KLM-backed impact fund co-leads €30m bet on electric plane maker

Vaeridion CEO Ivor van Dartel (L), World Fund partner Daria Saharova (C), and Thijs Gitmans, partner at SHIFT Invest. Press photos/Impact Loop design
5 Nov 2026
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Vaeridion CEO Ivor van Dartel (L), World Fund partner Daria Saharova (C), and Thijs Gitmans, partner at SHIFT Invest. Press photos/Impact Loop design
Dutch impact fund SHIFT Invest has co-led a €30m investment in Vaeridion, a German startup building a battery-powered passenger plane.

The company has also secured upwards of €90m in EU grants.

Here’s what the equity deal could be worth, and what the startup’s accounts show.

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