JetBlue Technology Ventures

JetBlue Technology Ventures is the venture capital arm of JetBlue Airways, focused on technology investments in travel and hospitality. It targets early-stage startups and supports innovations across travel, hospitality, transportation, and related tech, with emphasis on airlines, airports, and aerospace manufacturers. The firm operates an accelerator program and makes equity investments in participating startups. Founded in 2016, it is based in California.

Ryan Chou

Principal

Eliza Dragomir

Analyst, Investments

Jim Lockheed

Principal

Ruchit Majmudar

Analyst

Brandon Nelson

Investor

Past deals in Hospitality

Frontdesk

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2017, Frontdesk operates a digital platform for short-term rentals across the United States. It offers fully managed properties for business and vacation travelers, handling booking, cleaning, pricing, messaging, and guest screening through its proprietary technology stack.

Transparent

Venture Round in 2021
Transparent is a leading provider of data intelligence specifically tailored for the vacation rental industry. The company has developed an online data analytics platform that unifies and models data from various sources, allowing property managers, investors, and hospitality companies to make informed decisions related to revenue, distribution, and investment strategies. Transparent's platform offers comprehensive tools for tracking occupancy rates, monitoring pricing and inventory, assessing market share, and generating dynamic reports. This enables real estate firms to identify market opportunities effectively and allows hospitality companies to closely observe market activity. Additionally, public institutions can utilize Transparent's insights to measure and evaluate the impact of the sharing economy.

Recharge Labs

Venture Round in 2017
Recharge Labs operates a mobile application that enables users to instantly book luxurious hotel rooms on demand in San Francisco, paying only for the duration of their stay, from minutes to hours. The platform offers flexible-length stays and complimentary travel time, eliminating the need for advance booking or specifying check-out times.
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