# Dylan Serota

> Dylan Serota is the CEO and Co-Founder of Terminal, a global tech talent marketplace that connects elite remote engineers with high-growth companies. After building a 100-person engineering team in Mendoza, Argentina during his time at Eventbrite, he co-founded Terminal in 2017 at the Atomic venture studio alongside Joe Lonsdale (Palantir co-founder) and Jack Abraham. Terminal has raised over $27M in funding including a $17M Series B led by 8VC, serves 100+ clients including Hims&Hers, iCapital, and Grindr, and is on track for nearly $50M in gross revenue. Serota took over as CEO in 2024 and has become a prominent voice on AI's impact on engineering talent and the future of distributed work.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Terminal
- **Organizations:** Terminal, Eventbrite, Atomic, BoomPop, Bus.com, Campus Sportswear
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Co-founded Terminal, which has raised $27M+ and serves 100+ enterprise clients, Led Terminal to approach $50M in gross revenue in 2024, Built and scaled an engineering team of 100+ developers in Mendoza, Argentina while at Eventbrite

## Career timeline

- **2007-2010** — CEO of Campus Sportswear - oversaw all aspects of business operations
- **2013-2017** — Head of Platform and Team Lead at Eventbrite - built 100+ engineer team in Mendoza, Argentina; launched partnerships with Google and MailChimp
- **2017** — Founded Terminal at Atomic venture studio alongside Joe Lonsdale, Jack Abraham, and Luke Finney
- **2017-2024** — Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Terminal - scaled company to $27M+ in funding
- **2019** — Terminal raises $17M Series B led by 8VC
- **2024** — Promoted to CEO of Terminal; led operational reset and rebuilt team trust
- **2024** — Terminal on track for ~$50M gross revenue; serves 100+ clients including Hims&Hers, iCapital, Grindr
- **2025** — Appointed Peter Jackson to Terminal board; released 2025 State of Remote Engineering Report

## Achievements

- Co-founded Terminal, which has raised $27M+ and serves 100+ enterprise clients
- Led Terminal to approach $50M in gross revenue in 2024
- Built and scaled an engineering team of 100+ developers in Mendoza, Argentina while at Eventbrite
- Launched strategic partnerships with Google and MailChimp at Eventbrite
- Co-founded company alongside Joe Lonsdale (Palantir co-founder) and Jack Abraham (Atomic founder)
- Established four Terminal Campuses across global tech hubs
- Rebuilt Terminal's organizational trust and momentum after workforce reductions as new CEO
- Speaker at major conferences including ELC (Engineering Leadership Conference)

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Terminal released its 2025 State of Remote Engineering Report
- **2025-09** — Featured on The CEOpeek Show discussing team-first leadership philosophy
- **2025-01** — Appointed Peter Jackson to the Terminal board of directors
- **2024-12** — Featured in Joel on Software blog on the question 'Will AI Replace Coders?'
- **2024-08** — Appeared on The First 100 Podcast (Episode 114) discussing acquiring first 100 customers
- **2024-07** — Featured on Growth @ Scale Podcast (Episode 37) on global talent acquisition
- **2024** — Stepped up from CSO to CEO role at Terminal, leading operational reset and company restructuring

## Links

- Website: https://terminal.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanserota/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dserota
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/jointerminal/

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Last updated: 2026-05-26