Nominal
"The Unified Software Suite to Test and Operate Hardware"
Austin-based unified industrial data platform for hardware engineering teams; connects test, ops, and analysis across aerospace, defense, and robotics.
Nominal is a software company founded in 2022 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and London. The company was co-founded by Cameron McCord (CEO), Bryce Strauss, and Jason Hoch, bringing together expertise from Lockheed Martin Space, MIT, and enterprise data engineering. Nominal builds a unified industrial data stack that modernizes the data supply chain for hardware engineering teams across aerospace, defense, robotics, energy, and advanced manufacturing.
The platform connects the full lifecycle of hardware test and operations — from instrumentation and data acquisition through analysis, reporting, and operational decisions — in a single collaborative environment. Key capabilities include real-time telemetry ingestion, automated test report generation, signal search and comparison, system health monitoring, and AI-assisted engineering insights via the Scout AI module. Nominal supports thousands of engineers daily at more than 60 enterprise customers running mission-critical hardware programs.
Notable customers include Forterra, which selected Nominal to power data infrastructure for defense autonomy programs. The company grew revenue 7x year-over-year and expanded headcount from 43 to 135 employees within a year. In March 2026 Nominal closed an $80 million Series B-2 Acceleration Round led by Founders Fund, reaching a $1 billion valuation; total funding raised is approximately $182 million, with backing from Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Red Glass.
Nominal has been recognized as a new unicorn in the robotics and frontier technology sector.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Nominal Industrial Data Platform
- Launch Year: 2022
Unified software suite connecting hardware test and operations data — from instrumentation through analysis and reporting — for aerospace, defense, and robotics teams.
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United States
Company Facts
Founded
2022
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Software/Algorithm
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North America
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