As of Oct 7, Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes agent, has confirmed a $90 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation led by Robot Ventures, bringing its total funding to $158 million, and launched Hermes for Businesses, per TechCrunch.
Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes agent, confirmed a $90 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation led by Robot Ventures, with Nvidia, Union Square Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Samsung and 1789 Capital also taking part, bringing total funding to $158 million. The money backs Hermes for Businesses, which lets companies deploy customized agents for multi-step workflows while keeping their data private. Nous says Hermes has been cloned more than 24 million times and drives about 2.5% of global AI token usage.
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