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Persona AI

Persona AI builds industrial humanoid robots purpose-built for heavy industry, targeting shipyards, steel fabrication, and energy infrastructure. Founded by NASA veterans, their robots are designed to perform skilled tasks such as welding, inspection, and fabrication in unstructured real-world environments.

Houston, USAFounded 202451-200 employees

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$92M

Total Funding

20

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1

Funding Rounds

2

Investors

1.0

Hype Score

Scores

Hype1/10

Known funding rounds

Pre-Seed

Jan 2025

$27M

Lead: Unity Growth

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Inside Persona’s Bold Bet On Humanoid Welders In Shipyards

spectrum.ieee.org•Aug 17, 2026

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humanoidsdaily.com•Aug 16, 2026

San Mateo County Moves to Regulate Humanoid Robots, Threatening Teleoperation Business Models

humanoidsdaily.com•Aug 15, 2026

Persona AI Humanoids Touch Down in Korea Following Successful Teleoperated Welding Demo

humanoidsdaily.com•Aug 5, 2026

U.S. Bans New Foreign Mobile Robots

spectrum.ieee.org•Aug 4, 2026

Key people

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Vineet Bajaj

Co-founder & CEO

Investors (2)

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USA

Corporate / Strategic

USA