# Persona

Company record · Presspool · https://presspool.ai/companies/yourpersona-com

Persona is a personal AI in iMessage and on the Persona Band: personal intelligence, on your wrist. Website: https://yourpersona.com

## Funding

Latest announced financing: $10 million, round type not disclosed, led by Vine Ventures, announced October 8, 2026.

- **$10 million, round type not disclosed**, announced October 8, 2026. Led by Vine Ventures. Z Fellows founder Cory Levy and Collective Global participated. Listed in the [AI startup funding roster for October 5–10, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-10-05). Sources: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/cal-ais-19-year-old-founder-just-raised-10m-for-his-new-ai-startup/), [Refresh Miami](https://refreshmiami.com/news/after-exiting-cal-ai-19-year-old-miami-founder-raises-10m-to-put-ai-on-your-wrist/).

## Whether AI names Persona

- Machine Relations Index: Not cited in any Machine Relations Index answer, May 10, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

A company counts when an AI answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample.

## Related records

- Closest rounds in the [roster for October 5–10, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-10-05): [Netsec](https://presspool.ai/companies/netsec-it) (more than $10 million, round type not disclosed, October 6, 2026), [UpSmith](https://presspool.ai/companies/upsmith-com) ($10 million Series A, October 5, 2026), [Sonilo](https://presspool.ai/companies/sonilo-com) ($11 million, round type not disclosed, October 8, 2026), [Ghost](https://presspool.ai/companies/ghost-ai) ($11 million Seed, October 5, 2026), [SafeWorld](https://presspool.ai/companies/safeworld-ai) ($12.2 million Seed, October 5, 2026), [Klarent](https://presspool.ai/companies/klarent-ai) ($8 million Seed, October 9, 2026).

## Sources

- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/cal-ais-19-year-old-founder-just-raised-10m-for-his-new-ai-startup/)
- [Refresh Miami](https://refreshmiami.com/news/after-exiting-cal-ai-19-year-old-miami-founder-raises-10m-to-put-ai-on-your-wrist/)

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