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Nominal funding, valuation and investors
Software for hardware engineering teams to unify test data, telemetry and production validation.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series B extension
$80M · March 5, 2026
Latest known valuation
$1B
Series B extension · March 5, 2026
Total disclosed equity funding
$155M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
Stage not recorded · Los Angeles, California
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Founders Fund
Overview
Founded in 2022 by Cameron McCord, Nominal builds test and telemetry software for defense and industrial hardware developers. It reported a $75 million Series B and a subsequent $80 million extension at a $1 billion valuation.
Why Nominal is interesting
Software for hardware engineering teams to unify test data, telemetry and production validation. Its 2026 American Dynamism 50 inclusion creates an opportunity to contextualize funding, delivery milestones, manufacturing readiness and relevant competitors.
Product & use cases
Founded in 2022 by Cameron McCord, Nominal builds test and telemetry software for defense and industrial hardware developers. It reported a $75 million Series B and a subsequent $80 million extension at a $1 billion valuation.
Key facts
- March 2026: $80 million Series B extension led by Founders Fund, with a $1 billion valuation.
- June 2025: $75 million Series B led by Sequoia Capital.
- April 2026: Air Force Test Center awarded a contract with a $53 million ceiling; not startup funding.
Funding history (newest first)
Series B extension
2026-03-05 $80M Valuation: $1BSource: Read source · techcrunch.com
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Competitive landscape
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NI (National Instruments) incumbent
Established engineering test and measurement software and hardware.
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Aras adjacent
Product lifecycle management, broader than test telemetry.
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Palantir adjacent
Cross-source operational data rather than a dedicated hardware testing system.
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