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Jide Akinyode

Jide Akinyode

Co-Founder and COO, director at Persona AI.

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Updated Nov 9, 2026·Latest SEC filing Sep 14, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Jide Akinyode

Jide Akinyode is a co-founder and COO, director at Persona AI.

Experience

This experience comes from Jide Akinyode's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Jide Akinyode in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Persona AI Inc. Current
Co-Founder and COO, director
Co-founder / COO (2024 – Present)
2024 – Present · Houston, TX
Persona AI develops humanoid robots for companies in shipbuilding, construction and energy.
Embedded Ventures Current
Technical Advisor
2022 – Present
Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
Vice President of Engineering
2015 – 2024
Apollo Robotics
Co-Founder
2014 – 2016
Baker Hughes
Technical Lead
2013 – 2015
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Robotics Design Engineer
2004 – 2013

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Jide Akinyode works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Persona AI Inc. · Form D, Sep 14, 2026
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Jerry Pratt
Co-Founder and CTO, director
Nicolaus Radford
Nicolaus Radford
Co-Founder and CEO, director

Sources

  1. SECPersona AI Inc. Form D, filed Sep 14, 2026