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Nous Research

Nous Research builds open-source AI models and agents, including the Hermes model family and agent, for decentralized and open AI infrastructure.

AI infraFounded 2023Founders: Karan MalhotraWebsite โ†—
Last verified Jul 31, 2026

Key Metrics

Valuation
$1.5B
As of Jul 31, 2026Value Add Pulse research
Total funding
$125M
As of Jul 31, 2026Value Add Pulse research

Company Snapshot

Nous Research is a AI infra company, founded 2023 by Karan Malhotra. Latest valuation $1.5B (As of Jul 31, 2026, Value Add Pulse research). Total funding $125M (As of Jul 31, 2026).

Recent changes

  1. Jul 31, 2026First reported valuation: $1.5B Value Add Pulse enrichment
  2. Jul 31, 2026First reported total funding: $125M Value Add Pulse enrichment
  3. Jul 13, 2026Hermes Agent Maker Nous Research in Talks at $1.5B Pulse story
  4. Apr 25, 2025Raised $50M Series A SiliconANGLE
  5. Apr 25, 2025New investor: North Island Ventures SiliconANGLE
Earlier changes (1)
  1. Apr 25, 2025New investor: Paradigm SiliconANGLE

Funding History

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DateEventAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Apr 25, 2025Series A$50Mโ€”
ParadigmNorth Island VenturesDistributed GlobalDelphi Digital
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SiliconANGLE
funding roundRumoredโ€”$1.5B
Pulse story

Investors

Latest Pulse

  1. Hermes Agent Maker Nous Research in Talks at $1.5BNous Research, maker of the open-weight Hermes agent models, is in talks for new funding at a $1.5 billion valuation, a meaningful mark for the open side of the AI stack.โ†’

Coverage Timeline

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  1. FUNDINGHermes Agent Maker Nous Research in Talks at $1.5Bโ†’

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