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Cameron McCord
@CameronLMcCord
Co-founder, CEO at @nominal_io | Former @saildrone @anduriltech @appliedint @lux_capital Congress, DoD, Submariner | @MIT @HarvardHBS
Los Angeles, CA
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    Cameron McCord
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    Mar 5
    Ambition is timeless. Tools are not. Today we are announcing an $80M acceleration round at a $1B valuation led by @foundersfund, with participation from @sequoia @generalcatalyst @Lux_Capital @Redglass @lightspeedvp Avenir, and @haystack. In the last year, we grew revenue 7x,
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    Cameron McCord
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    Jul 4, 2021
    I’ve studied + operated nuclear power. One single compact core powers a 6,000 ton steel submarine 100,000s of miles for 35+ years… It is our future - it has to be - but only if we overcome absurd bureaucratic and political limitations. Thanks to those who move us forward!
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    Cameron McCord
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    Feb 23, 2021
    Replying to @zebulgar and @elidourado
    I’m relatively partial to this one 😂
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    Cameron McCord
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    Apr 22, 2024
    1/ Today we share @Nominal_io with the world. We are on a mission to revolutionize the way mission-critical hardware systems are tested, validated, and monitored. We’ve been hard at work for the past 18 months building our core product offering, working with early customers
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    Cameron McCord
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    Jun 12, 2025
    For too long the world of hardware testing has been stuck in the past. Our mission at @Nominal_io since the beginning has been to change this - to give hardware engineers and organizations a new suite of tools to help them build the physical world that moves, powers, and protects
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    Cameron McCord
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    Mar 25, 2025
    Here it is. Proudly launching @Nominal_io's second product! Introducing Nominal Connect 👋 Software engineers have frameworks like Next.js. Data engineers have frameworks like Dash and Streamlit. But what about hardware engineers? Today, they still wrestle outdated automation
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    Cameron McCord
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    Jun 13, 2025
    Excited to partner and build something legendary with @sequoia! I’m thrilled for Nominal to add @Alfred_Lin to our Board and @biad_anas to the @Nominal_io team after our $75M Series B. I first met Alfred 18 months ago - I had heard from some of the best founders that he was a
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    Cameron McCord
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    Jul 13, 2025
    Thanks @tbpn 🪖🫡
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    Cameron McCord
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    Jul 16, 2021
    Finally - seeing the autonomous fleet of the future in person. 7+ years of world-class engineering + innovation: Low-carbon 🌱 Fully autonomous 🤖 High-endurance 🕰 Distributed network 💻 Low-cost 💵 @saildrone is at an insane inflection point! cc: @Lux_Capital
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    Cameron McCord
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    Nov 6, 2025
    >lead Nominal series B
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    Nov 6, 2025
    >be Alfred Lin >Taiwanese kid, Harvard applied math >drop out of Stanford PhD >sell LinkExchange to Microsoft: $265M >run Zappos, sell to Amazon: $1.2B >join Sequoia, become Midas List #1 >back Airbnb, DoorDash, Reddit >everything I touch gets acquired >2022: fund Kalshi
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    Cameron McCord
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    Jun 18, 2025
    Thanks, @traestephens! From Paris, with Love (but definitely not with air conditioning). All systems @Nominal_io
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    Trae Stephens
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    Jun 12, 2025
    Congrats to former Andurilian @CameronLMcCord and the rest of the team at @Nominal_io on their Series B!
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    Cameron McCord
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    May 17, 2022
    Why does @a16z have its new American Dynamism thesis (h/t: @KTmBoyle)? The answer from @pmarca is strikingly simple + poignant: “This country used to build things - we built great things. And we need to again.” Great panel w/ @AppliedInt CEO @qasar at #Nexus22👏
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    Cameron McCord
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    Jun 1, 2022
    Graduated from @HarvardHBS! Thankful for family, friends, colleagues, and mentors who have supported me - it means the world. “We are a landscape of all we have seen.” Now to put this to good use. Onward!
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    Cameron McCord
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    Apr 23, 2022
    Great dinner w/ @Lux_Capital and friends! Building in + descending upon Boston for the Technology + Security Conference tomorrow at @HarvardHBS @wolfejosh @bznotes @Eduardo3rd @McCreadieWill @HyperplaneVC @pillar_vc @VivjanM @Russ_Wilcox @ricfulop @EvolvTechnology @lauramajor