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IONA

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ionadrones.com

IONA builds autonomous drone delivery networks as a white-label stack for logistics operators, combining VTOL aircraft, ground infrastructure, operations software, and regulatory compliance. Its aircraft is claimed to carry up to 20 parcels over 200 km on a single autonomous flight. Primary use cases include healthcare logistics, rural and remote communities, express/ecommerce, and maritime/offshore delivery. Backed by Techstars, Founders Capital, SFC Capital, Nodes Syndicate, and Material Ventures at pre-seed; also holds a UKRI/Innovate UK grant for rural medical supply deliveries.

HeadquartersCranfield, GB
Founded2021
Corporate fundingNot disclosed
Team1-10
Deployments0
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersEtienne Louvet (Founder & CEO), Davide Barberis Canonico (Co-founder), Paulo Geraldes (Co-founder)
Regions servedEurope
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinedelivery

IONA autonomous delivery aircraft

  • Carries up to 20 parcels over 200 km on one autonomous flight

    vendor-stated payload and range per autonomous VTOL delivery flight

    Claim source
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2022-01-01Awarded UKRI/Innovate UK grant of £183,460 for the IONA Drone Delivery Initiative; project targets rural medical supply deliveries with Argyll and Bute and Milton Keynes councilsgtr.ukri.org
2022-01-01IONA Drone Delivery Initiative ↗UKRI Gateway to Research
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Source ledger

2 unique public sources

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IONA autonomous delivery networkionadrones.com · retrieved 2026-07-05
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IONA Drone Delivery Initiative: UKRI Gateway to Researchgtr.ukri.org · retrieved 2026-07-05