JetBlue Ventures

JetBlue Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of JetBlue Airways, established in 2016 and based in San Carlos, California. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage startups that enhance the future of travel and hospitality, emphasizing sectors such as airlines, airports, and transportation technology. JetBlue Ventures not only provides funding but also partners with innovative companies to support their growth. Additionally, the firm operates an accelerator program that invests in startups in exchange for equity, with a commitment of $50,000 per investment.

Amy Burr

President

Ryan Chou

Investment Principal

Jim Lockheed

Investment Principal

Ruchit Majmudar

Senior Analyst, Operations and Partnerships

Stephen Snyder

Managing Director and Head of Operations and Partnerships

Steve Taub

Managing Director, Investments

Past deals in Travel

FLYR

Series C in 2021
FLYR, Inc. is a technology company specializing in travel planning and booking services for the airline industry. It offers FusionRM, a revenue management platform that utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance the e-commerce experience for airlines. The platform aggregates data from various sources to forecast user demand and streamline the airline's commerce funnel, thereby facilitating dynamic pricing and improving revenue performance. FLYR's solutions help airlines and related businesses optimize their offerings by providing insights into price elasticity, demand forecasting, and sell-out risks. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Kraków, Poland, FLYR was previously known as Hubskip, Inc. before rebranding in 2014.

TurnKey Vacation Rentals

Venture Round in 2021
TurnKey Vacation Rentals is a full-service property management company specializing in luxury and premium vacation rentals across top travel destinations in the United States. The company aims to deliver a consistent and high-quality experience for guests that parallels that of a fine hotel, while also enhancing the management, marketing, and financial returns for vacation rental homeowners. Utilizing proprietary smart home technology, including digital locks, housekeeping schedulers, and noise monitors, TurnKey collaborates with local teams to ensure exceptional experiences for guests at every property.

FLYR

Series B in 2019
FLYR, Inc. is a technology company specializing in travel planning and booking services for the airline industry. It offers FusionRM, a revenue management platform that utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance the e-commerce experience for airlines. The platform aggregates data from various sources to forecast user demand and streamline the airline's commerce funnel, thereby facilitating dynamic pricing and improving revenue performance. FLYR's solutions help airlines and related businesses optimize their offerings by providing insights into price elasticity, demand forecasting, and sell-out risks. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Kraków, Poland, FLYR was previously known as Hubskip, Inc. before rebranding in 2014.

Travelstride

Seed Round in 2019
We connect people with well-planned, experiential trips. PURPOSE: Bring wonder, joy, learning, and connection through better and more frequent travel. MISSION: Fostering a community connecting travelers with wonderful places, people and experiences. INVESTORS: Backed by top travel and tech investors including NFX, JetBlue Ventures, Stanford StartX Fund, Sand Hill Angels, New York Angels, Plug n Play Ventures, and the cofounders of Hipmunk, TripIt, Get There, Trulia, Sherman's Travel, Lastminute.com, JetBlue and Google Now. TEAM: The founding team and advisors were previously leaders at Viator, Intrepid, Bain, Starwood Hotels, Kayak, Yelp, Liftopia, All Trails, TripIt, Trainline, Hotels.com, OneFineStay, and Flight Network. RECOGNITION: Winner of the Phocuswright Innovation Battleground - travel tech's premier startup competition. "Top 6 Travel App" Washington Times, "Top resource for tours" Frommers. Travelstride is the most comprehensive search engine and reviews platform for all professionally planned vacations and trip planners - the Airbnb or Houzz of the category. We were all born to explore and yearn to connect more deeply with people and places, yet the hassles of planning the logistics stops millions of people from their dream trips each year. Whatever wonderful travel means to you, Travelstride provides the simplest path to finding your perfect trip with the right balance of comfort and adventure. We are building the most engaged community marketplace for wonderful travel, made easy. We've influenced over 3 million travelers so far and host more than 50,000 professionally-planned trips - from private tailor-made vacations to group tour packages, to expedition cruises, to independent adventures. With itineraries across every continent planned by 1,500+ of the best local experts and global companies, everyone can find the perfect trip for their style and budget. Powered by expert advice and real traveler reviews, the Travelstride community enables travelers to explore places near and far with curiosity, confidence, and connections. VISION: Become the most useful and active travel community, where people of all stripes find, share, and book wonderful trips.

