Persona AI, a leader in embodied artificial intelligence, announced it has closed its oversubscribed pre-seed funding round, raising $27 million. This substantial investment will accelerate the development and deployment of Persona's humanoid robot platform, engineered for demanding tasks in shipbuilding and industrial manufacturing.

The round was co-led by Unity Growth and Tides Ventures, with participation from Mirae Asset Group, Invicta Growth, Fathom Fund, Embedded Ventures, Wave Function Ventures, Zero Infinity Partners, dConstruct Technologies, Goose Capital, SGH, Sound Media Ventures, Kalea Ventures, K50 Ventures, Cofounder Ventures, Tola Capital, SGA Capital, and Olive Hill Ventures, and K2 Global.

Designed to address critical labor shortages and enhance workplace safety, Persona's robots will support supply chain resiliency in economically vital global industries. Persona AI has already signed an agreement with HD Hyundai, the global leader in shipbuilding, to deploy humanoid robots into shipyards, with initial delivery expected within 18 months.