Geourg Kivijian

Co-Founder/CEO at Ornadyne

Co-founder

Ornadyne· Spring 2026 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States

in LinkedIn 𝕏 @geourgkivijian

2026Co-founder· Ornadyne (YC P26)

Founder · since 2026

Company

Ornadyne (YC P26)

Role

Co-Founder/CEO

current

Stage

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no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

Los Angeles County, CA

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Ornadyne

We're building robot birds for surveillance.

Spring 2026

Experience

Career

Ornadyne (YC P26)
Co-founder
Co-Founder/CEO · Los Angeles County, CA · 2026 – Present
2026
Astrolab
Vehicle Engineer · Hawthorne, CA · 2025 – 2026
2025
Bazoomq Space Research Laboratory
Systems and GNC Engineer · Yerevan, Armenia · 2024 – 2025
2024
PolySat
Systems Engineering and Analysis · San Luis Obispo, California, United States · 2020 – 2024
2020
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Flight Systems Systems Engineer: Mars Sample Return Lander · Pasadena, California, United States · 2023
2023
Trans Astronautica Corporation
GNC and Systems Engineering Intern · Los Angeles County, California, United States · 2022
2022
ETOILES
IPS Daughterboard Team Lead · San Luis Obispo, California, United States · 2021 – 2022
2021
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Aerospace R&D Engineering Intern · Los Angeles County, California, United States · 2021
2021

Bio

Co-founder & CEO of Ornadyne. Award-winning engineer (IEEE/AIAA) recognized for pioneering work in flapping-wing robotics. Previously led coordination systems for Mars Sample Return at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and lunar rovers at Astrolab. Now scaling Ornadyne to bring bio-inspired stealth and efficiency to the next generation of flight. www.geourgkivijian.com