JetBlue Ventures
Corporate VCSan Francisco · Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Investment thesis
The firm invests in early-stage companies powering the future of travel and transportation. Its focus spans enterprise technologies that modernize the industry's legacy digital infrastructure — including applications, data architecture, and cybersecurity — as well as frontier technologies such as next-generation connectivity, robotics, and quantum computing that could fundamentally reshape how the world moves. Founded in 2016 as JetBlue's corporate venture capital arm, it has invested in more than 50 companies across travel, hospitality, and transportation. In May 2025 it became part of SKY Leasing, an aviation asset manager with relationships spanning over 100 airlines, OEMs, and MROs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
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What they invest in
from 21 of 37 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12SaaS ×11Enterprise Software ×9Travel & Hospitality ×6Climate Tech ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Fintech ×3Impact & Social Good ×3
HQs:United States×16Switzerland×1Ireland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×33 founders×4
Investments · 37 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12020 · 12019 · 12018 · 12017 · 18 dated
AI-powered corporate travel management platform for SMBs, acquired by Amex GBT in 2020.
Co-investorsSKY VC
Aether Fuels develops technology to convert syngas and carbon feedstocks into sustainable fuels, using its Aether Aurora solution built on technology licensed from GTI Energy.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Conor Madigan(Founder and CEO)Dhaval Shah(Chief Technology Officer)
BoardMichelle Robson(Director)inPhilippe Inagaki(Director)
Co-investorsXora Innovation Pte LtdAP VenturesCDP Venture CapitalFoothill VenturesSKY VCTechEnergy Ventures+4 more
Converts captured CO2 into carbon-negative synthetic fuels through proprietary AIRMADE™ technology.
Co-investorsLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalSKY VC
Replaces static emails with dynamic, interactive experiences enabling customer action without leaving inbox.
Co-investorsSKY VC
Assaia uses AI to give airports and airlines real-time visibility of aircraft turnaround and apron operations, helping improve on-time performance, free up gates, increase ramp safety, and reduce CO2 emissions.
AI & Machine LearningImpact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSTravel & HospitalityZurich, CH
Co-investorsIAGi VenturesRadius Capital VenturesSKY VC3VC
Develops hybrid direct air capture technology that reduces CO2 removal energy costs by over 50%.
Co-investorsSKY VC
Beacon AI builds an AI assistant for commercial and private aircraft to support pilots with checklist management, flight procedures, route optimization, and safety calculations.
AI & Machine LearningSan Carlos, US
Avinash Nair(Founder)Gregory Sands(Director)Matthew Cox(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsClearSkyNew North VenturesScout VenturesScout VenturesSKY VC
BlockApps offers an enterprise blockchain platform (STRATO) for tokenizing and managing real world assets such as crypto, precious metals, and tokenized securities.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechBrooklyn, US
Kieren James-Lubin(Executive Officer, Director)Victor Wong(Director)
BoardJoseph Lubin(Director)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Bloccelerate VCConsenSys MeshFitz Gate VenturesSKY VCSocial Starts+3 more
ClearJet provides logistics infrastructure that uses AI-driven intelligence and real-time exception management to track parcel movement from booking through final-mile delivery.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSAustin, US
Daniel White(Director)Christopher Guggenheim(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsEdison PartnersOrigin VenturesSKY VC
Develops modular, scalable battery solutions for electric aviation and other industries.
Co-investorsSKY VC
FLYR provides a modular Offer & Order retailing platform for airlines, layered on top of existing passenger service systems to enable omnichannel shopping carts, dynamic AI-driven pricing, marketplace bundling of flights with hotels and activities, post-booking servicing, and cross-airline commerce.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Alexander Mans(Executive Officer)Alex Mans(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inCyril Guiraud(Co-Founder and Former Chief Marketing Officer)inJean Tripier(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardUllas Naik(Director)inPankaj Shah(Director)
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBoeing HorizonX VenturesBrightstone Venture CapitalCota CapitalHaymaker VenturesSKY VC+4 more
Gladly is a customer service platform that combines AI and human support to deliver personalized, efficient customer experiences at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Joseph Ansanelli(Co-Founder and Executive Chairman (formerly CEO))inMichael Wolfe(Co-Founder; VP Products (per Greylock portfolio page))Dirk Kessler(Co-Founder; Principal Engineer (per Greylock portfolio page))inCharlie Besecker(Chief Executive Officer)Andy D'Amato(Chief Revenue Officer)Todd Rakow(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Glynn Capital ManagementGreycroftNewView CapitalNotable CapitalPoint Nine+4 more
Cloud-based platform enabling fuel suppliers, airports, and airlines to plan and monitor fueling operations.
Co-investorsSKY VC
Developing electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for safe, quiet, and affordable air travel.
Co-investors8VCMillennium New HorizonsSKY VCTrucks VC
Kresus builds Web3 products including a multi-chain consumer wallet with seedless recovery, smart trading tools, and built-in AI, alongside enterprise infrastructure such as white-label wallets, tokenization, stablecoin settlement rails, and custom blockchain development.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsSKY VCWinklevoss CapitalCraft Ventures
Machine learning platform providing detailed insights on potential flight delays.
Co-investorsSKY VC
Mozio operates a ground transportation aggregation platform connecting 3,000+ transport providers with travelers and travel businesses across 180 countries.
