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Nous Research

Austin, Texas, United States · private · nousresearch.com

Nous Research offers Hermes Agent to individual and business users as an open-source platform for building and operating AI agents.

AI Core · prospect · score 39

Latest signals

  • Nous Research released the Hermes Desktop AI agent application in June 2026.Nikkei xTech
  • Nous Research raised a $90 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation.The AI Insider
  • Nous Research raised $90 million in a Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation.TechCrunch
  • Nous Research launched AI agents for business users.TechCrunch
  • Hermes is being tested as a locally deployed open-source AI agent for IT work.Golem

27 signals name Nous Research. Members see all of them, filtered by topic, source and date.

Facts, with sources

  • USD 158000000Total funding · techcrunch.com
  • Series BFunding round · techcrunch.com
  • Annualized revenueRevenue · techcrunch.com
  • Hermes Agent released under the MIT licenseProduct launch · nousresearch.com

6 facts on file. Members see all of them with the source link.

Scores, AI Core (of 10)

Deployment1
Production9
Commercials1
Progress9
Technology3
Positioning1
Firepower5
Leverage4

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Questions this page answers

What does Nous Research do?

Nous Research offers Hermes Agent to individual and business users as an open-source platform for building and operating AI agents.

Where does Nous Research rank in ai core?

Nous Research is on the AI Core prospect list of Frontier Tech Intelligence with a score of 39 out of 100, below the Top 100.

Where is Nous Research based and when was it founded?

Nous Research is based in Austin, Texas, United States. Stage: private.

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