Miles

Seed Round in 2019
Miles is a universal rewards app empowering anyone to earn miles automatically for all forms of travel and commute. You can then redeem your miles from retailers such as HP, Garmin, Shipt, Pandora, Chewy, Home Chef, and many more. Similar to a frequent flyer program, but for all forms of transportation, Miles delivers value for every mile traveled, across every mode of travel, anywhere in the world. Whether by car (as a driver, passenger or rideshare), plane, train, subway, bus, boat, bicycle, or on foot, the Miles app effortlessly awards users’ travel - regardless of where their journey takes them. Miles can be saved or redeemed at any time - with the value increasing every month as more merchants accept them as a form of payment. Download Miles today to start getting rewarded!

Unicoaero

Venture Round in 2018
Unicobag is the on demand baggage delivery company for airlines and passengers. Unicobag helps airlines to deliver mishandled bags and passengers to bypass baggage carousels. Unicobag's mission is to be a leading baggage service provider, so airlines, airports, and passengers never deal with bags anymore.

Skyhour

Venture Round in 2017
Provider of an online next-generation gifting platform intended to revolutionize the way people gift and receive flight hours. The company's online next-generation gifting platform offers a seamless and smart way to gift flights and easily booking the flight at a fixed cost of only $60 per hour, enabling users to give and receive flight hours that can be used by anyone, anywhere, across 350 airlines.

30SecondsToFly

Angel Round in 2017
30SecondsToFly Inc. is a travel management company based in San Carlos, California, established in 2015. The company specializes in developing a travel management platform that centralizes travel policies and automates corporate travel processes, enhancing efficiency for travel management companies (TMCs). Utilizing artificial intelligence, its platform offers a unique workflow automation system that significantly reduces the time travel agents spend on repetitive tasks. This system, known as Claire, operates in two modes: Autopilot, which automates routine tasks, and Copilot, which assists agents by sharing insights on traveler patterns. This dual functionality allows agents to focus on high-value customer interactions while providing travelers with a superior self-service experience. The company's innovative approach has been recognized with the General Catalyst Award for Travel Innovation, highlighting its status as a leading disruptor in the travel sector.

FLYR

Series A in 2017
FLYR, Inc. is a technology company specializing in travel planning and booking services for the airline industry. It offers FusionRM, a revenue management platform that utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance the e-commerce experience for airlines. The platform aggregates data from various sources to forecast user demand and streamline the airline's commerce funnel, thereby facilitating dynamic pricing and improving revenue performance. FLYR's solutions help airlines and related businesses optimize their offerings by providing insights into price elasticity, demand forecasting, and sell-out risks. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Kraków, Poland, FLYR was previously known as Hubskip, Inc. before rebranding in 2014.

Appmail

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Appmail operates an interactive email platform that enhances traditional email communications for e-commerce and travel industries. By transforming static confirmation emails into immersive experiences, Appmail enables airlines and agencies to provide travelers with interactive features. These features allow users to assign seats, purchase additional services like baggage and meals, and access real-time content directly within their emails. Additionally, Appmail's platform supports businesses in creating engaging email components, including shoppable product catalogs, appointment booking forms, and surveys, which help boost shopping cart conversions and improve email marketing effectiveness. Through these innovations, Appmail aims to enhance customer engagement and streamline the online purchasing process.

Mozio

Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Mozio is an airport ground transportation search engine. We help you travel that final mile from the airport to your final destination. Mozio originated out of founder David Litwak's travels, where he was constantly frustrated by flying into new destinations and realizing he had no clue how to actually get into the city. Mozio aggregates all the local taxis, limos, public transit, shared-ride shuttles, airporters, rideshare etc. to help you navigate all the local options and make sure you get the best deal. We have raised a small seed round from Amidzad Partners, and a few angels, one of whom is the Chairman of the Board @ Orbitz. We are super excited to make this dream a reality!

FLYR

Seed Round in 2016
FLYR, Inc. is a technology company specializing in travel planning and booking services for the airline industry. It offers FusionRM, a revenue management platform that utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance the e-commerce experience for airlines. The platform aggregates data from various sources to forecast user demand and streamline the airline's commerce funnel, thereby facilitating dynamic pricing and improving revenue performance. FLYR's solutions help airlines and related businesses optimize their offerings by providing insights into price elasticity, demand forecasting, and sell-out risks. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Kraków, Poland, FLYR was previously known as Hubskip, Inc. before rebranding in 2014.

Mozio

Seed Round in 2014
Mozio is an airport ground transportation search engine. We help you travel that final mile from the airport to your final destination. Mozio originated out of founder David Litwak's travels, where he was constantly frustrated by flying into new destinations and realizing he had no clue how to actually get into the city. Mozio aggregates all the local taxis, limos, public transit, shared-ride shuttles, airporters, rideshare etc. to help you navigate all the local options and make sure you get the best deal. We have raised a small seed round from Amidzad Partners, and a few angels, one of whom is the Chairman of the Board @ Orbitz. We are super excited to make this dream a reality!
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