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Liquid Instruments

Liquid Instruments

Private
San Diego, CaliforniaFrontier & Industrial Techhttps://liquidinstruments.com/

Last Round

Series C

Apr 28, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$89.76M

Momentum

Top 5%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Liquid Instruments is a hardware and software company that develops reconfigurable test and measurement devices for the manufacturing, defense, and education sectors.

Sector

Frontier & Industrial Tech

Verticals

Computing Hardware, Semiconductors, Defense Tech, Quantum Computing

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

software-defined instrumentationtest and measurementFPGAgenerative instrumentationAI-driven testfield-programmable gate arrayhardware-in-the-looplab-on-a-chiposcilloscopespectrum analyzerlock-in amplifierHDL generationon-device inferencetest equipmentembedded AIlab automationvibe coding

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Liquid Instruments Comps

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Liquid Instruments comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Liquid Instruments Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series CApr 28, 2026
VC RoundJun 19, 2024
Series BSep 13, 2022
VC RoundMay 19, 2021
Series AJan 23, 2019
Seed
Oct 1, 2018

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Daniel Shaddock

CEO

Executive Team

Ben Nizette

Chief Technology Officer, Product Manager

Executive Team

Laurie Chan

CFO

Executive Team

Danielle Wuchenich

Executive Board Member, Chief Operating Officer

Executive Team

Liquid Instruments Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Liquid Instruments investors
InvestorRounds
Powerhouse Ventures LimitedVC Round, Series B
Powerhouse VenturesVC Round, Series B
Tribeca Investment PartnersSeries C
Lockheed Martin VenturesVC Round, Series B
ANU Connect VenturesSeries A, Seed, VC Round
Acorn CapitalSeries C, VC Round, Series B
Anzu PartnersSeed, VC Round, Series A

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  • Apr 28, 2026

    Adding 20 engineering jobs to its Australian workforce, bringing total to 75.

  • Apr 28, 2026

    90% of revenue is generated from overseas markets.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Diego, California
Employee Range106
Year Founded2014
Last FundingApr 28, 2026

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