Eli Serrano

Eli Serrano is a driven and innovative entrepreneur with a strong focus on utilizing technology, particularly AI and augmented reality, to create impactful solutions. He founded Airoma, a social media platform designed to promote mental, physical, and digital health, and is actively involved in the startup ecosystem through his roles at V Codinator and The Mill. eliserrano+2

He is an active member of the academic community, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Computer Science, and Philosophy at Indiana University Bloomington, and has held roles as a Research Software Engineer Manager and IFS Teaching Assistant. His academic pursuits extend to research projects including agent-based modeling of high-frequency trading, studying founder networking, and sentiment analysis of unhoused populations. eliserrano+1

Eli also contributes significantly to entrepreneurial ecosystem development in Bloomington, Indiana, through his roles as Community Manager at IU Innovates and Ecosystem Development Coordinator at The Mill, where he mentors aspiring founders and supports startup growth. ipm+1

His technical expertise spans full-stack development, mobile application development (Android), and software engineering, demonstrated through his work at Airoma, HotDrop, Soloist LLC, and as part of Purdue's Project HALO, where he led software and telemetry for a high-altitude flight system. eliserrano