I've had the pleasure of working with Sera as a consultant, and I can confidently say she is world-class when it comes to supporting startups—particularly those navigating complex or ambiguous hardware challenges. What sets Sera apart is her rare ability to combine deep, hands-on experience with a strategic understanding of early-stage needs. She doesn’t just give advice—she offers practical, actionable guidance tailored to the realities of building in uncharted territory.
Her network is exceptional, and she consistently brings in the right expertise when needed. Whether I’m facing a technical hurdle, operational question, or strategic decision, I trust that Sera either knows the answer or knows exactly who does. She’s been an invaluable resource, and I’d recommend her without hesitation to any founder or team working in the hardtech space.
Cody Vild
VP of Product at Clean Crop Technologies
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I had the pleasure of working with Sera as a consultant for https://chillit.com/ for the past 6 months. During our time together, Sera has consistently demonstrated exceptional expertise in both technical and interpersonal skills.
Sera's deep understanding of technical concepts and ability to translate them into clear and concise explanations have been invaluable to our team. Her insights into human behavior and her ability to foster collaboration are great.
Her expertise in project management methodologies are helping us to harvest faster and better results. I highly recommend Sera to anyone seeking a consultant with exceptional technical expertise, strong interpersonal skills, and a proven track record of success in project management and strategic planning.
Co-Founder & CEO at Chill IT
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"My experience working with Sera was exceptional; every conversation we had was powerful and intellectually enriching. Sera is very creative, and uniquely talented. She has experienced first-hand what it takes to build a Unicorn, and deeply understands the importance of team dynamics, fundraising, product development, and technology innovation. She is the north star every founder should follow."
Oscar Neyra-Nazarrett
CEO of LISUS Energy
"Sera advised us on our product roadmap, materials, manufacturing, testing and many other topics. Sera was one of the few mentors with hands on experience on hardware products and companies. Having someone that can give a different viewpoint or challenge your assumptions can greatly benefit the decision making. With every talk we learned something and we clearly see the developments over this short time. Sera's willingness to help, share and build is genuine and contagious. Grateful for your support!"
Filipe Reina Fernandes
CEO of Windcredible
Everything was wonderful, great experience, we'd have been in a much worse spot without it. Plan to continue once we have raised more money.
Joanna Shu
Co-Founder & CEO at Freezenit
"Sera's mentoring style is tailored, concise, genuine, tangible, thoughtful, and fun. When she shares her time and expertise with you, you get high impact, valuable knowledge from her extensive experience in her field. Sera quickly understands where you're at and then dives in to brainstorm along with you. She has strong technical, engineering, and processes management skills that she can weave together beautifully with strategic planning. Working with her over a period of months, she made our technical meetings an absolutely pleasure (we really looked forward to every single call) while producing quality outcomes. I very highly recommend working with Sera when you've got technical, process, and/ or production related hurdles to overcome."
Lori Goff
CEO & Founder of Outlander Materials
"Sera is a very professional and dedicated person to hardware technologies and her mentoring sessions helped me to build a clear tech strategy for my startup."
Polina Vasilenko
CEO & Co-Founder of HelioRec
"Sera's mentorship has been a crucial step in my development as an engineering leader. Her technical skills are sharp and offers a perspective of the company that is unique and enlightening. With her background, Sera can jump into any engineering challenge to help us understand the root issues and build a path towards a solution. For leadership skills, Sera offered helpful and relatable perspectives into project management, personal development, and external relationships. Her mentorship refined my understanding of leadership and helps me improve the technical core of the company."
Cameron Dye
Co-founder & VP of Engineering at Tozuda