Nous Research
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$90M
1 round on record
Latest round
$90M
Venture round · Oct 2026 · this month
Team
201-500
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
15
+6 posted in 30 days
Backers
6
Cadenza Ventures, Collab+Currency
The money's age
Fresh money
0 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
51/100
hiring for its size, in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Oct 7
Raised a round Venture round $90M
Jun 18
On the Hacker News front page Migrate from OpenClaw · 122 points
Aug 27, 2025
On the Hacker News front page Hermes 4 · 202 points
Mar 12, 2025
Launched Nous Research launches Inference API · Venturebeat
Apr 5, 2024
On the Hacker News front page World_sim: LLM prompted to act as a sentient CLI universe simulator · 297 points
2023
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.29%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
32
best: 297 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Oct 2026 | $90M | — | wsj.com |
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Cadenza Ventures 
Collab+Currency 
Mozilla Ventures 
North Island Ventures 
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Overview
Headquartered in New York, Nous Research is an open-source artificial intelligence research lab and software development company. The organization specializes in developing open-weight large language models, AI agent frameworks, and decentralized training infrastructure, best known for its flagship Hermes model series, the Hermes Agent platform, and the DisTrO distributed training network.
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claude-subscription-directsdk Plugin Catalog Hermes Agent
Experimental model provider that runs Hermes turns on a Claude Pro/Max subscription through the official Claude Code CLI (the Agent SDK path), so no separate AP
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Refactoring Hermes with 1,393 agents
Hermes Agent refactored its own codebase: 1,393 subagents over about nineteen active hours cut non-test Python by 34.4%, for roughly $19,300 in model spend against a $150k-$1.8M estimate for doing it by hand.
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Kanban (Multi-Agent Board) Hermes Agent
Durable SQLite-backed task board for coordinating multiple Hermes profiles
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Nous Research, maker of OpenClaws' American rival Hermes agent, in talks to raise new funding at $1.5 billion valuation
Tech News News: Nous Research, an open-source AI startup behind the Hermes agent, is finalising a new funding round that could value the company at $1.5 billion, acco.
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Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation
The company is raising at least $75 million, led by Robot Ventures, with significant participation from USV and other prominent investors.
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Migrate from OpenClaw Hermes Agent
Complete guide to migrating your OpenClaw / Clawdbot setup to Hermes Agent - what gets migrated, how config maps, and what to check after.
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Hermes Desktop: Native AI Agent App
Download Hermes Desktop, the native Hermes Agent app for macOS, Windows and Linux. One-click installers bring your memory, skills, agents and tools into a focused desktop interface.
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Windows (Native) Guide Hermes Agent
Run Hermes Agent natively on Windows 10 / 11 - install, feature matrix, UTF-8 console, Git Bash, gateway as a Scheduled Task, editor handling, PATH, uninstall, and common pitfalls
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Nous Research over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
44
Postings analysed
13
Stack modernity
79/100AI adopter
Languages
Python54%
TypeScript38%
JavaScript38%
Node JS23%
Frameworks & libraries
React.js23%
PyTorch15%
Dagster8%
NVIDIA NeMo8%
Cloud & platforms
AWS23%
Azure23%
GCP23%
Kubernetes23%
AI & ML
LLM69%
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44 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Growth
Hiring Momentum
69/100
Growing
Open positions
15
4 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
35 days
faster than 35% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
25% ▼
Product
19% ▲
Finance
13% ▲
AI/ML
6% ▼
Data Science
6% ▲
Leadership
6% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Stripe to stack
Sep 2026
Added QuickBooks to stack
Sep 2026
Added Slack to stack
Sep 2026
Added Okta to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Teams to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Entra ID to stack
Sep 2026
Added Jira to stack
Sep 2026
Added Google Workspace to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack
Sep 2026
Added Tool Use to stack
Sep 2026
Added Human-in-the-Loop to stack
Aug 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
New York
New York
United States
HQ
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff
hires for Administrative, Finance
Jobs
≈ $87k – $237k per year (Estimated) • Remote (AMER) • Full-Time • 4+ years exp
Python
SQL
Dagster
Prefect
AI Agents
LLM
DevOps
GitHub
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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≈ $140k – $299k per year (Estimated) • Remote (AMER) • Full-Time
AI Agents
Apply
≈ $139k – $310k per year (Estimated) • Remote (AMER) • Full-Time • 5+ years exp
AI Agents
DevOps
GCP
Azure
AWS
Cybersecurity
Okta
Microsoft Entra ID
Management
Slack
Jira
Google Workspace
Microsoft Teams
Apply
Apply
≈ $103k – $305k per year (Estimated) • Remote (AMER) • Full-Time • 5+ years exp
Python
JavaScript
Kotlin
TypeScript
Node JS
Swift
AI Agents
LLM
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
Offline-First
Apply
≈ $125k – $320k per year (Estimated) • Remote (AMER) • Full-Time
Python
Rust
TypeScript
PyTorch
LLM
OpenAI
Tool Use
Apply
≈ $192k – $430k per year (Estimated) • Remote (AMER) • Full-Time • 8+ years exp
AI Agents
Machine Learning
DevOps
GCP
Vercel
Azure
AWS
Kubernetes
IAM
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
SOC 2
Least Privilege
Apply
Remote (AMER) • Full-Time • 3+ years exp
Python
Go
JavaScript
Rust
TypeScript
Node JS
LLM
OpenAI
Edge AI
DevOps
GCP
Azure
CI/CD
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
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≈ $105k – $310k per year (Estimated) • Remote (AMER) • Full-Time • 7+ years exp
Python
JavaScript
Rust
TypeScript
Node JS
AI Agents
PyTorch
LLM
OpenAI
Tool Use
Frontend
React.js
Apply
≈ $136k – $303k per year (Estimated) • Remote (AMER) • Full-Time • 5+ years exp
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
SQL
Function Calling
AI Agents
LLM
Tool Use
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≈ $154k – $353k per year (Estimated) • Remote (AMER) • Full-Time • 5+ years exp
AI Agents
RAG
Edge AI
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
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Remote (AMER) • Full-Time • 3+ years exp
Python
Fine-tuning
RLHF
LLM
RAG
NVIDIA NeMo
Red Teaming
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Docker
Harbor
Linux
Apply
Financials
Total raised
$90M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2026 | $90M | Details |