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Isengard Industries Inc

Active · Mass-produced AI strike systems and Counter-UAS

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12signal of 100 · rising 12
  • team of 30Team size · YC's directory+7.7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

Other9 MothersShared: counter drone, system, defenseYC X26AustinStartup →OtherPerseus DefenseShared: counter uas, mass, droneYC S25AustinStartup →AISurtr Defense SystemsShared: counter uas, drone, systemYC X26San FranciscoStartup →AIPolemos IndustriesShared: precision strike, mass, productionYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIAtomic IndustriesShared: mass productionYC W21ClevelandStartup →
Companies closest to Isengard Industries Inc
Company
9 MothersShared: counter drone, system, defenseYC X26ActiveOther
Perseus DefenseShared: counter uas, mass, droneYC S25ActiveOther
Surtr Defense SystemsShared: counter uas, drone, systemYC X26ActiveAI
Polemos IndustriesShared: precision strike, mass, productionYC F26ActiveAI
Atomic IndustriesShared: mass productionYC W21ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherWalarisShared: counter uas, drone, systemAlchemist Class 18AtlantaStartup →OtherArmoryShared: counter drone, uas, ageAntler 2025IndiaStartup →OtherLeetifyShared: strike, counterAntler 2020SwedenStartup →OtherOrnadyneShared: counter uas, drone, systemYC X26Los AngelesStartup →OtherEarendil RoboticsShared: swarm robotics, drone, systemYC S26San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Isengard Industries Inc
Company
WalarisShared: counter uas, drone, systemAlchemist Class 18Not statedOther
ArmoryShared: counter drone, uas, ageAntler 2025Not statedOther
LeetifyShared: strike, counterAntler 2020Not statedOther
OrnadyneShared: counter uas, drone, systemYC X26ActiveOther
Earendil RoboticsShared: swarm robotics, drone, systemYC S26ActiveOther

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Founders

  • Francisco Serra-MartinsFounder/CEO
  • James TennantFounder

About Isengard Industries Inc

Isengard Industries is not another drone company. We build sovereign production: the means for allied nations to make precision-strike and counter-drone systems by the thousand, on their own soil, at a fraction of what the primes charge. We call it Weapons of Mass Production. The Arsenal of Democracy, rebuilt for the drone age. More to come, and only where it helps. You know how to reach us.

YC batch
S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
30
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2026
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Swarm Robotics, Unmanned Vehicle, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Isengard Industries Inc: questions

Which YC batch was Isengard Industries Inc in?

Isengard Industries Inc was in Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch (S26).

Is Isengard Industries Inc still active?

Y Combinator lists Isengard Industries Inc as active.

Who founded Isengard Industries Inc?

Isengard Industries Inc's founders, as listed on its YC page: Francisco Serra-Martins (Founder/CEO), James Tennant (Founder).

Where is Isengard Industries Inc based?

Isengard Industries Inc lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.