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Nous ResearchNous Research builds open-source AI models and agents, including the Hermes model family and agent, for decentralized and open AI infrastructure.
1 Pulse story
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Upscale AIUpscale AI builds full-stack AI networking infrastructure — silicon, systems, and software — to connect accelerators, memory, and storage into a high-performance fabric for large-scale AI training and inference.
2 Pulse stories
Total Raised
$125M
$500M
Nous ResearchUpscale AI
Last Valuation
$1.5B
$2B
Nous ResearchUpscale AI
AI infra
Sector
AI infra
2023
Founded
2025
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HQ
Santa Clara, California
Private
Status
Private
Nous Research investors
ParadigmRobot VenturesUSVNorth Island VenturesDelphi VenturesOSS CapitalBalaji Srinivasan
Upscale AI investors
Premji InvestNvidiaSalesforce VenturesTemasekSeligman VenturesMaverick SiliconMayfieldTiger Global
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