Vaeridion
Commercial Aviation · Aircraft Manufacturing
39open roles
$15.1Mlatest round · Venture round · Dec 2024 · 22 mo ago
2backers · Project A, World Fund
$2.5Mgrants · 3 grants · CORDIS
Overview
We are propelling the future of regional flight OUR STORY We're not just imagining the future, we're building it. VÆRIDION was founded in 2021 to transform regional air travel with the Microliner, a 100% electric commercial aircraft.
How Vaeridion hires
Truth index
B 84/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
65%
Reposted roles
0%
Vaeridion scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 31 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 65% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Funding and backers
Total raised
$15.1M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$15.1M
Venture round · Dec 2024 · 22 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
57
+32 posted in 30 days
Grants
$2.5M
3 grants · CORDIS
Backers
2
Project A, World Fund
The money's age
Due for its next round
22 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
37/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 1
Won a grant $232k · CORDIS
Apr 1
Won a grant $1.5M · CORDIS
Sep 8, 2025
Acquisition Vaeridion snaps up former Lilium battery plant to power Microliner development · flightglobal.com
Jan 1, 2025
Won a grant $736k · CORDIS
Dec 18, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $15.1M
2021
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Hacker News stories
1
best: 2 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | Sep 2026 | $232k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Apr 2026 | $1.5M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2025 | $736k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Dec 2024 | $15.1M | — | reuters.com |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Vaeridion GmbH | its site |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Ivor van DartelGeschäftsführercompany's site
Markus Kochs-KämperGeschäftsführercompany's site
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
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Jobs
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
23/100
Hiring freeze
Open positions
57
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
58 days
faster than 23% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
37% ▲
Aerospace
15% ▲
Hardware
7% ▼
HR
7% ▲
Management
7% ▲
Finance
5% ▲
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+14 in 30 days)
People
Ivor van Dartel
Geschäftsführer
Markus Kochs-Kämper
Geschäftsführer
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Vaeridion over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
52
Postings analysed
38
Stack modernity
64/100
Languages
MATLAB26%
Python26%
C++8%
Fortran5%
Databases
MySQL3%
Cloud & platforms
Amazon ECS3%
RTOS3%
Windows3%
Azure3%
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News
VÆRIDION Political Manifesto
Europe stands at a decisive moment for the future of aviation. The upcoming Aviation Strategy and Multiannual Financial Framework offer a unique opportunity to position the European Union as the global leader in zero-emission flight. As competition intens
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Report
VÆRIDION Completes Second EASA PAC, Leading Certification for High-Voltage Electric Aircraft Systems with GKN Aerospace
VÆRIDION, in collaboration with GKN Aerospace, successfully completes its second Pre-Application Contract with EASA, advancing certification approach for high-voltage systems The work establishes one of the first certification approaches for High-Voltage
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VÆRIDION selects Drive System Design to advance the Microliner Electric Propulsion System
DSD to develop, build and test the Microliner's high-tech Propeller Drive System in the UK ahead of Copper Bird integration Microliner propulsion system development will draw on DSD's aerospace transmission expertise, integrated engineering and advanced p
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电动飞机制造商Vaeridion微型支线客机意向订单突破百架_腾讯新闻
中国航空新闻网讯：据外媒6月10日报道电动飞机制造商Vaeridion表示其9座级微型支线客机已获超100份新采购意向订单且完成初步设计评审该机计划于2028年年中完成首飞Vaeridion透露近期共有6家新客户签署意向书采购客运或货运版本微型支线客机公司意向订单总量突破三位数据悉Vaeridion已与美国GE航空航天...
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VÆRIDION Surpasses 100 New Aircraft Commitments Following Successful Preliminary Design Review
VÆRIDION has secured over 100 new aircraft for cargo and passenger configurations across Europe for its 2030 Entry-into-Service order book, demonstrating strong demand for its electric Microliner. VÆRIDION has secured first commercial collaboration for it
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VÆRIDION Expands its Market Advisory Committee to Advance Ecosystem Readiness for Electric Flight
VÆRIDION broadens its Market Advisory Committee with new strategic members to cover the commercial value chain for electric aviation The expanded committee brings together leading operators, energy and infrastructure providers, airport stakeholders, train
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Regional Aviation in an age of energy volatility
What was once viewed predominantly as an environmental debate has become an economic and geopolitical one. Recent years and months have shown that aviation's dependence on imported fossil fuels creates structural vulnerabilities across the aviation spectr
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VÆRIDION Selects Garmin Flight Displays to Power Test Campaign of Its 100% Electric Microliner
VÆRIDION has selected Garmin avionics to equip the first test articles of its 100% electric Microliner. Garmin is the go-to provider of avionics solutions in the General Aviation market. The flight display selection marks an important milestone towards th
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VÆRIDION Inaugurates First Manufacturing Facility and Test House at Oberpfaffenhofen Airport Ahead of Microliner First Flight
VÆRIDION has opened its first battery manufacturing facility and test house at Oberpfaffenhofen Airport, marking a key milestone toward the Microliner's first flight. The facility will serve as a key site for the scaled production of the airborne battery
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EIB advisory backs VÆRIDION to bring fully electric nine-seater regional aircraft to market
Munich-based startup developing the Microliner, a fully electric aircraft designed to operate with zero in-flight emissions on short-haul routes across Europe New Oberpfaffenhofen facility to industrialise aircraft and battery packs production, strengthen
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
2
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HQ
Vaeridion GmbH
56 open roles 39 posted in 90 days 13% engineering 50-200 est. staff $112k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Early Careers, Finance
80538 München
Delft
Netherlands
Plant / site
Vaeridion BV
9 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $112k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Aerospace, Early Careers