Nous Research Raises Series B to Push Hermes Agent, Plans Mobile App
NousResearch · x · 2026-10-08
Nous Research announced a Series B round, reported by WSJ, to advance its Hermes Agent project and build a mobile app. Investors include NVIDIA, M12, Samsung Next, USV, Menlo Ventures, Robot Ventures, and Y Combinator. Co-founder dillonrolnick joked in a quote tweet that "we did alright for a couple of goofballs," underscoring the startup's open-source roots as it moves toward agent productization.
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