Ornadyne
YC X26Los Angeles, US · Founded 2026 · 4 employees · 1 known investors
Ornadyne makes flapping-wing unmanned aircraft designed to resemble birds for covert reconnaissance missions. The company addresses limitations of conventional drones by engineering systems optimized for stealth, endurance, and autonomous operation in field environments.
Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsHard TechDronesAerospaceDefenseUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (X26)
Ornadyne was founded in 2026 by Geourg Kivijian and Armen Arakelyan.
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Geourg Kivijianin𝕏Co-Founder/CEOGeourg Kivijian is an engineer who previously worked on coordination systems for Mars Sample Return at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and on lunar rovers at Astrolab. He is co-founder and CEO of Ornadyne, which develops bio-inspired flight technology.
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Armen ArakelyaninCo-Founder / CTOHe previously worked as a Starship components engineer at SpaceX and led machining operations at the USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory at the University of Southern California.
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- What does Ornadyne do?
- Ornadyne makes flapping-wing unmanned aircraft designed to resemble birds for covert reconnaissance missions. The company addresses limitations of conventional drones by engineering systems optimized for stealth, endurance, and autonomous operation in field environments.
- Who founded Ornadyne?
- Ornadyne was founded by Geourg Kivijian, Armen Arakelyan in 2026.
- Who are Ornadyne's investors?
- Ornadyne's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Ornadyne headquartered?
- Ornadyne is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.