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- Armen ArakelyanFounder/CTO · OrnadyneX26Industrials · Los Angeles
- Geourg Kivijian@geourgkivijianFounder/CEO · OrnadyneX26Industrials · Los Angeles
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Armen ArakelyanOrnadyneFounder/CTOSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States4—Geourg KivijianOrnadyneFounder/CEOSpring 2026IndustrialsLos Angeles, United States4https://x.com/geourgkivijian
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Armen Arakelyan
Founder/CTO·Ornadyne
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSpring 2026
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder & CTO at Ornadyne, building autonomous flapping-wing aircraft. Previously a Starship components engineer at SpaceX. Before that, I led machining at USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory at the University of Southern California, helping the team set the amateur rocketry altitude world record at 144 km.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
OrnadyneWe're building robot birds for surveillance.
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteornadyne.com/
Team size4
X—
LocationLos Angeles, United States
BatchSpring 2026
Co-foundersGeourg Kivijian@geourgkivijian
