Kairox Systems (YC F26) — Autonomous drones that fly and swim
Kairox Systems combines the speed of aerial drones and the stealth of underwater drones into one vehicle. We can look for mines in a strait, fly out of the water to inspect a coastline, and then engage maritime threats in one go.
Kairox Systems is a Y Combinator company in the Fall 2026 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Autonomous drones that fly and swim. The founder listed is Jorge Cavazos (Founder/COO) (Y Combinator directory entry, October 22, 2026).
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Kairox Systems combines the speed of aerial drones and the stealth of underwater drones into one vehicle. We can look for mines in a strait, fly out of the water to inspect a coastline, and then engage maritime threats in one go.
Joel, Alex, and Jorge all met at MIT. After conversations with warfighters and drone researchers, they decided to create a vehicle unlike any before: A long-range vehicle that is truly amphibious, low-cost enough for one-way swarms, can operate fully autonomously, and can be repurposed on the front lines. Engaged with the Marine Corps and validated with end users across the U.S. and allied militaries.
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Kairox Systems builds Tempest, a low-cost, fixed-wing drone that flies, dives beneath the surface, swims, and flies back out. One vehicle for missions that today take two.
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Jorge Cavazos
Founder/COO
Founder at Kairox Systems. Previously lead ADCS engineer at Oligo Space, responsible for control law design, magnetorquer fabrication, and hardware-in-the-loop qualification. Designed self-regulating membrane testing systems at MIT Bioinstrumentation Lab. BS in Aerospace Engineering from MIT.
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