Why we started.
Nomona started because we got tired of watching how audit recommendations actually get made. Too often it isn't about fit. It's a spreadsheet, a quota, a referral deal the client never sees. Audit firms pay to get placed in front of buyers, and buyers have no way of knowing that the "recommendation" they're getting was bought, not earned. That's not an edge case. That's how the industry has run for years, and it's been quietly working against the people it's supposed to protect.
Add certification mills rubber-stamping compliance nobody actually checked, and buyers are left with almost no reliable way to tell a rigorous audit from a paid-for signature. Every so often that gap becomes impossible to miss. It was Delve. Next time it'll be something else. The names change. The incentive problem doesn't, because nobody's fixed the thing that keeps producing it.
We built Nomona to fix that thing directly. Audit firms compete on real qualifications, not backroom placement fees. Buyers see who's actually good, not just who paid to be seen. No spreadsheets deciding who gets the lead. No quotas deciding who gets the referral. Just the right firm for the right engagement, chosen on merit. Better audits for buyers. Fair, merit-based visibility for firms who do the work right. That's the whole idea.