Podium Automation designs and manufactures custom industrial control cabinets - the electrical infrastructure that powers manufacturing equipment and warehouse automation systems. The company combines proprietary software for panel design with an automated manufacturing process to compress timelines that traditionally stretch to months into weeks.
The software translates customer specifications into 2D and 3D layouts, electrical schematics, and bills of materials within 72 hours. The manufacturing process, built on UL 508A and UL 698A certification, delivers finished panels in under four weeks. This represents a material reduction against industry lead times that commonly run eight to twelve weeks or longer.
Podium was founded in 2024 by engineers and operators from Tesla, Blue Origin, Walmart, and agricultural-technology firms. The company is backed by a16z, SV Angel, and Banter Capital.
