SKY VC
Profile, fund size and portfolio
SKY VC is the corporate venture arm of SKY Leasing (since May 2025); JetBlue Airways Corporation (before) (aviation alternative asset manager). It was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, United States. It invests from Seed to Series A in travel and transportation, enterprise technologies, frontier technologies. Status: merged.
- Companies backedS1
- 50+
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Series A |
| Sectors | Travel and transportation, Enterprise technologies, Frontier technologies, Aviation and sustainable fuels, Artificial intelligence |
| Geography | Conversations with partners across the UK, Europe, Asia and some emerging markets ; portfolio is global |
| Offices | San Francisco, United States |
Sources: S1 SKY VC site (formerly jetblueventures.com): home; S7 Ishka: SKY VC looks to wider industry partnerships and frontier tech (2026-05-12).
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 27 | 73% |
| Exited | 10 | 27% |
Status as the firm tags it
Sources: S3 SKY VC portfolio page (37 company cards).
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | Not disclosed by the firm. | |||
| Companies backed | 50+ | companies | Stated by the firm | S1 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 37 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S3 |
Sources: S1 SKY VC site (formerly jetblueventures.com): home; S3 SKY VC portfolio page (37 company cards).
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | SKY Leasing (since May 2025); JetBlue Airways Corporation (before) | Single source | S6 |
| Parent industry | Aviation alternative asset manager (was airline) | Single source | S6 |
| Founded | 2016 | Single source | S6 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, United States | Single source | S6 |
| Status | Merged | Single source | S6 |
| Companies backed | 50+ | Single source | S1 |
| People on the team page | 6 | Single source | S2 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A | Single source | S1 |
Notable outcomes
IPOs and acquisitions of portfolio companies. Price shown only where published.
| Company | Type | Year | Acquirer or exchange | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30SecondsToFly | Acquisition | 2020 | Amex GBT | S3 | |
| 3Victors | Acquisition | S3 | |||
| Betterez | Acquisition | 2022 | Busbud | S3 | |
| Joby | IPO | 2021 | S3 | ||
| NLX | Acquisition | S3 | |||
| Node | Acquisition | 2020 | SugarCRM | S3 | |
| Redeam | Acquisition | 2025 | Travel Curious | S3 | |
| Shape Security | Acquisition | 2019 | F5 | S3 | |
| Transparent | Acquisition | 2022 | OTA Insight | S3 | |
| TurnKey | Acquisition | 2021 | Vacasa | S3 |
For founders
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 37 companies: 10 exited, 27 active.S3
The firm also states 50+ companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S1
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Exited | 10 | 27% |
| Active | 27 | 73% |
Every company on the SKY VC list
37 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 27 active, 10 exited.S3 Read the firm's list.
Active 27
- Aether Fuels
- AIRCO
- AppMail
- Assaia
- Avnos
- Beacon AI
- Bizly
- Blockapps
- ClearJet
- Electric Power Systems
- EVIO
- FLYR
- Gladly
- i6 Group
- Kresus
- Lumo
- Misapplied Sciences
- Mozio
- PixieBrix
- Rubicon Carbon
- Slice
- Terra Mobility
- Tomorrow.io
- Travelstride
- UrbanFox
- Volantio
- Wherobots
Exited 10
- 30SecondsToFly
- 3Victors
- Betterez
- Joby
- NLX
- Node
- Redeam
- Shape Security
- Transparent
- TurnKey
History
- JetBlue Technology Ventures founded as JetBlue's corporate venture capital arm.S6
- Amy Burr promoted to President; Joby (invested 2017) lists publicly.S2
- SKY Leasing acquires JetBlue Ventures (2025-05-05); Arielle Ring joins as President (2025-06-05); rebrand to SKY VC (2025-09-08).S8
- Ishka interview (2026-05-12): SKY VC seeks partners beyond JetBlue; about 17 AI investments.S7
Where sources disagree
- Exits: eight successful exits (release, 2025-09-08) (S5) vs 10 supported through to exit (site home, 2026) (S1) vs 10 cards tagged Acquired or IPO'd on the portfolio page (S3). Counts differ by date and basis.S5S1S3
- Companies backed: more than 50 early-stage startups (site, 2026) (S1) vs 55 early-stage startups and over 40 follow-on investments (release 2025-05-05) (S6) vs 37 cards on the portfolio page (S3). Counts differ by date and basis.S1S6S3
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
Sources
- S1SKY VC site (formerly jetblueventures.com): homeFirm
- S2SKY VC team pageFirm
- S3SKY VC portfolio page (37 company cards)Firm
- S4SKY VC about pageFirm
- S5PR Newswire: JetBlue Ventures becomes SKY VC (2025-09-08)Firm
- S6JetBlue news: SKY Leasing announces acquisition of JetBlue Ventures (2025-05-05)Parent company
- S7Ishka: SKY VC looks to wider industry partnerships and frontier tech (2026-05-12)Press
- S8SKY VC press pageFirm
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