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Persona AI
Purpose-built humanoids for shipyards and heavy industry
Proof of life. Raised $27M oversubscribed pre-seed, May 2025
Persona AI, founded by NASA and IHMC robotics veterans, builds humanoid robots engineered for demanding industrial jobs like welding in shipbuilding. The Houston company signed a deal with HD Hyundai to deploy humanoids in shipyards, with a robot-welder prototype planned for 2026.
- Category
- Humanoid & General-Purpose
- Headquarters
- Houston, USA
- Country
- USA
- Founded
- 2024
- Funding stage
- Pre-seed
- Total funding
- $42M
- Website
- https://www.personainc.ai
Investors
Unity GrowthTides VenturesMirae Asset Group
Tags
Pre-seedUSA
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