Open frontier models · New York, US · founded 2023
Nous Research: who founded it, who funds it
Nous Research is a New York open-weight AI lab founded in 2023 by Ryan Teknium, Karan Malhotra and Jeffrey Quesnelle. What it is building: open-source Hermes models and decentralised training (Psyche). It has raised $90M in disclosed rounds, most recently a Series B of $90M at a $1.5B valuation in October 2026. It releases open-weight models.
- Founders
- Ryan Teknium, Karan Malhotra, Jeffrey Quesnelle
- Founders from
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- Location
- New York, US (North America)
- Valuation
- $1.5B set by the last priced round
- Raised
- $90M disclosed
- Investors
- Nvidia, Samsung
- What ships
- Hermes open models; Hermes agents for business launched with the Series B (Oct 2026).
Rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Lead | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Series B | $90M | $1.5B | · | techcrunch.com |
Sources
- neolabs.fyi neolabs.fyi
- Nvidia, Samsung back $90M round (SiliconANGLE) siliconangle.com
News
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Oct 7, 2026
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- TechCrunch Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents for business users
- SiliconANGLE Nvidia, Samsung back $90M round for AI agent startup Nous Research
- WSJ Maker of Open-Source AI Assistant Hermes Secures $90 Million
- The Next Web Nous Research raises $90M to take its Hermes AI agent to businesses
- https://tech-insider.org/ Nous Research Raises $90M at $1.5B for AI Agents [2026]
- AI Insider Nous Research Raises $90M Series B at $1.5B Valuation to Bring Hermes AI Agents to Enterp…
- Yahoo Finance Nous Research $90M Raise: NVIDIA’s Dual Bet Reveals the Compute Landlord Strategy
- The SaaS News Nous Research Raises $90M Series B
- Tech Funding News Nous Research raises $90M at a reported $1.5B valuation to take its open-source agent to …
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