Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents for business users

In Brief Posted: 1:48 PM PDT · October 7, 2026 Image Credits:Nous Research Marina Temkin Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents for business users

简讯 发布于：太平洋夏令时间 2026 年 10 月 7 日下午 1:48 图片来源：Nous Research Marina Temkin Nous Research 确认其估值达到 15 亿美元，并为企业用户推出人工智能代理。

Nous Research, the startup developing the open source Hermes Agent, has raised a $90 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation, confirming TechCrunch’s earlier reporting. The round was led by Robot Ventures, with participation from other backers including Nvidia, Union Square Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Samsung, and 1789 Capital, where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner. The new financing brings the three-year-old startup’s total funding to $158 million.

正在开发开源 Hermes Agent 的初创公司 Nous Research 已完成 9000 万美元的 B 轮融资，估值达到 15 亿美元，证实了 TechCrunch 此前的报道。本轮融资由 Robot Ventures 领投，其他支持者包括英伟达 (Nvidia)、Union Square Ventures、Menlo Ventures、三星 (Samsung) 以及小唐纳德·特朗普 (Donald Trump Jr.) 合伙的 1789 Capital。这笔新融资使这家成立三年的初创公司总融资额达到 1.58 亿美元。

Popular among developers and individuals, the open source Hermes Agent has been cloned more than 24 million times, driving roughly 2.5% of global AI token usage, according to the startup’s estimates. The capital will fund Nous Research’s push into the enterprise sector with “Hermes for Businesses,” allowing companies to deploy customized AI agents that can handle multi-step workflows while keeping their data private and secure.

据该初创公司估计，开源的 Hermes Agent 在开发者和个人用户中广受欢迎，已被克隆超过 2400 万次，带动了全球约 2.5% 的人工智能代币使用量。这笔资金将用于支持 Nous Research 通过“Hermes for Businesses”进军企业领域，使公司能够部署可处理多步骤工作流程的定制化人工智能代理，同时确保其数据私密且安全。

Nous was at roughly $36 million in annualized revenue by mid-September 2026 and expects to pass $100 million before the end of 2026, The Wall Street Journal reported.

据《华尔街日报》报道，截至 2026 年 9 月中旬，Nous 的年化收入约为 3600 万美元，并预计在 2026 年底前突破 1 亿美元。