Meet Podium

About us

We started Podium to build the supplier we always wished we had. We’re working toward a future where industrial products are made more efficiently and more transparently, without compromising quality.

The Podium Automation team in their workshop where custom UL 508A control panels are designed, wired, and assembled.
The full Podium Automation team posing together on the floor of their control panel fabrication shop.

Our story

We’re a team of engineers and operators with backgrounds at Tesla, Walmart, Blue Origin and Bowery Farming.

We bring together decades of experience and a belief that the world is ready for the next generation of industrial innovation.

Mobile illustrated diagram of a control panel interior with numbered callouts for its electrical components.
Mobile illustrated diagram of a control panel interior with numbered callouts for its electrical components.

Backed by

Andreessen Horowitz logoConstruct logoTransition logoSunflower Capital logoBanter logoSV Angel logo
Our people

The Podium team

Jamie Niu, Co-Founder and CEO of Podium Automation.

Prior to founding Podium, Jamie led commercial strategy and business operations teams at Bowery Farming, Blue Origin and Tesla.

Jamie Niu, Co-Founder and CEO of Podium Automation.
Jamie Niu
Co-Founder & CEO

Prior to founding Podium, Jamie led commercial strategy and business operations teams at Bowery Farming, Blue Origin and Tesla.

Prior to founding Podium, Jacob led hardware engineering teams at Bowery Farming and Turbo-Fil Packaging.

Jacob Buser, Co-Founder and CTO of Podium Automation.
Jacob Buser
Co-Founder & CTO

Prior to founding Podium, Jacob led hardware engineering teams at Bowery Farming and Turbo-Fil Packaging.

Gordon previously built software at Bowery Farming to orchestrate ASRS and production planning, manage routing of product on the floor, and integrate human workflows with machinery.

Gordon Noble, Founding Software Engineer at Podium Automation.
Gordon Noble
Founding Software Engineer

Gordon previously built software at Bowery Farming to orchestrate ASRS and production planning, manage routing of product on the floor, and integrate human workflows with machinery.

Our values

Our values are embedded in everything we do, from how we get the job done to how we serve our customers.

Win for the customer

We sit on the same side of the table as our customers — their wins are our wins.

Default to transparency

We believe in honesty, transparency, and kindness. It’s about how you get things done and not just what gets done.

Speed is a feature

We move fast and take ownership.
Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.

Win and lose as a team

Individuals drive inputs, teams drive outputs.
We celebrate success together but aren’t afraid to fail and iterate.

Careers

Technician in arc-flash gear stripping color-coded wires into DIN-rail terminal blocks inside a control panel enclosure.
Technician in arc-flash gear stripping color-coded wires into DIN-rail terminal blocks inside a control panel enclosure.

Careers

Build with us

We’re looking for experienced, visionary engineers and doers ready to help us reimagine how industrial products are made.

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