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German startup behind electric ‘microliner’ lands €14M runway

German startup behind electric ‘microliner’ lands €14M runway

Update: 2024-12-19
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Munich-based startup Vaeridion has secured €14mn to develop an electric aircraft that it hopes will whisk passengers on short-haul routes around Europe by 2030.  “The microliner looks like a regular plane and it takes off from a runway — the only difference is that it will be powered by batteries,” Vaeridion’s co-founder and CEO, Ivor van Dartel, told TNW in an interview last month. “For operators and passengers, the experience will be essentially the same.” Berlin-based climate tech VC World Fund led the Series A investment, with participation from Project A Ventures, Vsquared Ventures, Schwarz Holding, InnovationQuarter, and angel investor…

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German startup behind electric ‘microliner’ lands €14M runway

German startup behind electric ‘microliner’ lands €14M runway

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