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Francisco Serra-Martins

Founder

Founder at Isengard Industries Inc

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedIsengard Industries Inc · YC

About

Francisco Serra-Martins previously served as co-founder and CEO of Terminal Autonomy, where he scaled the company to $60M in revenue with customers including the U.S. Army, NATO, and Ukrainian armed forces, and raised over $15M in funding. He also held the role of CEO at Sonder Design and served as a combat engineer in the Australian Defence Force, with an engineering degree from the University of Sydney.

Founder at Isengard Industries IncYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Francisco went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Isengard Industries Inc's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Francisco can intro founders to Isengard Industries Inc's investors below.

Isengard Industries Inc's investors · 2

Backswing VenturesWindermereY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Isengard Industries Inc

JTJames Tennant
James TennantFounder

Experience

  1. Isengard IndustriesCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentTampa, Florida, United States
  2. Terminal AutonomyCofoundercurrent2023 — presentKyiv Metropolitan Area
  3. Dove AirInterim Directeur Général - Currently Board membercurrent2019 — presentCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  4. Forbes Business CouncilForbes Business Councilcurrent2022 — present
  5. Serra de Estrela Investments LtdInvestment Directorcurrent2016 — presentBritish Virgin Islands
  6. FII InstituteTHINK - Future Investment Initiative Institute2021 — 2023
  7. University of SydneyGuest lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship2018 — 2019Sydney
  8. Sonder DesignCo-founder & CEO (Exit)2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Australian ArmyCombat Engineer2008 — 201921 Construction Regiment Gallipoli Lines Holsworthy Barracks
  10. Ampol SingaporeProject Management - Supply Chain Improvement Project & Singapore Supply Chain Including Ampol2013 — 2015Singapore
  11. Sintra 88Senior Project Manager2010 — 2013Greater Melbourne Area

Skills & more

MS Project4ManagementAnalysis14StrategyLeadership1Engineering69Start-ups49Business Strategy33Business Development11Project Management54Entrepreneurship10Project Planning37
+12 moreBusiness Process ManagementSupply Chain ManagementProgram ManagementLogisticsContract ManagementChange ManagementProcurementRisk ManagementGovernmentFinancial ReportingSupply Chain OperationsProject Delivery

Languages Chinese · English · Ukrainian

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Francisco Serra-Martins?
Francisco Serra-Martins previously served as co-founder and CEO of Terminal Autonomy, where he scaled the company to $60M in revenue with customers including the U.S. Army, NATO, and Ukrainian armed forces, and raised over $15M in funding. He also held the role of CEO at Sonder Design and served as a combat engineer in the Australian Defence Force, with an engineering degree from the University of Sydney.
Where does Francisco Serra-Martins work?
Francisco Serra-Martins is Founder of Isengard Industries Inc.
What companies did Francisco Serra-Martins found?
Francisco Serra-Martins founded Isengard Industries Inc.
Where did Francisco Serra-Martins go to school?
Francisco Serra-Martins studied at Y Combinator; Stanford University (Innovation and Entrepreneurship); Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.

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