Nous Research raises $90M at $1.5B valuation as Hermes agent hits 22.7M downloads
choblin29 · x · 2026-10-07
- Nous Research has raised $90 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, driven by explosive usage of its open-source Hermes agent.
- Hermes has been downloaded 22.7 million times since February.
- Annualized revenue was roughly $36 million by mid-September, and the company expects to pass $100 million later this year.
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