--- title: "Nominal" description: "Nominal is the hardware intelligence platform. Connect hardware data, engineering context, and AI to investigate problems and build better machines faster." canonical: "https://presspool.ai/companies/nominal-io" last-updated: "2026-11-14" --- # Nominal Nominal is the hardware intelligence platform. Connect hardware data, engineering context, and AI to investigate problems and build better machines faster. [nominal.io](https://nominal.io) Company record · Updated November 14, 2026 · Presspool · https://presspool.ai/companies/nominal-io ## Funding Latest announced financing: $240 million, Series C, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Insight Partners, announced November 9, 2026. - **$240 million Series C**, announced November 9, 2026. Led by [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://presspool.ai/investors/lightspeed-venture-partners) and [Insight Partners](https://presspool.ai/investors/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](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-11-09). Sources: [Nominal blog (company)](https://nominal.io/blog/series-c), [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/09/ai-hardware-startup-nominal-triples-valuation-to-3b-in-8-months), [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/09/ai-powered-hardware-testing-and-engineering-startup-nominal-raises-240m-at-3b-valuation). 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. A company counts when an AI answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample. ## Related records - Closest rounds in the [roster for November 8–14, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-11-09): [Q-CTRL](https://presspool.ai/companies/q-ctrl-com) (US$290 million Series C, November 12, 2026), [LangChain](https://presspool.ai/companies/langchain-com) ($300 million Series C, November 13, 2026), [Fractile](https://presspool.ai/companies/fractile-com) ($720 million Series C, November 11, 2026), [Finite State](https://presspool.ai/companies/finitestate-io) ($27 million Series C, November 10, 2026), [Sanyou Bio](https://presspool.ai/companies/sanyoubio-com) (nearly RMB 100 million Series C, November 9, 2026), [Path Robotics](https://presspool.ai/companies/path-robotics-com) ($300 million Series E, November 10, 2026). - [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://presspool.ai/investors/lightspeed-venture-partners), which led this round, also led [Dalet Labs](https://presspool.ai/companies/daletlabs-com) ($7 million pre-seed, October 28, 2026), [LMArena](https://presspool.ai/companies/arena-ai) ($200 million Series B, October 8, 2026), [Harvey](https://presspool.ai/companies/harvey-ai) ($550M, round type not disclosed, September 9, 2026), [Sandstone](https://presspool.ai/companies/sandstone-com) ($30M Series A, June 9, 2026) and [Inferact](https://presspool.ai/companies/inferact-ai) ($150 million Seed, January 22, 2026). It is also named as an investor in [Different](https://presspool.ai/companies/different-ai) ($48 million Seed, October 20, 2026). [2 more of its rounds](https://presspool.ai/investors/lightspeed-venture-partners) are on its page. - [Insight Partners](https://presspool.ai/investors/insight-partners), which led this round, also led [SPARETECH](https://presspool.ai/companies/sparetech-io) ($20 million Series B, November 10, 2026), [Tendos](https://presspool.ai/companies/tendos-ai) (€12 million seed, October 27, 2026), [Qualitate](https://presspool.ai/companies/qualitate-io) ($25 million Series A, October 20, 2026), [Stuut](https://presspool.ai/companies/stuut-ai) ($52.5 million Series B, October 7, 2026), [Hestus](https://presspool.ai/companies/hestus-co) ($7.4 million Seed, October 2, 2026) and [Metaview](https://presspool.ai/companies/metaview-ai) ($60 million Series C, September 30, 2026). [4 more of its rounds](https://presspool.ai/investors/insight-partners) are on its page. ## Sources - [Nominal blog (company)](https://nominal.io/blog/series-c) - [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/09/ai-hardware-startup-nominal-triples-valuation-to-3b-in-8-months) - [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/09/ai-powered-hardware-testing-and-engineering-startup-nominal-raises-240m-at-3b-valuation) --- Presspool is a sourced record of AI startup funding. Rounds are listed because they were publicly announced, and no company pays to be listed. Published by [Jaxon Parrott](https://jaxonparrott.com). Jaxon Parrott coined [Machine Relations](https://machinerelations.ai) in 2024. [AuthorityTech](https://authoritytech.io), which he founded in 2018, is The World's First Machine Relations Agency. 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