Release2026-10-07

Nous Research confirmed a $1.5B valuation. It raised a $90M Series B led by Robot Ventures. Nvidia, Union Square Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Samsung and 1789 Capital also participated. Total funding now reaches $158M. Hermes Agent has been cloned over 24M times. It drives roughly 2.5% of global AI token usage. The company launched Hermes for Businesses for enterprise use. It targets $100M revenue by the end of 2026. Annualized revenue was $36M by mid-September 2026.

What changed

Nous Research had not confirmed its valuation or enterprise product launch.

What it unlocks

Companies can now deploy customized AI agents for multi-step workflows with private data handling.

  • $1.5B valuation
  • $90M Series B
  • $158M total funding
  • $36M annualized revenue by mid-September 2026

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