Nous Research announced a $90 million Series B financing that values the three‑year‑old startup at $1.5 billion. The round was led by Robot Ventures and included investors such as Nvidia and Union Square Ventures. The new money will be used to launch “Hermes for Businesses,” a version of its open‑source Hermes agent that lets companies run customized AI agents for multi‑step workflows while keeping data on‑premise. The company said it had about $36 million in annualized revenue in mid‑September and expects to exceed $100 million by the end of 2026.
Why it matters
Enterprises can now deploy private, customizable AI agents without sending their data to third‑party clouds.
