The open agent lab just priced itself at 1.5 billion. nous research raised 90 million dollars on…
the open agent lab just priced itself at 1.5 billion. nous research raised 90 million dollars on oct 7, backed by nvidia, microsoft's m12, samsung and y combinator, led by robot ventures.
the open weights now carry a venture price tag.
Context
Verified event date: Nous Research announced a $90 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation on Oct 7, 2026 (Nous Research note; TechCrunch; WSJ). TechCrunch says the round was led by Robot Ventures and confirms its earlier reporting, and that Nous develops the open-source Hermes agent.
The Nous note lists NVIDIA, Microsoft's M12, Samsung, Robot Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator and Menlo Ventures as investors. Value Add Pulse says Nous also launched Hermes for Businesses, and Tao Media says the core stays MIT-licensed.
The Oct 7 date, the $90 million, the $1.5 billion valuation and the Robot Ventures lead all match. The investor list in the post is a subset of the full list in Nous's own note, which also names Union Square Ventures and Menlo Ventures. 'The open weights now carry a venture price tag' is the author's opinion; the sources read describe the money as funding for the Hermes agent and enterprise product.
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- Check whether Nous states what the money funds beyond Hermes for Businesses.
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The note above is reproduced unedited from the original post, first published on Threads on 11 October 2026 at 16:03 IST. Sources are the papers and datasets the note draws on.
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