Nous Research Raises $90 Million to Expand Open-Source Hermes Agent for Enterprises

Nous Research has raised a $90 million Series B to turn Hermes Agent, its open-source AI agent, into a business product for companies that want more control over deployment, privacy and model choice. The company said the $90 million financing brings in NVIDIA, Microsoft's M12, Samsung, Robot Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator and Menlo Ventures, and the round is reported at a $1.5 billion valuation.