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Geourg Kivijian

Founder

Co-founder & CEO at Ornadyne

Los Angeles, California, United States

FoundedOrnadyne · YC

About

Geourg 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.

Co-founder & CEO at OrnadyneYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Geourg went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ornadyne's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Geourg can intro founders to Ornadyne's investors below.

Ornadyne's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Ornadyne

AAArmen Arakelyan
Armen ArakelyanCo-founder & CTO

Experience

  1. Ornadyne (YC P26)Co-Founder/CEOcurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles County, CA
  2. AstrolabVehicle Engineer2025 — 2026Hawthorne, CA
  3. Bazoomq Space Research LaboratorySystems and GNC Engineer2024 — 2025Yerevan, Armenia
  4. PolySatSystems Engineering and Analysis2020 — 2024San Luis Obispo, California, United States
  5. NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryFlight Systems Systems Engineer: Mars Sample Return Lander2023Pasadena, California, United States
  6. Trans Astronautica CorporationGNC and Systems Engineering Intern2022Los Angeles County, California, United States
  7. ETOILESIPS Daughterboard Team Lead2021 — 2022San Luis Obispo, California, United States
  8. Trans Astronautica CorporationAerospace R&D Engineering Intern2021Los Angeles County, California, United States

Skills & more

PLM ToolsTeamcenterTestingSiemens NXGEVS

Languages Armenian · English · French

From Geourg's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Geourg Kivijian?
Geourg 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.
Where does Geourg Kivijian work?
Geourg Kivijian is Co-founder & CEO of Ornadyne.
What companies did Geourg Kivijian found?
Geourg Kivijian founded Ornadyne.
Where did Geourg Kivijian go to school?
Geourg Kivijian studied at Y Combinator; California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Master of Science - MS, Aerospace); California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Bachelor of Science - BS, Aerospace).

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