Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents for business users

Nous Research, developer of the open source Hermes Agent, has secured $90 million in Series B funding, achieving a $1.5 billion valuation. This round, led by Robot Ventures with participation from Nvidia and others, brings their total funding to $158 million. The Hermes Agent, cloned over 24 million times, accounts for approximately 2.5% of global AI token usage. The new capital will support the launch of "Hermes for Businesses," enabling enterprises to deploy customized AI agents for multi-step workflows while maintaining data privacy.

This report confirms Nous Research's $1.5 billion valuation, unlike earlier speculation, and details its new enterprise AI agent offering.