Persona AI, a Houston, TX-based embodied synthetic intelligence firm, raised $27M in Pre-Seed funding.
The spherical was led by Unity Progress and Tides Ventures, with participation from Mirae Asset Group, Invicta Progress, Fathom Fund, Embedded Ventures, Wave Perform Ventures, Zero Infinity Companions, dConstruct Applied sciences, Goose Capital, SGH, Sound Media Ventures, Kalea Ventures, K50 Ventures, Cofounder Ventures, Tola Capital, SGA Capital, and Olive Hill Ventures, and K2 World.
The corporate intends to make use of the funds to speed up the event and deployment of its humanoid robotic platform, engineered for demanding duties in shipbuilding and industrial manufacturing.
Based in 2024 by Nic Radford (CEO), Jerry Pratt (CTO), and Jide Akinyode (COO), Persona will ship purpose-built humanoid robots for bodily demanding environments, combining industrial-grade precision and human-like dexterity. The robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) enterprise mannequin eliminates the necessity for big upfront capital investments from purchasers.
Persona AI has already signed an settlement with HD Hyundai, the worldwide chief in shipbuilding, to deploy humanoid robots into shipyards, with preliminary supply anticipated inside 18 months.
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14/05/2025
