{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b7a36a56724a638211ba9039","clusterId":"c_c7cd309093bf8cc50e233cea","slug":"nous-research-raises-90-million-dollars-as-hermes-agent-clones-pass-24-million","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Nous Research Raises 90 Million Dollars As Hermes Agent Clones Pass 24 Million","summary":"Nous Research announced on October 7, 2026 that it raised 90 million dollars in a Series B round led by Robot Ventures, with NVIDIA, Microsoft's M12, Samsung, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator and Menlo Ventures among the investors. The company's valuation is 1.5 billion dollars. Cumulative funding has reached 158 million dollars. Nous Research released the open-source Hermes Agent in February 2026, and says clone numbers since release have passed 24 million.","whyItMatters":"The fundraise pairs an open-source agent distribution number with an enterprise product, Hermes for Businesses, meaning Nous Research is now selling the same codebase into companies that need confidential-data handling and usage management.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHermes Agent shipped in February 2026 under the MIT license and lets users pick their own AI model and execution environment, including local models, with saved work and skills carrying over when the model changes. Nous Research puts the clone count since release above 24 million and estimates the agent accounts for about 2.5% of token usage across AI models worldwide.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new money goes toward Hermes for Businesses, a service for companies that need model selection by business objective and cost, protection of confidential information, and management of knowledge accumulated inside the company.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nous Research raised 90 million dollars in a Series B led by Robot Ventures, with NVIDIA, Microsoft's M12, Samsung, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator and Menlo Ventures participating. Valuation is 1.5 billion dollars. The money goes to Hermes for Businesses.","twitterPost":"Nous Research raised 90 million dollars in a Series B led by Robot Ventures. NVIDIA, Microsoft's M12, Samsung, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator and Menlo Ventures are among the investors. Hermes Agent clones have passed 24 million since its February 2026 release.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Nous Research raised 90 million dollars in a Series B led by Robot Ventures, with NVIDIA, Microsoft's M12, Samsung, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator and Menlo Ventures among the investors. Valuation is 1.5 billion dollars, and cumulative funding is 158 million dollars. The open-source Hermes Agent, released in February 2026, has passed 24 million clones, and the new funds go toward Hermes for Businesses.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20261008-nous-research-fundraise/\",\"title\":\"Open-Source AI Agent \\\"Hermes Agent\\\" Tops 24 Million Downloads as Developer Nous Research Raises About 14.2 Billion Yen to Expand Enterprise Business\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4636,"outputTokens":627,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791448628,"createdAt":"2026-10-08T08:31:44.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-08T08:36:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T08:36:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c7cd309093bf8cc50e233cea","canonicalTitle":"オープンソースAIエージェント「Hermes Agent」が2400万回以上ダウンロードされる人気に、開発元のNous Researchが約142億円を調達して企業向け事業を拡大","representativeArticleId":"a_1e97762846ec18d04e3facaf","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Hermes Agent\"],\"studios\":[\"Nous Research\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-08T07:45:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-08T07:45:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T08:36:11.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20261008-nous-research-fundraise/","title":"オープンソースAIエージェント「Hermes Agent」が2400万回以上ダウンロードされる人気に、開発元のNous Researchが約142億円を調達して企業向け事業を拡大"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Hermes Agent"],"studios":["Nous Research"],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}