SKY VC
Corporate VCNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 8 people tracked
Investment thesis
SKY VC invests in and partners with early-stage startups building the future of travel and transportation. Its focus spans enterprise technologies that modernize the industry's legacy digital infrastructure — applications, data architecture, and cybersecurity — as well as frontier technologies such as next-generation connectivity, robotics, and quantum computing expected to reshape how the world moves. Now part of SKY Leasing, an aviation asset manager with relationships across airlines, OEMs, and MROs, the firm aims to accelerate innovation across the global travel, hospitality, and transportation ecosystem.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & public directories.jpg)
.png)
.jpeg)
.jpg)
%20(1)%202.JPG)
What they invest in
from 13 of 37 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×5Travel & Hospitality ×4B2B Marketplaces ×2Cloud Computing ×2Cybersecurity ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2
HQs:United States×9Switzerland×1Ireland×1
Investments · 37 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 for two-day delivery at ground rates across United States
Develops modular, scalable battery solutions for electric aviation and other industries.
Developing hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
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)
AI-as-a-service platform for enterprises to build AI into customer-facing and internal applications
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 for rapid global product deployment
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 SKY VC invest at?
- SKY VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does SKY VC focus on?
- SKY VC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Travel & Hospitality.
- Where is SKY VC located?
- SKY VC is headquartered in New York, US.
From the blog
visit blog ↗SKY VC has recently written about its expanded operator relationships and platform value following its rebrand, AI applications in aircraft maintenance workflows, and fragmented payments infrastructure across travel and transportation sectors. AI summary
Images
.jpeg)
Similar investors
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs founders globally, supported by a community of founders and operators as LPs.
JetBlue Ventures (now SKY VC) is the corporate venture capital arm founded as JetBlue's investment vehicle, investing in and partnering with early-stage startups reshaping travel and transportation.
FUSE is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders at the earliest stages, leveraging a large LP network of operators, executives, and founders to help companies scale.
Range is a venture capital firm that invests in founders building novel solutions in overlooked or challenging categories. The firm focuses on consensus founders with unique insights, backing companies at various stages across diverse sectors.
Daphni is a European venture capital firm managing multiple funds (Purple, Yellow, Blue, Dastore, Time4) that invests across a wide range of sectors and stages.