aedifion
aedifion is a German building operations optimization software company with 115 employees. Its AI platform reduces energy use and costs in buildings by up to 40% through real-time data analysis and automated controls.
The growth story
aedifion grew from 43 to 115 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $33M along the way, most recently a Series B in June 2025.
About
The company sells a cloud platform that monitors building systems like HVAC, identifies inefficiencies, and automatically adjusts settings based on factors like weather and occupancy. It targets commercial real estate owners and operators looking to cut energy bills and carbon emissions.
Founded in 2017, aedifion has raised $33M through Series B and serves as Germany's market leader in this niche. Its headcount of 115 suggests steady scaling since inception, though recent growth rates are unspecified.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest department with 22 staff. Leadership appears technical given the focus on building automation algorithms and energy optimization.
The aedifion org chart
Johannes Fütterer (CEO & Founder) leads 31 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 44 (+19% YoY), Sales 15 (+88% YoY), Business Development 11 (+38% YoY), Administrative 7 (0% YoY), Operations 6 (+50% YoY), Product Management 5 (+67% YoY).
Talent flow
The team draws heavily from RWTH Aachen University (25 alumni) and building engineering programs, with notable recruitment from E.ON Energy Research Center and Siemens. Alumni dispersion is broad with no single dominant destination.
Most common previous employers of aedifion staff: Lehrstuhl für Gebäude- und Raumklimatechnik, E.ON ERC, RWTH Aachen University (9), E.ON Energy Research Center (6), RWTH Aachen University (5), Siemens (3), Henkel (2), Johnson Controls (2). Former aedifion employees most often moved to PwC (1), meinGPT (1), FNT Software (1), moio (1), OLG (1), KWS (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 37% direct, 49% search, 4% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at aedifion: Project Management (36), Microsoft Office (32), Python (Programming Language) (32), Communication (23), Analytical Skills (20), Microsoft Excel (20), English (19), Prott (17).
Where the team actually sits
aedifion people are concentrated in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (58), Cologne Bonn Region (7), Germany (7), Baden-Württemberg, Germany (2).
Search footprint
aedifion attracts about 1,098 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $9K a month if bought through ads. It gained 142 ranking keywords and lost 227 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 5.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 5.00 / 5
Frequently asked
aedifion has 115 employees as of September 2026.
aedifion has raised $33M in total, most recently a Series B round in June 2025.
aedifion was founded in 2017 by Johannes Fütterer, Erik Brümmendorf, Felix Dorner, Jan Henrik Ziegeldorf.
Johannes Fütterer (CEO & Founder) sits at the top of aedifion's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current aedifion staff are Lehrstuhl für Gebäude- und Raumklimatechnik, E.ON ERC, RWTH Aachen University (9 people), E.ON Energy Research Center (6 people), RWTH Aachen University (5 people).
Former aedifion employees most often move to PwC (1), meinGPT (1), FNT Software (1).
aedifion attracts about 1,098 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $9K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among aedifion staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, Python (Programming Language), Communication, Analytical Skills.
aedifion staff are concentrated in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (58), Cologne Bonn Region (7), Germany (7).
aedifion has about 44 people in Engineering, up 19% over the past year, as of September 2026.
aedifion has about 15 people in Sales, up 88% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 86 current and 36 former aedifion profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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