What SkyLink does

SkyLink is an AI-native corporate travel management platform that operates as Jarvis Industries, Inc. from New York. Founded in 2021 by Atyab Bhatti (CEO, former McKinsey consultant) and Kush Maheshwari (CTO, Y Combinator and Rubrik alum), the company built a conversational travel agent that lives inside enterprise chat platforms (Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Email), enabling employees to book and service flights and hotels via natural language in seconds rather than navigating traditional online booking tools. The core technical asset is a proprietary AI architecture and multilayer orchestration engine that connects to multiple GDS providers (Amadeus, Travelport, Sabre) and NDC airline content, enforces corporate travel policy in real time, autofills charge codes and approvals, and performs dynamic fare monitoring and route optimization.

The product is sold to large enterprises with complex corporate travel programs (the flagship deployment is McKinsey & Company, with 45,000 consultants using the tool inside Slack and producing 30,000+ bookings, a 99-second average booking time, and a 96% satisfaction rate). Distribution combines direct enterprise sales with channel partnerships through travel management companies including BCD Travel and American Express Global Business Travel, plus native embed inside Slack and Microsoft Teams. Pricing is quote-based enterprise contracts with paid services for training, support, and customization; specific tiers and contract structures are not publicly disclosed.

SkyLink was acquired by Amadeus, the Spain-based global travel technology group, on February 25, 2026 for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is intended to extend Amadeus's corporate travel capabilities in North America and accelerate deployment of AI-driven conversational technology across airlines, airports, hospitality, and travel sellers worldwide via Amadeus's GDS network spanning 190+ markets. Post-acquisition, SkyLink operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amadeus, with founders Bhatti and Maheshwari continuing to lead the business.

Name

SkyLink

Legal name

Jarvis Industries, Inc.

Website

https://tryskylink.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SkyLink is an AI-native corporate travel platform, founded in 2021 and acquired by Amadeus in February 2026, that books flights and hotels conversationally inside Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Email. It serves large enterprises with complex travel programs (flagship: McKinsey) and distributes via TMC channels such as BCD Travel and Amex GBT.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Travel Software

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Air Travel Booking Platforms (Flights) (BPAMAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Online/Hybrid Corporate Travel Agencies (Self-Booking + Support) (THAKACAB)

Keywords

• AI corporate travel
• Conversational booking platform
• Travel policy compliance
• Enterprise travel management
• GDS integration software

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Paid services: SkyLink 'may offer paid services' per Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy references 'free demo or paid services for training, support, or customization of SkyLink software.' Pricing is not publicly disclosed; enterprise contracts likely structured as recurring subscriptions.
2. Enterprise custom / professional services: Implied by language around 'paid services for training, support, or customization' and by enterprise deployment model where customers like McKinsey co-develop features with SkyLink.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SkyLink is an AI-native corporate travel agent that operates inside enterprise chat platforms (Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Email) and books and services flights and hotels via natural-language conversation in seconds. The product combines a proprietary multilayer orchestration engine with native GDS/NDC, TMC, and policy-compliance integrations to deliver policy-compliant, optimized travel booking and servicing for large enterprises.

Product overview

SkyLink is a single unified AI-native corporate travel product — not a multi-brand platform — delivered by Jarvis Industries, Inc. dba SkyLink. The core SkyLink product combines a proprietary AI architecture and multilayer orchestration engine with native integrations into GDS providers (Amadeus, Travelport, Sabre), NDC airline content, enterprise chat channels (Slack, Microsoft Teams, Email), and TMC systems (e.g., American Express Global Business Travel). Within this single product, named capabilities include Instant Availability, Multi-step trip planning, Smart defaults, Real-time policy compliance, Integrated systems, Custom fields & charge code autofill, Dynamic fare monitoring, Hotel rate intelligence, Dynamic re-routing, and Preference-aware optimization — all surfaced through a Human-like AI Travel Agent layer that pairs with Online Booking Tool (OBT) scale. The product is delivered to enterprise customers (e.g., McKinsey & Company) and via TMC partners such as BCD Travel, and was acquired by Amadeus in February 2026 to accelerate deployment of AI across the broader travel ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SkyLink AI-native corporate travel agent that lives inside enterprise chat platforms (Slack, Microsoft Teams, Email) and books flights and hotels conversationally in seconds while enforcing corporate travel policy in real time, built on a proprietary multilayer orchestration engine with native GDS/NDC, TMC, and policy integrations.

Quantifiable outcome

• McKinsey average booking time reduced from 10-15 minutes to 99 seconds (10x faster)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability8 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / transformational, major channel partner, core infrastructure partner, flagship customer / design partner, core distribution surface and standard integration partner.

