Persona AI
Houston, United States
Humanoid Robots · Founded 2024 · Seed
Persona AI develops industrial humanoid robots built for heavy industry and skilled physical work. Its modular platform is designed for welding, grinding, inspection, fabrication, material handling and equipment maintenance in demanding real-world settings. The company targets labour shortages in shipbuilding, construction, energy infrastructure and manufacturing, with its Houston headquarters and a Pensacola satellite office. It has an agreement with HD Hyundai to deploy humanoids into shipyards. Founded in 2024 by Nicolaus Radford, Jerry Pratt and Jide Akinyode, the startup has raised a pre-seed round reported at $27 million in 2025 and a further pre-IPO round.
Visit website- Based in
- Houston, United States
- Founded
- 2024
- Builds
- Humanoid Robots
- Industries
- Manufacturing, Energy, Construction, Automotive
- Stage
- Seed
- Team
- 50 to 100 people
- Funding raised
- $36.5M
- Open roles
- 13