# Nominal

> Software for hardware engineering teams to unify test data, telemetry and production validation.

## Why it 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.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series B extension — $80M (March 5, 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** $1B (March 5, 2026)
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $155M
- **Stage:** N/A
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** developer-tools, defense-tech, enterprise-saas
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-29
- **Latest funding investors:** Founders Fund

## 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

- Series B extension · $80M · March 5, 2026
  Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/hardware-testing-startup-nominal-hits-1b-valuation-raises-155m-in-10-months/
- Series B · $75M · June 12, 2025
  Source: https://nominalinc.substack.com/p/nominal-raises-75m-series-b

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/sequoia
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/founders-fund

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**Last updated:** October 29, 2026

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