, including technology, healthcare, life sciences, and financial services. Over the last three years, DLA Piper has completed more than 2,100 financings globally, totaling more than US$80 billion. The firm is ranked among the most active global law firms for venture capital deal volume, according to PitchBook.
ClearJet connects shippers with unused cargo capacity on commercial flights between US cities to move e-commerce packages around the country. Customers include major multibillion-dollar retailers, e-commerce platforms, third-party logistics, and marketplaces. Edison Partners led additional investors in the US$25 million Series B funding round, which brings ClearJet’s total capital raised to more than US$40 million and will support the company’s continued expansion across its network of 95 US airports and investment in its profitable AI-powered logistics platform.
The DLA Piper deal team was led by Partner Charles Torres (New York) and included Partner Anil Kalia (Palo Alto) and Associates Taylor Mielnicki and Garrett Sherman (both New York).
DLA Piper’s Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice includes more than 200 lawyers who provide strategic counsel to emerging companies and venture capital firms in high-growth industries, including technology, healthcare, life sciences, and financial services. Over the last three years, DLA Piper has completed more than 2,100 financings globally, totaling more than US$80 billion. The firm is ranked among the most active global law firms for venture capital deal volume, according to PitchBook.