Startup profile for Nova Labs: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (growth), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Nova Labs

Company behind Helium — decentralized wireless networks for IoT and 5G (rebranded from Helium Inc.).

Stage

growth

Status

private

Coverage

full

Why Nova Labs is interesting

DePIN pioneer — Tiger Global and a16z co-led a $200M Series D (2022) at $1.2B as Helium Inc. rebranded to Nova Labs to build on the community-run network.

Key facts

  • Series D (Mar 2022): $200M co-led by Tiger Global and a16z at $1.2B; Ribbit, Khosla, USV, Multicoin among participants (Bloomberg, WebWire)
  • Co-investors not in VCT directory: Pantera Capital, Seven Seven Six, Goodyear Ventures

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Nova Labs's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Industries

Crypto & Web3 Generalist Technology

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FAQs about Nova Labs

Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.

Nova Labs is listed among Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) investments on a16z’s public investment list.
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Last updated: 2026-07-24