Nous Research raises $90M Series B at $1.5B valuation led by Robot Ventures

AINous Research, developer of the open-source Hermes AI agent, raised $90 million in a Series B round led by Robot Ventures, with Nvidia and Samsung participating. The company is now valued at $1.5 billion and says Hermes has been downloaded more than 24 million times. The source also reports $36 million in annualized revenue as of mid-September and expects it to exceed $100 million by year's end.

AITeknium, a Nous Research affiliate, posted only the word "hello" on X. The quoted post from Nous Research announces a Series B raise to advance Hermes Agent and build a mobile app, with investors including NVIDIA and Samsung Next.

AINous Research has raised a Series B, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, to bring its Hermes Agent to new frontiers and build a mobile app. Investors include Nvidia, M12, Samsung Next, Robot Ventures, USV, Y Combinator, and Menlo Ventures, among others.

AINous Research has raised $90 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to Andrew Curran's post. He praises the team and says Hermes has been a major success for the company.