LOS ANGELES, March 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nominal, the connected testing and operations platform for hardware engineering teams, today announced an $80 million Series B-2 Acceleration Round led by Founders Fund, with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, General Catalyst, Lightspeed, and Red Glass. The round values Nominal at $1 billion.

Tools for Progress

Tech used to mean turbines, not apps. Platforms meant infrastructure, not engagement funnels. Performance mattered more than marketing. Nominal is built for that kind of work. The engineers using Nominal are building aircraft, satellites, autonomous vehicles, fusion energy systems, and advanced weapons programs, systems where failure is measured in real-world consequences. The tools they rely on should reflect that gravity.

Nominal co-founder and CEO Cameron McCord says he wasn't looking for additional funding when Founders Fund approached. The company had just closed its $75M Series B led by Sequoia 10 months earlier. "We weren't raising, but Trae Stephens at Founders Fund came to us with an offer for the resources to accelerate our progress. When Founders Fund tells you they see every product in the category and they're choosing you, you listen."

Stephens, ...