Nous Research raises $90 million in a Series B led by Robot Ventures, with Nvidia, Samsung, Y Combinator and others participating, at a $1.5 billion valuation. Its open-source Hermes agent, released in February, has exceeded 24 million downloads and supports desktop tasks such as managing files, browsing and running code. Nous sells cloud, business and enterprise editions, and says it will use the funding to expand adoption of its business offerings; the company cites $36 million in annualized revenue as of mid-September.
Nous Research raises $90 million at a $1.5 billion valuation to bring open-source AI assistants to business users. Its Hermes tool has gone viral among software developers and other individual users, and the startup is expanding toward corporate customers who may value greater control over their data and less dependence on specific software providers.
Nous Research, maker of the open-source Hermes agent, is finalizing a funding round led by Robot Ventures at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to sources. The company is raising at least $75 million, with significant participation from USV and other investors, less than three months after announcing its $50 million Series A. Hermes offers built-in skills and can learn new ones from user activity; its GitHub project has roughly 214,000 stars and nearly 40,000 forks.
