2x founder

James Tennant

Defense Technology | Investor

Co-founder

Isengard Industries Inc· Summer 2026🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

in LinkedIn

2026Research Fellow· Rabdan Academy

Founder · since 2024

Company

Rabdan Academy

Role

Research Fellow

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Isengard Industries Inc

Mass-produced AI strike systems and Counter-UAS

Summer 2026

Experience

Career

BOKA Capital
Partner (Gulf / JAPAC) · London UK | UAE | Japan · 2024 – Present
2024
Stealth
Co-founder
Co-Founder · 2025 – Present
2025
Australian Army
Officer - Special Warfare Capabilities · Australia · 2022 – Present
2022
Rabdan Academy
Research Fellow · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates · 2026 – Present
2026
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Fellow · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · 2023 – Present
2023
AUKUS DIN
Co-Chair · 2023 – Present
2023
Balmoral
Founder
Founder / Director · Sydney / London · 2024 – Present
2024
Gilmour Space Technologies
Senior Partner · Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia · 2021 – Present
2021
Adarga
Director - Australia · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · 2022 – 2024
2022
VCA Partners
Director · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2022 – 2024
2022
Ridgeline
International Partner · San Francisco Bay Area · 2021
2021
Ridgeline
International Partner & Head of Private Capital Markets · San Francisco, USA & Sydney, Australia · 2020 – 2021
2020
Clinton Capital Partners
Partner · 1.09, 350 George St, Sydney 2000 · 2015 – 2019
2015
Shaw and Partners
Associate Advisor & Portfolio Management · Sydney, Australia · 2014 – 2015
2014
Shaw Stockbroking
Corporate Finance / Trading & Broking · Castlereagh St, Sydney · 2013 – 2014
2013

Bio

I'm Co-Founder and CIO of Isengard Industries. We build counter-drone interceptors that allies manufacture locally at a fraction of prime cost. Before Isengard I served as an Australian Army Officer, then spent a decade in private equity and private credit. I ran Balmoral, a private credit fund, and have led diligence and structuring on defence-tech deals across Australia, Ukraine and the Gulf. I'm also completing a PhD on economic warfare and hybrid threats.