Nodal

Nodal, which operates as Nodal Surrogacy, is a for-profit surrogacy matching platform based in New York City. It was founded by reproductive endocrinologist Brian A. Levine, MD, and launched in September 2022 with roughly $5 million in seed funding, making it a venture-backed newcomer among surrogacy organizations. The company positions itself not as a traditional agency but as a technology platform — what it calls a new type of agency — built around connecting people directly.

According to Nodal, the platform connects vetted surrogates and intended parents while emphasizing transparency, equity, education, and support for everyone involved in a journey. Its core offering is matching rather than full-service management: intended parents and gestational carriers meet through the platform, and the company says an optional service called Nodal Case Management is available for those who want coordination support through the process, with an added option on top of that. Pricing details appear further down this page.

Nodal works with intended parents who are building families through gestational surrogacy, including LGBTQ+ intended parents. It does not run an egg donation program, and its surrogate program is limited to carriers in the United States. Surrogate applicants are expected to have had at least one prior pregnancy and to be raising a child at home; the full eligibility criteria, including age and BMI ranges, are listed in the table below.

The company has announced a partnership with Sunfish, a surrogacy and fertility financing company, as part of its efforts to connect intended parents with funding options. Nodal's team is small, consistent with an early-stage company, and it operates from a single New York office while serving clients and carriers across the country.