B2B MarketplacesSaaSTravel & HospitalityNew York, US
David Litwak(Founder)inJoseph Metzinger(Founder)
BoardRichard Simoni(Director)
Co-investorsAsset Management CompanySKY VCAlpaca VC
NLX provides a platform for building and deploying conversational applications powered by AI, serving developers, product managers, copywriters, and business users.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Andrei Papancea(Co-founder)inVlad Papancea(Co-founder)Peter Szerzo(Co-founder)
Co-investorsComcast VenturesFlying Fish VenturesSKY VCTech Square Ventures
Data intelligence layer providing personalized B2B recommendations.
Data & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Falon Fatemi(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalBase Venture Management, Inc.Dreamers VCMS&AD VenturesNewView CapitalSKY VC+7 more
PixieBrix is a browser extension platform for customizing web applications and building automations and AI-assisted workflows on top of existing web apps.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSNew York, US
Todd W Schiller(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Michael T Mirandi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardHilarie Koplow-McAdams(Director)
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)SKY VC
Pulsora provides an ESG management platform that helps companies track, measure, and report on environmental, social, and governance performance.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaSSan Mateo, US
Murat Sönmez(Co-Founder & CEO)inInderjeet Singh(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorseLab VenturesFINTOP CapitalAccenture VenturesAramco VenturesBuilders VCGalvanize Climate Solutions+2 more
Rubicon Carbon offers curated portfolios of carbon credits for corporate buyers, allowing clients to build bespoke portfolios aligned with their climate and sustainability goals.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsSKY VCBank of AmericaThe Rise FundTPG
Shape Security (now part of F5) provides bot defense that uses real-time behavioral analysis and platform-wide telemetry to distinguish humans, trusted AI agents, and malicious automation across web apps, mobile apps, and APIs.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMenlo Park, US
Tamara MacDuff(Executive Officer)Justin Call(Executive Officer)
BoardGaurav Garg(Director)Derek Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Ray Rothrock(Director)Ted Schlein(Director)
Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalBaseline VenturesC5 CapitalEPIC VENTURESKleiner PerkinsNorwest Venture Partners+6 more
Cloud-based on-demand insurance platform enabling insurers to deploy new products quickly and cost-effectively.
Tomorrow.io develops an AI-powered weather intelligence platform that combines satellite technology and proprietary data to help organizations forecast weather impacts and build resilience.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Shimon Elkabetz(CEO, Co-Founder)Rei Goffer(CSO, Co-Founder)Itai Zlotnik(CCO, Co-Founder)
Co-investorsSquare Peg CapitalACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSCanaan PartnersClearvision VenturesEvergy VenturesFlying Tiger Capital+9 more
Data intelligence platform for the global vacation rental market, acquired by OTA Insight in 2022.
Co-investorsSKY VC
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersSKY VC
UrbanFox is an AI-powered fraud detection platform that uses generative AI and behavioral intelligence to detect online payment fraud, bot traffic, and account takeover attempts without relying on static rules.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechDublin, IE
Co-investorsAct Venture CapitalACT Venture CapitalFurthr VCSKY VCTechstarsIAG Capital Partners
Volantio develops Vector, an agentic AI platform that helps airlines optimize passenger journeys and revenue through real-time demand management, overbooking optimization, and operational disruption resolution.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTravel & HospitalityAtlanta, US
Fenn Bailey(Founder/CTO)Azim Barodawala(Founder)inGregory Warner(Director)
Co-investorsSKY VCY Combinator
Wherobots builds cloud-based spatial data processing and analytics infrastructure, enabling users to perform geospatial queries and AI-driven analysis on large datasets.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureScottsdale, US
Jia Yu(Co-founder & Chief Architect)inMo Sarwat(Co-Founder & CEO)inMohamed Elsayed(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsClear VenturesFelicis VenturesProsperity7 VenturesSKY VCWing
Exits · 5
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio30SecondsToFlyacq. by Amex GBTBetterezacq. by BusbudNodeacq. by SugarCRMRedeamacq. by Travel CuriousTransparentacq. by OTA Insight
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRubicon Carbon · bloomberg.com · Aug 7, 2026
Aether Fuels · qcintel.com · Aug 6, 2026
Tomorrow Io · intelligence360.news · Jun 24, 2026
Gladly · PR Newswire · May 6, 2026
Pulsora · esgtechreport.com · Apr 25, 2026
PixieBrix · blog.pixiebrix.com · Apr 2, 2026
Kresus · ventureburn.com · Feb 19, 2026
Node · techcrunch.com · Jan 27, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has JetBlue Ventures made?
- JetBlue Ventures has 36 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does JetBlue Ventures invest at?
- JetBlue Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does JetBlue Ventures focus on?
- JetBlue Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sector Agnostic, Travel & Hospitality.
- Where is JetBlue Ventures located?
- JetBlue Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does JetBlue Ventures co-invest with?
- JetBlue Ventures most often shares deals with SKY VC, NewView Capital, Wing, among 78 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Recent posts cover the firm's rebrand from JetBlue Ventures to SKY VC and how it supports founders, along with sector analyses of where AI is gaining traction in aircraft maintenance and the fragmented state of payments across travel and transportation. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamAmy Burr, CEO of JetBlue Ventures, on the shifting CVC model
Global Corporate Venturing · Amy Burr
Amy Burr - President JetBlue Ventures - " Sometimes you WIN but sometimes you LOSE"
The Flying High Club · Amy Burr
Elevate + TravelConnect: An interview with Amy Burr of JetBlue Ventures
Airlines Reporting Corporation · Amy Burr
CVC Tips series: Amy Burr, of JetBlue Ventures, on running a successful corporate venture
Global Corporate Venturing · Amy Burr
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Co-investors · 11
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Toyota Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area that makes early-stage investments in startups globally.
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Firms observed investing alongside JetBlue Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with JetBlue Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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