Nous Research is an open AI research company that develops language models and simulators and created Hermes Agent, an MIT-licensed, open-source AI assistant. The company says it raised $90 million in a Series B to expand Hermes, including toward business use; reports put the valuation at $1.5 billion and identify Robot Ventures as lead. (Nous Research’s fundraise note; TechCrunch’s earlier report)

Nous ResearchOct 7, 2026, 18:45 UTC

Nous Research is an open AI research company that develops language models and simulators and created Hermes Agent, an MIT-licensed, open-source AI assistant. The company says it raised $90 million in a Series B to expand Hermes, including toward business use; reports put the valuation at $1.5 billion and identify Robot Ventures as lead. (Nous Research’s fundraise note; TechCrunch’s earlier report)

Nous named NVIDIA, Microsoft’s M12, Samsung, Robot Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator, and Menlo Ventures, among others. The supplied report also names 1789 Capital as a participant; it is not in Nous’s named list. (Nous Research’s announcement; founder’s note; supplied investor report)

The $1.5B valuation and Robot Ventures lead are reported terms; Nous’s own note confirms the amount and names investors but does not state the valuation or lead.

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