Nominal
Nominal is the hardware intelligence platform. Connect hardware data, engineering context, and AI to investigate problems and build better machines faster. nominal.io
Funding
- $240 million Series C, announced November 9, 2026. Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Insight Partners. Raised at a $3 billion valuation. The company says the round turns its foundation into 'the intelligence platform engineers build on'. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for November 8–14, 2026. Sources: Nominal blog (company), TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE.
Of the 20 Series C rounds with exactly stated amounts in dollars on Presspool's weekly rosters since September 21, 2026, Nominal's $240 million is the 7th largest; their median is $150 million.
Whether AI names Nominal
- Machine Relations Index: Not cited in any Machine Relations Index answer, May 10, 2026 to November 14, 2026.
Related records
Closest rounds in the roster for November 8–14, 2026: Q-CTRL (US$290 million Series C, November 12, 2026), LangChain ($300 million Series C, November 13, 2026), Fractile ($720 million Series C, November 11, 2026), Finite State ($27 million Series C, November 10, 2026), Sanyou Bio (nearly RMB 100 million Series C, November 9, 2026), Path Robotics ($300 million Series E, November 10, 2026).
Lightspeed Venture Partners, which led this round, also led Dalet Labs ($7 million pre-seed, October 28, 2026), LMArena ($200 million Series B, October 8, 2026), Harvey ($550M, round type not disclosed, September 9, 2026), Sandstone ($30M Series A, June 9, 2026) and Inferact ($150 million Seed, January 22, 2026). It is also named as an investor in Different ($48 million Seed, October 20, 2026). 2 more of its rounds are on its page.
Insight Partners, which led this round, also led SPARETECH ($20 million Series B, November 10, 2026), Tendos (€12 million seed, October 27, 2026), Qualitate ($25 million Series A, October 20, 2026), Stuut ($52.5 million Series B, October 7, 2026), Hestus ($7.4 million Seed, October 2, 2026) and Metaview ($60 million Series C, September 30, 2026). 4 more of its rounds are on its page.