Nous Research confirmed a $1.5 billion valuation following a $90 million Series B led by Robot Ventures, with participation from Nvidia, Union Square Ventures, and Samsung. The startup is launching Hermes for Businesses, an enterprise offering that lets companies deploy customized AI agents while keeping data private. With over 24 million Hermes Agent clones and $36M in annualized revenue, the company projects crossing $100M before year-end 2026.
Background
Nous Research has built a reputation in the open-source AI community with its Hermes model series, gaining significant developer adoption. The broader AI agent market is seeing intensified competition as both startups and big tech push enterprise solutions.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026 at 04:48 AM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10