Persona AI

Current leadership (1)

• Nic Radford Founder & CEOreported, not verified

Founders (1)

• Nic Radfordcofounder

Safety record

No incidents on record for Persona AI.

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Peer companies

• Unitree Robotics9 models
• Boston Dynamics5 models
• AgiBot4 models
• Tesla4 models
• 1X Technologies3 models
• Agility Robotics3 models

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

early

Counterparty risk class

elevated

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Partnerships (1)

• Persona AI x HD Hyundai Shipyards with HD Hyundaideploymentannouncedreported, not operationally verified

Funding rounds (1)

• Seed2026-03-11

  $27M(reported)

Sources (1)

1. verification source · https://persona.ai/ ↗

Common questions

What is Persona AI?

Houston-based company building purpose-built industrial humanoid robots for shipyards, manufacturing, and defense. Founded by Nic Radford, Persona AI raised 7M in an oversubscribed pre-seed round to develop rugged humanoids for heavy industry applications, addressing the skilled labor crisis in shipbuilding and fabrication.

Where is Persona AI based?

Persona AI is based in Houston, TX.

What does Persona AI make?

Persona AI has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Persona Industrial Humanoid (Persona AI builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Where does Persona AI operate robots?

Persona AI is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Persona AI safe?

Persona AI has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.