# Jamie Serota

> Jamie Serota (Jamie Niu Serota) is the co-founder and CEO of Podium Automation, a Brooklyn-based company rebuilding the way industrial control panels are designed and manufactured. After leading commercial strategy and business operations at Tesla, Blue Origin, and Bowery Farming, she and co-founder Jacob Buser started Podium in 2024 to become the supplier they always wished they had. Podium ships UL 508A control panels in under four weeks - roughly a third of the industry's standard lead time - by replacing hand-drawn schematics with software. In June 2026 the company raised an $18M Series A led by Construct Capital, bringing total funding past $23M.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Podium Automation
- **Organizations:** Podium Automation, Bowery Farming, Blue Origin, Tesla
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Podium Automation as CEO., Shipped 200+ control panels from Podium's Brooklyn facility in under two years., Cut control-panel lead times from 12+ weeks to under 4 weeks.

## Career timeline

- **pre-2024** — Led commercial strategy and business operations teams at Tesla, Blue Origin, and Bowery Farming.
- **2024** — Co-founded Podium Automation in Brooklyn with Jacob Buser (CTO).
- **2025** — Raised seed funding; Podium began shipping UL 508A control panels from its Brooklyn facility.
- **2026** — Raised $18M Series A led by Construct Capital; Dayna Grayson joins the board; total funding surpasses $23M.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Podium Automation as CEO.
- Shipped 200+ control panels from Podium's Brooklyn facility in under two years.
- Cut control-panel lead times from 12+ weeks to under 4 weeks.
- Raised an $18M Series A led by Construct Capital with a16z, Transition Ventures, Sunflower Capital, and Banter Capital.
- Built a UL 508A-certified, software-driven manufacturing operation serving customers from startups to Fortune 500 manufacturers.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Podium Automation raised an $18M Series A led by Construct Capital; Dayna Grayson joined the board and total funding crossed $23M.

## Links

- Website: https://podiumautomation.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-niu

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Last updated: 2026-07-01