Podium Automation

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Location Brooklyn, New York
Founded 2024
Latest Stage Series A
Total Raised $23M+
Website https://www.podiumautomation.com
Sector
industrial-automation manufacturing hardware american-dynamism

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz series-a (2026)

Founders

Jamie Niu Serota Co-Founder & CEO
Jacob Buser Co-Founder & CTO

About

Podium Automation is a Brooklyn-based manufacturer that designs and fabricates industrial control panels using software-enabled, automated processes 1. The company was founded in 2024 by Jamie Niu Serota (CEO) and Jacob Buser (CTO) and targets quick-turn delivery of UL 508A-certified control panels in under four weeks 12. Customers range from scale-ups to Fortune 500 manufacturers 1.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-06-15 Series A $18M Construct Capital Andreessen Horowitz, Transition Ventures, Sunflower Capital, Banter Capital 123

The Series A brings Podium Automation’s total reported equity funding to more than $23 million 12. As part of the financing, Dayna Grayson, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Construct Capital, joined Podium’s Board of Directors 13.

What Investors Say

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What Founders Say

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Sources

  1. “Podium Automation Raises $18M Series A to Modernize the Backbone of Industrial Automation,” PR Newswire, June 15, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/podium-automation-raises-18m-series-a-to-modernize-the-backbone-of-industrial-automation-302800209.html↩↩↩↩↩↩

  2. “The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 6/15/2026,” AlleyWatch, June 15, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.alleywatch.com/2026/06/the-alleywatch-startup-daily-funding-report-6-15-2026/↩↩↩

  3. “Podium Automation Raises $18M Series A to Modernize the Backbone of Industrial Automation,” Mann Report, June 15, 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.mannpublications.com/mannreport/2026/06/15/podium-automation-raises-18m-series-a-to-modernize-the-backbone-of-industrial-automation/↩↩