• Amadeusflagship / transformationalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2026Acquired SkyLink on February 25, 2026 to accelerate AI deployment across the travel industry. SkyLink's AI-native framework and multilayer orchestration engine complement Amadeus's global scale (190+ markets, billions of daily searches). The deal gives SkyLink distribution into airlines, airports, hospitality, and the broader travel ecosystem, while initially expanding Amadeus's corporate travel customer base in North America.
• BCD Travelmajor channel partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 July 2025BCD Travel formally tapped SkyLink to offer an AI-powered travel assistant to its corporate clients, distributing SkyLink's conversational booking technology through a TMC channel. SkyLink advisor John Snyder is the former CEO of BCD Travel.
• American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT)major channel partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2025Amex GBT is integrated into McKinsey's SkyLink deployment to service bookings when self-service automation isn't possible; agency content is integrated via the Sabre GDS (with Amadeus content being added for the European rollout). Travelers can fall back to traditional online booking or agency-assisted reservations via Amex GBT.
• Sabrecore infrastructure partnerTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Sabre GDS provides agency content for SkyLink's McKinsey deployment; SkyLink also lists Sabre as a native integration partner alongside Amadeus, Travelport, NDC, and GDS in general.
• McKinsey & Companyflagship customer / design partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024McKinsey piloted SkyLink in October 2024 and formally launched it across North America in April 2025, with European rollout underway. McKinsey provided 'invaluable feedback that shaped the product, weighing in on everything from the user experience to carrier prioritization to how many flight options to display' — explicitly framed by both sides as 'building the box together,' not a vendor rollout.
• Microsoft Teamscore distribution surfaceTechnology or IntegrationSkyLink is integrated natively into Microsoft Teams as one of two primary enterprise chat platforms; the product operates within Microsoft Teams to deliver conversational booking in seconds without leaving the user's workflow.
• Slackcore distribution surfaceTechnology or IntegrationSkyLink is integrated natively into Slack as a primary enterprise chat platform; at McKinsey, the tool integrates directly into Slack workflows so consultants 'simply send a message' rather than opening a separate booking tool.
• Travelportstandard integration partnerTechnology or IntegrationTravelport is listed among SkyLink's natively integrated GDS / NDC partners alongside Amadeus, Sabre, and broader GDS infrastructure, enabling SkyLink to source content across multiple distribution systems.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Spotnana: Spotnana is an AI-native, cloud-based corporate travel platform that competes head-to-head with SkyLink on conversational booking, policy compliance, and TMC-grade scale. Both target the same enterprise customers and GDS/NDC infrastructure; Spotnana is the most direct architectural and go-to-market analog.
• Navan (formerly TripActions): Navan is a corporate travel and expense platform that has layered an AI assistant on top of its booking flow and serves large enterprises with complex travel programs. It competes for the same McKinsey-type large-enterprise deals and shares SkyLink's TMC-agnostic, chat-friendly UX ambitions.
• TravelPerk: TravelPerk is a corporate travel platform targeting SMB and mid-market enterprises, increasingly expanding upmarket with AI-driven booking and policy features. It competes with SkyLink on conversational booking and policy enforcement and overlaps in target segments as it moves upmarket.

Broad incumbents

• American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT): Amex GBT is one of the largest global TMCs and is both a SkyLink channel partner and a competitor building its own AI capabilities. It is a broad incumbent because it offers end-to-end corporate travel, expense, and meetings services that overlap SkyLink's offering at the program-management layer.
• BCD Travel: BCD Travel is a global TMC and SkyLink's named channel partner. As an incumbent, it competes for the same large-enterprise travel programs while simultaneously reselling SkyLink's AI assistant, putting it in a hybrid competitor/distributor position.
• CWT: CWT is a long-established global TMC serving large multinational corporate travel programs. SkyLink advisor Doug Anderson is former CEO of CWT. CWT is comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping enterprise customer base and parallel AI initiatives.
• SAP Concur: SAP Concur is the dominant legacy OBT/expense platform embedded in thousands of enterprises. It is comparable to SkyLink as the incumbent whose UX and clunky online booking tool SkyLink explicitly aims to replace, and is now layering AI features of its own.
• Egencia (Expedia Group): Egencia is a corporate travel brand of Expedia Group serving mid-market and large enterprises. It is comparable as a broad incumbent OBT/TMC with its own AI initiatives competing for the same enterprise travel programs SkyLink targets.

Emerging players

• TripBam: TripBam is a hotel rate intelligence and re-shopping platform; SkyLink advisor Steve Reynolds is its CEO/founder. It is comparable as an emerging AI-driven optimization layer on top of corporate travel that competes partially with SkyLink's hotel rate intelligence and dynamic re-routing features.
• Hopper for Business: Hopper has expanded its consumer AI travel booking capabilities into corporate travel via partnerships. It is comparable as an emerging AI-native player pursuing conversational and predictive booking in adjacent corporate segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skylinkai

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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