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Nous Research Secures $90M Series B to Expand Hermes Agent to Enterprise and Mobile Apps

Open-source AI lab Nous Research has raised a $90 million Series B round backed by NVIDIA, M12 (Microsoft VC), and Samsung Next to advance Hermes Agent into mob

tau · October 9, 2026

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Nous Research Secures $90M Series B to Expand Hermes Agent to Enterprise and Mobile Apps

Open-source frontier AI lab Nous Research officially announced on October 7, 2026 (local time) that it has secured a Series B funding round, following coverage by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), to expand Hermes Agent to new frontiers and develop a dedicated mobile application.

Nous Research Series B funding and Hermes Agent mobile app announcement visual graphic

Image source: Nous Research (@NousResearch on X)

This financing marks a critical milestone for Nous Research, transitioning the organization from open-weights research into delivering production-grade autonomous agent systems directly to enterprise customers and everyday mobile users.

Strong Backing from Major Tech VCs and Global Investors

According to The Wall Street Journal, the Series B round totaled $90 million and drew prominent strategic and venture investors from across the AI hardware and cloud ecosystem:

  • NVIDIA (@nvidia): AI acceleration and infrastructure partnership
  • M12 (@M12vc): Microsoft’s venture capital fund
  • Samsung Next (@SamsungNext): Global innovation and early-stage venture arm of Samsung
  • Venture & Crypto Funds: Robot Ventures, Union Square Ventures (USV), Y Combinator, Menlo Ventures, and others

The round equips Nous Research with the capital runway needed to build scalable enterprise solutions while maintaining its foundational commitment to open-weights research.

Bringing Hermes Agent to Mobile and Enterprise Frontiers

Nous Research plans to use the proceeds to significantly accelerate development around Hermes Agent.

The Hermes family (including Hermes 2 and Hermes 3) has earned widespread adoption across the developer community for its strong tool use (function calling), reliable JSON structured outputs, and open reasoning capabilities in local and self-hosted environments.

Nous Research has confirmed that Hermes Agent will expand beyond desktop and terminal setups into a native Mobile App, putting autonomous open-source agent capabilities directly into users' pockets. Concurrently, as noted in the WSJ report, the team is building enterprise-grade open-source assistants tailored for organizations requiring local deployment, strong data privacy, and direct model ownership.

Upcoming NousCon and Recruitment Drive

Alongside the funding announcement, Nous Research revealed plans to showcase upcoming research milestones and product sneak peeks at its upcoming NousCon event. The lab has also opened active hiring across engineering, research, and product roles to support its mobile and infrastructure efforts.

Specific launch timelines for the mobile app and detailed technical architecture specifications are expected to be shared at NousCon and through official Nous Research communication channels.

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