Nominal is the faster, more reliable way to validate mission-critical systems. We build workflows for the modern hardware team to quickly and continuously confirm that all systems are nominal. Use our platform to connect your machines to the humans who develop, test, and operate them.
Location: United States
Total raised: $162.5M
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 04.07.2025 | XYZ Ventur... | xyz.vc |
| 27.11.2023 | BoxGroup | boxgroup.c... |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 05.03.2026 | - | $80M | Sequoia Ca... |
| 12.06.2025 | Series B | $75M | - |
| 23.04.2024 | Seed | $7.5M | General Ca... |
Mentions in press and media 12
| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.09.2026 | North Wind welcomes Nominal as newest Technology Alliance partner | Partnership expands hardware intelligence capabilities to help North Wind customer teams accelerate learning and mission outcomes North Wind customers come to us to solve difficult engineering and test challenges where the quality and speed... |
| 09.03.2026 | Nominal Secures $80 Million, Achieves $1 Billion Valuation in Hardware Engineering Sector | Nominal Inc. has finalized an $80 million Series B-2 funding round. This latest investment elevates the hardware engineering software company to a $1 billion valuation, solidifying its unicorn status. Founders Fund spearheaded the round. Ma... |
| 06.03.2026 | Nominal Raises $80M in Series B Extension Funding at $1 Billion Valuation | Nominal, an Austin, Texas-based developer of a data infrastructure and AI platform for mission-critical engineering, raised $80m in Series B extension funding at a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by Founders Fund, with participation... |
| 05.03.2026 | Hardware testing startup Nominal raises $80M at $1B valuation Send us a News Tip EXTRACT THE SIGNAL FROM THE NOISE Cookies | Engineering software startup Nominal Inc. today announced that it has closed a $80 million funding round at a $1 billion valuation. Founders Fund led the Series B-2 investment. It was joined by Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, General Catalyst... |
| 09.01.2026 | Rice scientist earns $600K NSF award to study distractions in digital age | Rice University psychologist Kirsten Adam has received a $600,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award to research how visual distractions like phone notifications, flashing alerts, crowded screens and busy workspaces can negatively imp... |
| 09.01.2026 | 12 Houston climatetech startups join Greentown Labs' growing incubator | More than 40 climatetech startups joined the Greentown Labs Houston community in the second half of 2025, 12 of which hail from the Bayou City. The companies are among a group of nearly 70 total that joined the climatetech incubator, which ... |
| 28.10.2025 | Axiom Space taps solar array developer for first space station module | Houston-based Axiom Space is making progress on developing its commercial space station. The company awarded Florida-based Redwire Corporation a contract to develop and deliver roll-out solar array (ROSA) wings to power the Axiom Payload Po... |
| 12.06.2025 | Nominal Raises $75M in Series B Funding | Nominal, a Los Angeles, CA-based real-time test stack for physical systems, raised $75M in Series B funding. The round was led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Founders ... |
| 23.04.2024 | Nominal Raises $7.5M in Seed and $20M in Series A Funding Rounds | Nominal, a Los Angeles, CA-based company specializing in creating end-to-end data analysis solutions for industrial engineering teams, raised $7.5M in Seed and $20M in Series A funding rounds. The Seed round was led by Lux Capital with part... |
| 18.04.2023 | Amazon Web Services gets set to ignite space accelerator program’s third stage | Startups in this year’s AWS Space Accelerator program include, from left, Lunasonde, which is developing a space-based radar sounding system; Raven Space Systems, which is building 3D-printed re-entry capsules; and Rogue Space Systems, whic... |
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