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Nordstrom Inc

SEATTLE · Retailing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Nordstrom Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$350.0M
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
Latest step-up
Top 2%
Sector rank · raised
Series D+
Latest stage · inferred

Nordstrom Inc looks over-valued against its niche peers and is active on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the retail sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 2.23× the median modeled value of Series D+ Retailing companies (49 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Active
  • No dated round to assess.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

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Where it sits in Retailing

Nordstrom Inc is one of 2347 Retailing companies tracked from SEATTLE. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 99% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$1.3B$2.5B$3.8B$5.0BSeries D+ · Raised $350M (real) Modeled valuation $2.2B (est)$350M$2.2BSeries D+

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Series D+$350.0M

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 17%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$2.2B
Base estimate est.
$1.8B
Conservative case
$2.5B
Upside case
$2.9B
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series D+a $100M–$400M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the retail sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Not enough modeled valuation points to chart a trajectory.

Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
12%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
77%
Survival probability
61% low · 85% high
0.99×/yr
Annual markup
1.10×/yr upside case
0.0 yr
Elapsed time used
0.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
retail
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
56.5 yr
On record since
1970
First round
1
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 2347 companies in Retailing. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 222× above median
This company$350.0M
Sector median$1.6M
Latest round — vs other Series D+ rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 2.1× above median
This company$350.0M
Sector median$165.3M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 387× above median
This company$2.2B
Sector median$5.8M

Raised more than 99% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 100% of peers (estimate).

Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Series D+$350.0M$2.9B$2.2B90%
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$560.0M
Modeled next size est.range $364.0M$896.0M
Last step-up
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Brian K. Dennehy1 other
Michael G. Koppel1 other
Alison A. Winter
B. Kevin Turner
Blake W. Nordstrom
Brad E. Smith
Daniel F. Little
David M. Witman
Delena M. Sunday
Enrique M. Hernandez, Jr.
Erik B. Nordstrom
Geevy S.K. Thomas
Gemma G. Lionello
James A. Howell
James F. Nordstrom, Jr.
Ken M. Worzel
Margaret A. Myers
Mark J. Tritton
Michael B. Sato
Michelle M. Ebanks
Paige L. Thomas
Peter E. Nordstrom
Phillip E. Satre
Phyllis J. Campbell
Registry & provenance

Nordstrom Inc is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
72333
SEC CIK
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

CompanySectorStageRaised · realValue · estWhy similar
Advent CR Holdings, Inc.RetailingSeries D+$354.3M$2.1Bsame sector · same stage
Guitar Center, Inc.RetailingSeries D+$361.6M$1.9Bsame sector · same stage
Controladora Comercial Mexicana, S.A.B. de C.V.RetailingSeries D+$373.6M$2.2Bsame sector · same stage
Sears Holdings CorpRetailingSeries D+$376.2M$1.2Bsame sector · same stage
Velocity Holding Company, Inc.RetailingSeries D+$382.5M$2.2Bsame sector · same stage
Netshoes (Cayman) Ltd.RetailingSeries D+$319.9M$175.7Msame sector · same stage
FDO Holdings, Inc.RetailingSeries D+$317.3M$1.9Bsame sector · same stage
SF CC Holdings, Inc.RetailingSeries D+$310.1M$1.8Bsame sector · same stage
Frequently asked
How much funding has Nordstrom Inc raised?
Nordstrom Inc has raised approximately $350.0M in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Nordstrom Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Nordstrom Inc is approximately $2.2B (modeled range $1.8B–$2.5B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Nordstrom Inc at?
Nordstrom Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series D+.
What does Nordstrom Inc do and where is it based?
Nordstrom Inc operates in the Retailing sector, based in SEATTLE.
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