JetBlue Ventures
Corporate VCSan Francisco · Seed–Series A · 12 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 · 12 people
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What they invest in
from 13 of 36 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×7Enterprise Software ×5Travel & Hospitality ×5Cloud Computing ×2Cybersecurity ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1
HQs:United States×9Switzerland×1Ireland×1
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathPlano, US
Richard O. Seaney(President and Director of Issuer)Graeme Wallace(Director of Issuer)Bo Nottingham(Secretary of Issuer)
AI-powered corporate travel management platform for SMBs, acquired by Amex GBT in 2020.
EnergyN/A
Conor Madigan(Director, Executive Officer)Michelle Robson(Director)Philippe Inagaki(Director)
Converts captured CO2 into carbon-negative synthetic fuels through proprietary AIRMADE™ technology.
Replaces static emails with dynamic, interactive experiences enabling customer action without leaving inbox.
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
Develops hybrid direct air capture technology that reduces CO2 removal energy costs by over 50%.
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 Learning
Cloud-based sales, operations, and loyalty platform for ground travel operators, acquired by Busbud in 2022.
Middle-mile air logistics provider offering two-day delivery at ground rates across the United States.
Develops modular, scalable battery solutions for electric aviation and other industries.
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
Pankaj Shah(Director)Alexander Mans(Executive Officer)Jean Tripier(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardUllas Naik(Director)
Cloud-based platform enabling fuel suppliers, airports, and airlines to plan and monitor fueling operations.
Developing electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for safe, quiet, and affordable air travel.
Machine learning platform providing detailed insights on potential flight delays.
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)Vlad Papancea(Co-founder)Peter Szerzo(Co-founder)
First AI as a service platform for enterprises to build AI into applications, acquired by SugarCRM in 2020.
Low-code browser extension allowing organizations to customize and automate web tools for productivity.
New York, US
Michael T Mirandi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Todd W Schiller(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Hilarie Koplow-McAdams(Director)
Digital connectivity platform between experience providers and resellers in tours and activities, acquired by Travel Curious in 2025.
Helps large enterprises achieve sustainability goals through high-integrity carbon credit portfolios.
Shape Security (now F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense) provides bot defense that distinguishes humans, trusted AI agents, and malicious automation across web apps, mobile apps, and APIs using real-time behavioral analysis.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity
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)
Data intelligence platform for the global vacation rental market, acquired by OTA Insight in 2022.
Rental property management platform (NASDAQ: VCSA).
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)
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)
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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
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Co-investors · 11
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