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Nous Research raises $90 million at $1.5 billion valuation
Original: Nous Research has closed a $90 million Series B, valuing the open-source frontier lab at $1.5 billion. The lab is also l
Nous Research has closed a $90 million Series B funding round, valuing the open-source AI lab at $1.5 billion. Alongside the raise, the lab is launching Hermes, a commercial AI agent platform, marking a shift from open-weights research into production business automation. Observers are debating whether a company built on openly available models can hold its own in the competitive commercial agent market.
Why now: The funding round and move into commercial products signal a notable shift for the open-source AI community.
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- Nous Research has closed a $90 million Series B, valuing the open-source frontier lab at $1.5 billion. The lab is also launching its commercial Hermes AI agent platform, shifting from open-weights research into production business automation. Can open-weight-derived… · gadgetry@techhub.social · 2
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