3x founder
Francisco Serra-Martins
CEO @ Isengard Industries | Forbes list | YC 2026
Experience
Career
2026Isengard Industries
Co-founderCo-Founder · Tampa, Florida, United States · 2026 – Present
2023Terminal Autonomy
Co-founderCofounder · Kyiv Metropolitan Area · 2023 – Present
2019Dove Air
Interim Directeur Général - Currently Board member · Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · 2019 – Present
2016Serra de Estrela Investments Ltd
Investment Director · British Virgin Islands · 2016 – Present
2022Forbes Business Council
Forbes Business Council · 2022 – 2026
2021FII Institute
THINK - Future Investment Initiative Institute · 2021 – 2023
2018University of Sydney
Guest lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship · Sydney · 2018 – 2019
2015Sonder Design
Co-founderCo-founder & CEO (Exit) · San Francisco Bay Area · 2015 – 2019
2008Australian Army
Combat Engineer · 21 Construction Regiment Gallipoli Lines Holsworthy Barracks · 2008 – 2019
2013Ampol Singapore
Project Management - Supply Chain Improvement Project & Singapore Supply Chain Including Ampol · Singapore · 2013 – 2015
2010Sintra 88
Senior Project Manager · Melbourne, Australia · 2010 – 2013
Bio
Founder at Isengard Industries Inc. Previously co-founder/CEO at Terminal Autonomy, scaling to $60M revenue with customers including U.S. Army, NATO, and Ukrainian armed forces. Raised $15M+ from investors. Prior CEO at Sonder Design (listed on Forbes) and Combat engineer in Australian Defence Force. Studied Engineering at University of Sydney.