SKY VC
Corporate VCNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 8 people tracked
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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
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What they invest in
from 21 of 36 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13SaaS ×11Enterprise Software ×9Travel & Hospitality ×5Climate Tech ×4Fintech ×4B2B Marketplaces ×3Cleantech ×3
HQs:United States×20Switzerland×1Ireland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 19 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×63 founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with education data
Princeton University ×4University of California, Berkeley ×3Harvard Business School ×2Knox College ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×10Engineering ×5Business & Management ×4Economics ×3Politics & Policy ×3Finance & Accounting ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 25 founders with career history
Argo Group ×2Google ×2Greylock Partners ×2
6 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 26 with degree data)
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12022 · 12021 · 12020 · 12019 · 22018 · 12017 · 18 dated
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)inDhaval Shah(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardMichelle Robson(Director)inPhilippe Inagaki(Director)
Co-investorsXora Innovation Pte LtdAP VenturesCDP Venture CapitalFoothill VenturesJetBlue VenturesTechEnergy Ventures+4 more
AIRCO produces high-purity ethanol through a catalytic process that converts carbon dioxide directly into ethanol, eliminating agricultural fermentation.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnergyNew Materials
Gregory Constantine(Co-Founder & CEO)inDr. Stafford Sheehan(Co-founder)
Co-investorsCarbon DirectIn-Q-TelToyota VenturesJetBlue VenturesLOWERCARBONLowercarbon Capital+1 more
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 VenturesJetBlue VenturesRadius Capital Ventures3VC
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)inMatthew Cox(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGregory Sands(Director)
Co-investorsClearSkyJetBlue VenturesNew North VenturesScout VenturesScout VenturesCountdown Capital
Bizly provides a platform and expert services to help companies find event venues, manage meetings, and plan corporate events.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
Ron Shah(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalFrontier VenturesGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation FundMetaPropMetaProp Ventures+2 more
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)inVictor Wong(Director)
BoardJoseph Lubin(Director)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Bloccelerate VCConsenSys MeshFitz Gate VenturesJetBlue VenturesSocial 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 PartnersJetBlue VenturesOrigin Ventures
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
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 VenturesJetBlue Ventures+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))inDirk Kessler(Co-Founder; Principal Engineer (per Greylock portfolio page))inCharlie Besecker(Chief Executive Officer)inAndy D'Amato(Chief Revenue Officer)inTodd Rakow(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Glynn Capital ManagementGreycroftJetBlue VenturesNewView CapitalNotable Capital+7 more
Kresus Labs builds blockchain infrastructure and security solutions designed to make digital assets accessible to consumers while enabling enterprises to launch tokenization platforms.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Trevor Traina(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsJetBlue VenturesCraft VenturesLiberty City VenturesWinklevoss CapitalFranklin Templeton
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)in
BoardRichard Simoni(Director)
Co-investorsAsset Management CompanyJetBlue VenturesAlpaca VCHOWZAT Partners
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)inPeter Szerzo(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsComcast VenturesFlying Fish VenturesJetBlue VenturesTech 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 VCJetBlue VenturesMS&AD VenturesNewView Capital+8 more
PixieBrix provides a browser-based automation and monitoring tool that captures tamper-evident audit trails, interval screenshots with context, and behavioral deviation alerts for compliance, legal, QA, fraud, and operations teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Todd W Schiller(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMichael T Mirandi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardHilarie Koplow-McAdams(Director)in
Co-investorsJetBlue VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Redeam provides a connectivity platform that digitizes the experiences and activities industry, allowing suppliers, resellers, and distributors to manage real-time pricing, inventory, and product information for activity bookings.
B2B MarketplacesSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Melanie Ryan Meador(President and CEO)in
Co-investorsJetBlue Ventures
Rubicon Carbon invests in and finances carbon removal and emissions reduction projects through forest restoration, peatland protection, and innovative carbon capture technologies.
CleantechClimate TechFintechImpact & Social Good
Tom Montag(Founding Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardAnne Finucane(Chairwoman)
Co-investorsTPGJetBlue VenturesBank of AmericaThe Rise Fund
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
Justin Call(Executive Officer)Tamara MacDuff(Executive Officer)
BoardGaurav Garg(Director)inDerek Smith(Executive Officer, Director)Ray Rothrock(Director)Ted Schlein(Director)
Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalBaseline VenturesC5 CapitalEPIC VENTURESJetBlue VenturesKleiner Perkins+6 more
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)inRei Goffer(CSO, Co-Founder)inItai Zlotnik(CCO, Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsSquare Peg CapitalACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSCanaan PartnersClearvision VenturesEvergy VenturesFlying Tiger Capital+10 more
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 VCJetBlue VenturesTechstarsIAG 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-investorsJetBlue VenturesY 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 VenturesJetBlue VenturesProsperity7 VenturesWing
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
3 Victors30SecondsToFlyAppMailAvnosBetterezElectric Power Systemsi6 GroupIPO'dJobyLumoSliceTransparentTravelstrideTurnkey
Exits · 5
5 acquisitions30SecondsToFlyacq. 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
PixieBrix · blog.pixiebrix.com · Apr 2, 2026
Kresus · ventureburn.com · Feb 19, 2026
Node · techcrunch.com · Jan 27, 2026
Assaia · arabfounders.net · Dec 19, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has SKY VC made?
- SKY VC has 36 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited.
- 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.
- Who does SKY VC co-invest with?
- SKY VC most often shares deals with JetBlue Ventures, NewView Capital, Wing, among 89 tracked co-investors.
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
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