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1. Oct 11
   Nous Research raises $90M at $1.5B valuation for its Hermes AI agent

   Nous Research, the company behind the open-source Hermes agent framework, has raised $90 million at a $1.5 billion valuation in a round led by Robot Ventures, with investors including Nvidia, Microsoft's M12, Samsung and Y Combinator, according to a Cyzone report; cumulative funding now stands at $158 million. Nous says Hermes, released under the MIT license, has been cloned more than 24 million times, and it estimates that roughly 2.5% of global AI token usage comes from Hermes-related applications. Tencent's Lightweight Cloud team built LightVela on the Hermes agent with WeChat access, and Xiaomi's MiMo was an important model source for Hermes on OpenRouter; Nous reported about $36 million in annualized revenue as of mid-September 2026 and expects to top $100 million by year-end.

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2. Oct 7
   Nous Research raises $90M at $1.5B valuation, launches Hermes for Businesses

   Nous Research, maker of the open-source Hermes agent, raised a $90 million Series B led by Robot Ventures, with participation from Nvidia, Samsung, Union Square Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Y Combinator and 1789 Capital (The Next Web also lists Microsoft's M12). TechCrunch and The Wall Street Journal put the valuation at $1.5 billion, while Techmeme's headline says $1.2 billion; the company did not disclose a valuation itself. The money will fund "Hermes for Businesses," aimed at letting companies pick models by price and goal, keep AI usage private and own their company knowledge. Nous says Hermes has been cloned more than 24 million times since its February MIT-licensed release and drives roughly 2.5% of global AI token usage — its own estimate — while the Journal reported about $36 million in annualized revenue by mid-September and an expectation of passing $100 million by year-end.

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