# Nous Research raises $90 million for enterprise agent push

_Published Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 10:39 PM EDT · Capital, AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Nous Research raised a $90 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation, TechCrunch reported, confirming its earlier reporting. Robot Ventures led the round, with backers including Nvidia, Union Square Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Samsung and 1789 Capital. Total funding now reaches $158 million.

The capital will support Hermes for Businesses, which lets companies deploy customized AI agents for multi-step workflows with private data. Nous estimates that its open source Hermes Agent has been cloned more than 24 million times and drives roughly 2.5% of global AI token usage.

## Sources

- [Startups | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/nous-research-confirms-it-hit-1-5b-valuation-launches-ai-agents-for-business-users/)

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