# Kevin Gibbon

> Kevin Gibbon is a Canadian entrepreneur and software engineer based in San Francisco. He co-founded and led Shyp, the pickup-and-packing startup that closed in 2018, then co-founded Airhouse with Sarah Siwak. He now serves as CEO and co-founder of Cytronic, which uses robotics and software to provide ecommerce fulfillment.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at Cytronic
- **Organizations:** Cytronic, Airhouse, Shyp, ShopAround, Smart Aisles, Boeing, Raytheon
- **From:** Vancouver, Canada
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** British Columbia Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Built Shyp into a shipping service operating in multiple US cities., Previously founded ShopAround, an iPhone app that reached a top-100 ranking, according to his General Assembly biography., Led work on Boeing’s first iPad application approved for cockpit use, according to his General Assembly biography.

## Career timeline

- **2005-2007** — Worked as a software engineer at Raytheon.
- **2010-2012** — Co-founded Smart Aisles and led shopping app ShopAround in Vancouver.
- **Before 2013** — Worked at Boeing, including on an iPad application approved for cockpit use.
- **2013** — Co-founded Shyp with Joshua Scott and Jack Smith.
- **2015** — Shyp raised a $50 million Series B led by Kleiner Perkins and announced its courier transition to employee status.
- **2017** — Shyp withdrew from Chicago, Los Angeles and New York to concentrate on San Francisco.
- **2018-03-27** — Announced Shyp’s immediate closure.
- **2018** — Co-founded Airhouse with former Shyp marketing leader Sarah Siwak.
- **2020-06** — Publicly unveiled Airhouse following its quiet start in operations.
- **2022-03** — Airhouse announced an $11 million Series A.
- **2024-04** — Airhouse made a major layoff and transferred customers to warehouse partners after a prospective funding round collapsed.
- **2024-05** — Began serving as CEO and co-founder of Cytronic, according to Crunchbase.
- **2026-07** — Cytronic announced a $13.5 million seed round led by Slow Ventures.

## Achievements

- Built Shyp into a shipping service operating in multiple US cities.
- Previously founded ShopAround, an iPhone app that reached a top-100 ranking, according to his General Assembly biography.
- Led work on Boeing’s first iPad application approved for cockpit use, according to his General Assembly biography.
- Co-founded Airhouse and raised an $11 million Series A in 2022.
- Co-founded Cytronic, which raised $13.5 million in seed funding in July 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Discussed Cytronic’s warehouse economics and robotic fulfillment with Alex Wilhelm on This Week in Startups.
- **2026-07** — Cytronic raised $13.5 million in a seed round led by Slow Ventures.
- **2026-06** — Appeared on EasyPost’s Unboxing Logistics podcast to discuss automation and ecommerce fulfillment.

## Links

- Website: https://cytronic.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevingibbon/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/kevingibbon
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingibbon/

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/kevin-gibbon
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-10-22