IONA is delighted to share that our founder- Etienne Louvet has been included in the Forbes Europe 30 Under 30 List for 2024. The recognition highlights emerging leaders who are 

shaping the future of their industries through innovation, determination and meaningful impact. Being featured among individuals who are contributing remarkable work across Europe represents an important moment for both our founder and the wider IONA team.

Although the accolade is attributed to a single name, it reflects the collective effort behind IONA’s recent progress. The company has experienced a period of rapid development in the past year, driven by the dedication of a team that has consistently worked through technical challenges, refined new approaches and delivered solutions for complex problems. Each advance has been the product of shared resilience and continual problem solving.

Etienne Louvet “Despite my single name being cited, I’m also humbled as I know that my team made that possible. The acceleration and progress made in the past months is the result of hard work all together, dealing with doubts and finding new solutions to new problems, day after day.”

This recognition encourages us in our mission  . IONA remains focused on building autonomous delivery networks capable of supporting logistics anywhere and for everyone, with particular emphasis on regions that have traditionally been underserved. As the company continues to scale, we look forward to announcing several key milestones that will demonstrate the next stage of our technology and operations.

“Thanks, Saïf-Deen, Nikhil, Conrad, Om, Sebastian, Jonny, and Arush, not forgetting all of the people who have been supportive and helpful every day on this almost 3-year journey Davide, Nicola, Iain, Ben, Matthew, Alex, Tom, Guy, Dave, Matt, Alfonso, Allison, Richard, Frank, Quentin, Prashant, Steve, Scott, Veronica, Nicola, Iain, David, Steve, Luigi, Andrea, Will, David and many others!”This recognition from Forbes is a welcome signal for IONA’s trajectory. It strengthens our commitment to delivering advances in cleantech, aerospace, logistics, and robotics that can broaden access and expand access and connectivity globally.