Startup Nominal Raises $27 Million to Aid Defense Tech Boom
- Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund among investors
- Software platform aims to assist new manufacturing companies
A US Air Force MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at an air base in the Persian Gulf region.
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Lux Capital, General Catalyst and Founders Fund have been backing a startup that wants to accelerate the creation of hardware used in space, energy and other sectors critical to national security.
The startup, Nominal, has raised more than $27 million from some of Silicon Valley’s top firms while operating in stealth for two years. The existence of Nominal, its investors and customers, hasn’t been previously reported.