Philip van der Burg

Co-Founder & CEO at AXIOM & Kite Aero | Building Assured Aerial Autonomy

Greater Sydney Area

About

I’ve spent the last decade at the forefront of UAS innovation — leading across platform development, operational scale-up, and real-world delivery of autonomous systems. As part of the founding team of Kite Aero, we’re building an end-to-end logistics ecosystem — combining modular UAS platforms with AXIOM, our proprietary software stack — to enable scalable, autonomous delivery in underserved and high-value regions.

Experience

  • Co-founder & CEO at AXIOM
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Co-Founder & CEO at Kite Aero
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Carbonix ()
    • Chief Executive Officer
      Jun 2022 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      I led the transformation of Carbonix a UAV hardware startup into one of Australia’s leading long-endurance drone manufacturers, delivering solutions for enterprise, government, and defence clients.

    • Chief Financial Officer
      Sep 2020 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Co-Founder at Holland Productions
    Jan 2018 - Jan 2023 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Director at Dial Partners LLP
    Aug 2014 - Sep 2019 · 5 yrs 2 mos