MoneyThe story, in brief
Nvidia, Samsung back $90M round for AI agent startup Nous Research
$1.5B valuation. Nous Research just banked $90M from Nvidia and Samsung to scale Hermes agent deployments.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
A frontier agent framework is attracting serious hardware-maker backing at a $1.5B post-money valuation, signaling that agent infrastructure and tooling are entering a capital-intensive phase. Nous's Series B signals consolidation around open-weight agent models as a competitive pressure point against closed platforms.
The key facts
6 to knowSeries B: $90M
Post-money valuation: $1.5B
Led by Robot Ventures
Backers: Nvidia, Samsung, Y Combinator, others
Company: Nous Research (Hermes AI agent developer)
Timeline: October 2026
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Publisher excerpt: Nous Research Inc., the developer of the popular Hermes artificial intelligence agent, today announced that it has raised $90 million in funding. Early-stage startup fund Robot Ventures led the Series B round. It was joined by Nvidia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co., Y Combinator and several others.…