Nous Research
9 known investors
Nous Research develops and trains open source language models and builds infrastructure for distributed AI training. The company advances open source AI capabilities through research in model architecture, data synthesis, fine-tuning, and reasoning.
Founders & leadership
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Jeffrey QuesnelleFounder & CEO
Investors · 9
BreedCoral Gables
Collab+CurrencyEugenevia Stephen McKeon · inferred
Forerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M
Mozilla Ventures
NIVNew York · $500K – $5M
ParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M
Sky9 CapitalSingapore · $1M – $10M
CadenzareportedNew York
Union Square Ventures (USV)reportedNew York · $1M – $20M
In the news
- Nous Research Funding: $75M Round - Blockchain Councilblockchain-council.org · 2026
- Decentralized AI project Nous Research in talks to raise $75M at $1.5B valuation: report | The Blocktheblock.co · 2026
- Techbuzztechbuzz.ai · 2026
- Nous Research, maker of OpenClaws' American rival Hermes agent, in talks to raise new funding at $1.5 billion valuation - The Times of Indiatimesofindia.indiatimes.com · 2026
- Nous Research Funding Round · $75M raised · (2026) | StartupHub.ai | StartupHub.aistartuphub.ai · 2026
- Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuationtechcrunch.com · 2026