⬖ Nominal homeLocationLos Angeles, CADate06-12-2025Nominal raises $75M Series BLed by Sequoia CapitalNominal IncorporatedU.S. HeadquartersLA // NYC // ATXWhen engineers built Apollo 11, the Concorde, and the SR-71 Blackbird, test was just a phase. Design → build → test → certify → ship. Launches were rare. Timelines spanned decades.Now, hardware evolves as fast as software. Hypersonics. Autonomous fleets. Modular reactors. Systems that adapt mid-mission and update in the field.But the test stack never caught up.Most teams still rely on tools built for slower cycles — scripts, spreadsheets, and lab systems that assume test happens once, not continuously.The cost of slow testing isn't theoretical. We're seeing it every day: grounded fleets, slipped missions, progress on pause.The test stack that time forgotFigure 1. Sample legacy test stack, last updated: approx. 1995.Redefining hardware testing for the modern ageTest velocity is the competitive edge in modern hardware.Nominal delivers that edge. We equip engineers to turn potential energy into kinetic energy by testing continuously, iterating faster, and shipping hardware that performs in the field.Two products power the stack today:Nominal Core — a secure cloud platform for managing, monitoring, and analyzing high-rate hardware dataNominal Connect — an edge platform for automating operations, building hardware-in-the-loop apps, and syncing live systemsEngineers deserve a modern test stack.Progress depends on it. National security demands it.We raised $75M to deliver it.Sincerely,Cameron, Bryce, Jason, and the NomineersBuilding the modern hardware test stackPowering mission-critical hardware Development, production and OperationsNominal CoreModern analysis tools, real-time observability, operational procedures, asset management – all in one, collaborative workspace.Learn moreNominal ConnectMission-critical hardware-in-the-loop apps for real-time automation, analysis, and data capture at the edge.Learn morePress releaseNominal homeAllNominalGet to your milestones, and mission, faster.Build resilience and reliability at every step.Request a demo Contact us , Sequoia Capital is leading a $75 million funding round for Nominal Inc., a company developing software for the growing crop of companies working on space, energy and defense technology. Nominal’s, Nominal raises $75M Series B led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Lightspeed, and continued support from existing investors General Catalyst, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and others..