Company
Ornadyne
Ornadyne builds flapping-wing ornithopter drones that look, fly, and sound like real birds for covert military reconnaissance.
- Founded
- 2026
- HQ
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Status
- private
Models
1
Overview
Ornadyne builds flapping-wing ornithopter drones that look, fly, and sound like real birds for covert military reconnaissance. Their flagship O1 is a crow-shaped biomimetic UAV with a one-meter wingspan, hour-class flight time, and near-silent acoustic signature designed to evade counter-UAS detection. The company is a Y Combinator Spring 2026 (P26) batch startup targeting U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and defense customers.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
CEO
Geourg Kivijian
CTO
Armen Arakelyan
YC Batch
Spring 2026 (P26)
Target Customer
U.S. SOCOM
O1 Wingspan
1 meter
O1 Payload
50-100 grams
O1 Speed
27 mph
O1 Weight
1 pound
O1 TRL
4-5 (TRL)
Financial stage
Early (YC P26 pre-seed, $500K from YC)
Hero image candidate
ornadyne.com (source: official press kit)
Data & sources
Web sources
4
4 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Ornadyne on the deployment map
Where Ornadyne's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
- delivery and inspection drones in United States →
- delivery and inspection drones in California →
- delivery and inspection drones in Ukraine (combat zones) →
- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Geourg Kivijian Co-Founder & CEO
- Armen Arakelyan Co-Founder & CTO
Founders (2)
- Geourg Kivijianno longer at company
- Armen Arakelyanno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Ornadyne.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Ornadyne in third-party press
Funding rounds (1)
- Pre-Seed2026-06-23
$500,000
Investors: Y Combinator (lead)
Sources (4)
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/ornadyne
- https://www.automate.org/robotics/industry-insights/robotics-raises-aseon-labs-h3-zoom-ornadyne-rekise-marine-seahi-robotics
- https://ornadyne.com/
- https://www.autonomyglobal.co/as-the-crow-flies-ornadynes-bird-mimicking-ornithopter-o1-targets-military-reconnaissance-missions/
Common questions
- What is Ornadyne?
- Ornadyne builds flapping-wing ornithopter drones that look, fly, and sound like real birds for covert military reconnaissance. Their flagship O1 is a crow-shaped biomimetic UAV with a one-meter wingspan, hour-class flight time, and near-silent acoustic signature designed to evade counter-UAS detection. The company is a Y Combinator Spring 2026 (P26) batch startup targeting U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and defense customers.
- What does Ornadyne make?
- Ornadyne has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Ornadyne O1 (Ornadyne builds physical robots).
- Is Ornadyne publicly traded?
- No. Ornadyne is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who is the CEO of Ornadyne?
- Geourg Kivijian is the ceo of Ornadyne, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Ornadyne?
- Ornadyne is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.
- Where is Ornadyne headquartered?
- Ornadyne is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Who owns Ornadyne?
- Ornadyne is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
- Where does Ornadyne operate robots?
- Ornadyne is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- When was Ornadyne founded?
- Ornadyne was founded in 2026.
- Is Ornadyne safe?
- Ornadyne has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Ornadyne.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Ornadyne from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Robotics Raises: Aseon Labs, H3 Zoom, Ornadyne, Rekise Marine, Seahi Robotics
Ornadyne exits stealth with $500,000 in pre-seed funding from Y Combinator, building one-pound bird-like drones that travel up to 27 mph for stealthy surveillance.
Ornadyne - Robot Birds for Reconnaissance (YC Launch)
Y Combinator launch post introducing Ornadyne's flapping-wing surveillance drones, detailing the founders' aerospace backgrounds and the technology's advantages over traditional…
As The Crow Flies: Ornadyne's Bird-Mimicking Ornithopter O1 Targets Military Reconnaissance Missions
In-depth profile of Ornadyne's O1 ornithopter from SOF Week 2026, covering founders' backgrounds at NASA JPL and SpaceX, biomimetic flapping-wing technology, and the goal to…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/ornadyne.md
- RSS feed: /companies/ornadyne/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/9f6458fb-8b14-41c5-b418-520a22433875
- Revision history: /companies/ornadyne/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Official YC launch video for Ornadyne, building robot birds for reconnaissance. Drones that look, fly, and sound like real birds.