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Nous Research

Nous Research builds open-source AI agents and decentralized infrastructure for developers and enterprises.

nousresearch.com · Austin

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StageSeries BJuly 2026 · led by Robot Ventures[1][3][5][7]
Raised$145Mdisclosed rounds[1][5][7]
Headcount34as of Jun 2026[8]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2023[1][8]
Money

Raised $145M across disclosed rounds.[1][5][7]

Series B closed July 2026, led by Robot Ventures.[1][3][5][7]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Paradigm, Robot Ventures, Union Square Ventures, North Island Ventures, Delphi Ventures, OSS Capital, Distributed Global, Balaji Srinivasan.[1][5][6][7]

People

Jeffrey Quesnelle, Co-Founder[1][8][13]

Karan Malhotra, Co-Founder[1][8][13]

Ryan Teknium, Co-Founder[1][8][13]

Shivani Mitra, Co-Founder[1][8][13]

Dillon Rolnick, COO[8][13]

Hervé Bizira, Chief Product Officer[8][13]

Teknium, Head of Post Training Team[8][13]

Signals
Jul 13 2026fundingNous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation led by Robot Ventures[1][3][4][5][7]
Jul 8 2026launchHermes Agent cloud launch with paid tiers $20-$200/month company claim, not independently confirmed[8]
Jul 2 2026launchHermes Agent v0.18.0 release with new capabilities company claim, not independently confirmed[8]
Jun 16 2026launchHermes Agent Accelerated Business Hackathon with NVIDIA and Stripe company claim, not independently confirmed[8]
Apr 25 2025fundingNous Research raises $50M Series A led by Paradigm at $1B token valuation[2][6]
Comps

OpenClaw · openclaw.ai · Direct competitor named in multiple sources; Hermes launched weeks after OpenClaw went viral as a rival with built-in skills.[1][3][4]

Virtuals Protocol · virtuals.io · Named together in market context as AI agent projects touching crypto markets, though Virtuals is crypto-first while Nous is AI-first.[7]

Risk

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[8]

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Nous Research

CALL NO.CS·NOUSRESEARCH·26

Nous Research builds open-source AI agents and decentralized infrastructure for developers and enterprises.

nousresearch.com · Austin

StageSeries B
Raised$145M
Headcount34
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2023
CompsOpenClaw +1

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