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Nicolaus Radford

Nicolaus Radford

Co-Founder and CEO, director at Persona AI.

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

About Nicolaus Radford

Nicolaus Radford is a co-founder and CEO, director at Persona AI.

Nicolaus Radford reports to the SEC as a director or officer of 1 public company: Nauticus Robotics (KITT).

Nicolaus Radford first appears on SEC filings in 2022.

Experience

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

Persona AI Inc. Current
Co-Founder and CEO, director
Chief Executive Officer (2024 – Present)
2024 – Present · Houston, TX
Persona AI develops humanoid robots for companies in shipbuilding, construction and energy.
Rad Capital Ventures LLC Current
Founding Partner
2020 – Present
Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer (2014 – 2024)
Director
2014 – 2024 · Public company (KITT)
Jacobi Motors LLC
Founder, Strategic Advisor, Board Member
2018 – 2024
NASA
Principal Investigator, Dexterous Robotics Lab, NASA-JSC
2006 – 2014
Oceaneering
NASA-JSC Dexterous Robotics Lab (DRL) Robotics Engineer
2000 – 2006

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Nicolaus Radford 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
Jide Akinyode
Jide Akinyode
Co-Founder and COO, director

Sources

  1. SECPersona AI Inc. Form D, filed Sep 14, 2026
  2. SECForms 3, 4 and 5 filed by Nicolaus Radford (SEC filer 1944857)