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Stefan Sandoval

Investor at JetBlue Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Stefan Sandoval is an Investor at JetBlue Ventures in San Francisco, California, with a Master of Business Administration from Yale School of Management. His career highlights include serving as a Vice President at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and being involved in venture capital at Mendoza Ventures. Currently, Stefan Sandoval excels as an Investor at JetBlue Ventures, leveraging his extensive experience in private equity and financial analysis to invest in startups at various stages, with a focus on cybersecurity, retail, and enterprise sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Investor

    2023 - Current

JetBlue Ventures invests in and partners with seed-stage startups improving the future of travel and hospitality.

  • SFBA Chapter Co-Lead

    2024

EVCA is a non-profit association that supports the next generation of venture capital investors.

  • Board Observer

    2024

    Provider of air freight services intended to offer faster parcel delivery and connect every shipping carrier.

Delivery Infrastructure for Ecommerce

  • Board Observer

    2023

    Digital ownership real through the development of the STRATO Mercata Blockchain Protocol and Marketplace.

BlockApps is making digital ownership real through the development of the STRATO Mercata Blockchain Protocol and Marketplace.

Raised $50,321,000.00 from AAF Management Ltd., Propel(X), Eidetic Ventures, Kinetic Capital, Morgan Creek Capital Management, Liberty City Ventures, Bloccelerate VC, Givic, ConSensys Ventures and Fitz Gate Ventures.

  • Board Observer

    2023

    Operator of an electronic ticketing platform intended to connect tours and activities companies with third parties that resell their tickets.

  • Board Observer

    2023

    Developer of post-booking revenue and capacity optimization software designed to increase asset utilization and customer experience for airlines around the world.

Volantio is a technology services company focused on post-booking revenue and operations optimization for the travel industry.

Raised $8,600,000.00 from Amadeus, Ingleside Investors, DiamondStream Partners, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Ventures and Insurance Australia Group.

  • Board Observer

    2023 - 2024

    Developer of a cloud-based insurance platform designed to provide on-demand insurance services.

Slice Labs is an insurance cloud platform provider that enables companies to build intuitive digital insurance products.

Raised $35,500,000.00 from Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance, The Co-Operators Insurance Group, JetBlue Ventures, Grupo SURA, XL Innovate, Horizons Ventures, Munich Re Ventures, Veronorte, Plug and Play and Horizons Ventures.

  • Venture Capital

    2023 - 2023

    MBA Associate

Mendoza Ventures is an early and growth stage Fintech, AI, and Cybersecurity venture fund that provides an actively managed approach to VC.

  • Senior Associate

    2021 - 2023

    Venture Capital

  • Vice President

    2018 - 2021

    Equity derivatives origination & structuring

  • Private Equity Specialist

    2016 - 2018

    Global Wealth & Investment Management -Private Equity & Platform Solutions Team -RPWS Strategy & Initiatives

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