Michael Kriegel

Overview
Dr. Michael Kriegel is a German engineer and a co-founder of Quantum Systems, the Gilching-based uncrewed-aerial-systems company established in 2015.
Why this entity matters
As one of the founding team behind Quantum Systems, Kriegel helped build the technical foundations of a company that became widely described as Europe's first dual-use technology unicorn and reached a valuation of approximately $8 billion after its 2026 Series D round.
Career, company, or institutional background
Kriegel met co-founder Florian Seibel during doctoral research at the Chair of Flight Systems Dynamics at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich. Together with Seibel, Tobias Kloss, and Armin Busse, he co-founded Quantum-Systems GmbH in January 2015. Within the company he has held senior technical responsibility, including roles associated with system architecture and, in earlier phases, chief-technology functions; he is currently described in company materials as head of architecture.
Role in the startup, technology, investment, or innovation ecosystem
Kriegel's work has centered on the engineering of the company's uncrewed aerial systems, from its early eVTOL and mapping platforms to the tactical and reconnaissance systems that define its current defence-focused portfolio. His contribution places him among the technical founders shaping Europe's growing dual-use drone sector.
Selected relationships and affiliations
He is closely associated with fellow co-founders Florian Seibel, Tobias Kloss, and Armin Busse, and with Quantum Systems' broader investor base, which includes HV Capital, Balderton Capital, Blackstone, Airbus, and Thiel Capital.
Startuprad.io relevance
As a co-founder of Quantum Systems, Kriegel is part of Startuprad.io's Unicorn Atlas (Edition 4) coverage of the company, which documents the founders and companies driving unicorn-scale outcomes in the German-speaking region.
Public source context
Publicly available information about Kriegel is drawn from Quantum Systems company materials and reporting on the company's founding team by outlets such as Munich Startup and its https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum-Systems .

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