SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — JetBlue Ventures today announced its rebrand to SKY VC following its acquisition by SKY Leasing (“SKY”) in May 2025. The transition marks the firm’s evolution into an independent investment platform with expanded capabilities to back founders and scale transformative technologies, leveraging SKY’s global network, deep industry relationships, and access to capital.
As part of SKY, a premier aviation alternative asset manager with relationships spanning more than 100 airlines, MROs, and OEMs, SKY VC’s portfolio companies will gain expanded market access worldwide. The firm will also continue to maintain a strategic partnership with JetBlue.
“We’re excited about our next chapter as we continue to drive innovation across travel and transportation,” said Amy Burr, CEO of SKY VC. “We’ve built a winning formula of combining deep sector expertise with industry connectivity to help startups succeed. While JetBlue is no longer reflected in our name, they remain an important strategic partner to our team. Looking forward, our goal is to continue to bridge the gap between disruptive startups and established leaders, moving technologies from concept to global adoption.”
SKY VC will continue under the same leadership and team, maintaining a focus on enterprise and frontier technologies with broad applications across travel and transportation. Since its founding in 2016, the team has invested in more than 50 early-stage startups and achieved eight successful exits through acquisitions and public offerings.
About SKY VC
SKY VC invests in early-stage companies powering the future of travel and transportation with enterprise and frontier technologies. Founded in 2016 as JetBlue’s corporate venture capital arm, the team has deployed capital across more than 50 startups. In 2025, SKY VC became an independent platform following its acquisition by SKY Leasing. Learn more at www.sky-vc.com.
About SKY Leasing
SKY Leasing (“SKY”) is an alternative investment manager dedicated to providing asset-focused capital solutions to airlines globally. With a global presence across five offices in San Francisco, Dublin, New York, Miami, and Singapore, SKY leverages a 30-year history of global aviation relationships, technical asset management expertise, and a disciplined investment framework, to originate unique investment opportunities with an emphasis on seeking downside protection and stable cash flow. The company’s fund management business was founded in 2019 with a minority investment from M&G Investments. As of March 2025, the company manages over $5 billion of aviation assets. For more information about SKY, visit www.skyleasing.com.
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