Veryon acquires Polaris Aero

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2026

Veryon (Accel-KKR) acquires Polaris Aero

TARGET

Aviation safety management and flight-risk assessment software (VOCUS SMS, FlightRisk, GroundRisk) for corporate flight departments, charter operators, and MRO providers managing compliance and operational risk.

Ownership	Founder-owned · NASA (SBIR grant)
Headcount	11-50 FTEs
Headquarters	Scottsdale, Arizona
Leadership	Chris Connor, Chief Executive Officer
Sell-side advisor	Kaizen Equity

ACQUIRER

Veryon

Aviation maintenance tracking, documentation, operations, and safety software provider serving business aviation teams, MROs, airlines, and OEMs

Ownership	PE-backed · Accel-KKR; Accel-KKR, ParkerGale Capital, Madison Capital Funding
Capital raised	$127M
Headcount	494 FTEs
Headquarters	San Francisco, California
Leadership	Bethany Little, Chief Executive Officer
Board seats	Tom Barnds (Accel-KKR) Dean Jacobson (Accel-KKR) Scotty Lu (Accel-KKR) Joe Porten (Accel-KKR) Andy Rich (Accel-KKR)
Buy-side advisor	—

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Veryon -> Polaris Aero  (2026-09-18)
add_on | Industrial/Manufacturing | announced
Target: Aviation safety management and flight-risk assessment software (VOCUS SMS, FlightRisk, GroundRisk) for corporate flight departments, charter operators, and MRO providers managing compliance and operational risk.
Website: polarisaero.com | Buyer site: veryon.com
HQ: Scottsdale, Arizona | Ownership: founder-owned | Buyer sponsor: Accel-KKR | Buyer ownership: pe-backed
Advisors - Sell-side: Kaizen Equity
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/veryon-polaris-aero.html

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