Last updated 2026-08-21
- Raised $230M debt round, Dec 2009
- Acquired Sentronics Metrology GmbH for $60M, Feb 2025
- Acquired ancosys GmbH for $100M, Feb 2022
Total raised
$249.0M
Last: Debt Financing 2025-09
Stage
Public
Founded
1993
Headcount
1,641
HQ
Rehovot, Israel
Sector
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
About
Nova Ltd. (formerly Nova Measuring Instruments) is a publicly traded Israeli company that designs, develops, produces, and markets advanced process control systems used in semiconductor manufacturing. The company offers in-line optical and X-ray stand-alone metrology systems, as well as integrated optical metrology systems, which are attached directly to wafer fabrication process equipment. Nova's metrology systems measure various film thickness and composition properties, as well as critical-dimension (CD) variables during various front-end and back-end of line steps in the semiconductor wafer fabrication process. Their solutions combine high-precision hardware with physical and mathematical software solutions, including machine learning and big data capabilities, to provide critical process insight for integrated-circuit manufacturers across the logic, foundry, memory, and packaging sectors.
Funding history · 4 rounds · $249.0M total
4 events/rounds · $249.0M Total Funding: $3.0M in Private Equity, $16.0M in Public Equity, $230.0M in Debt
Feb 2010
Follow-on PO
$16.0M
EDGAR filing SEC-EDGAR filing SEC-EDGAR
Dec 2009
Debt Financing
$230.0M
EDGAR filing SEC-EDGAR filing SEC-EDGAR
2000
Follow-on PO
Undisclosed
wikipedia.org
1997
Undisclosed Round
$3.0M
wikipedia.org
★ Intel Corporation
Acquisitions · 4
Feb 2025
Sentronics Metrology GmbH
$60.0M
Feb 2022
ancosys GmbH
$100.0M
Apr 2015
Revera Inc.
$46.5M
Jan 2006
Hypernex Inc.
Undisclosed
Headcount over time
1,641 employees (2026-09) · 1 point
Offices
Rehovot, Israel · HQ / main office
Q&A
- What is Nova's primary business?
- Nova provides advanced metrology solutions for semiconductor manufacturing, specializing in dimensional, materials, and chemical metrology technologies.
- When was Nova founded and where is its headquarters located?
- Nova was founded in May 1993 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.
- What is the most recent acquisition made by Nova?
- In February 2025, Nova acquired Sentronics Metrology GmbH for $60,000,000.
- What was Nova's most recent funding event?
- In September 2025, Nova secured $750,000,000 in Debt Financing.
- When did Nova become a public company?
- Nova had a Public Offering in January 2000.
- Who are the co-founders of Nova?
- Nova was co-founded by Giora Dishon and Moshe Finarov.
- Who is the current President and CEO of Nova?
- The current President and CEO of Nova is Gaby Waisman.
Team · 18
Gabriel Waisman
President & CEO
Guy Kizner
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Larson
Vice President of Corporate Development
Dr. Shay Wolfling
Chief Technology Officer
Orly Ben-Hamu-Lahav
Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer
Zohar Gil
Chief Business Officer
Sharon Dayan
Chief Human Resources Officer
Gabi Sharon
Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Thomas Schütt
General Manager, Chemical Metrology Division
Adrian S. Wilson
President & General Manager, Material Metrology Division, Nova USA
Effi Aboody
Corporate VP and General Manager, Dimensional Metrology Division
Eitan Oppenhaim
Chairman of the Board
Avi Cohen
Board Member
Raanan Cohen
Board Member
Zehava Simon
Board Member
Sarit Sagiv
Board Member
Yaniv Garty
Board Member
Rami Hadar
Board Member
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Technologies
Target customers
Business model
B2B
Tags
opticswafersmetrologysemiconductorsmanufacturingx-raymachine-learningmaterialssemiconductor-equipmentprocess-controlchemical-metrologyadvanced-packagingaibig-dataspectroscopic-reflectrometryscatterometrysims
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | novami.com |
|---|---|
| linkedin.com/company/11129 |
Identifiers & details
| Legal name | Nova Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993-5 |
| Employees (exact) | 1641 |
Acquisitions & public offerings
| Acquired | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sentronics Metrology GmbH | 2025-02 | $60.0M |
| ancosys GmbH | 2022-02 | $100.0M |
| Revera Inc. | 2015-04 | $46.5M |
| Hypernex Inc. | 2006-01 |
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 6829 |
|---|
Publications (Crossref)
| Works | 10 |
|---|
Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | novami.com |
|---|
Certificate / subdomain footprint
| Subdomains | 26 |
|---|
Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)
| Registrar # (ח.פ.) | 515798247 |
|---|---|
| Status | פעילה |
| Corp type | ישראלית חברה פרטית |
| Incorporated | 2018-02-13 |
| Purpose | לעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי |
| Liability | מוגבלת |
| In violation (unfiled) | no |
| Last annual report | 2024 |
| Active charges / liens | 0 |
| Registry events | 0 |
| Registered address | 4 עד הלום |