Nous Research has secured $90 million in new funding at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to The Wall Street Journal. The developer of the open-source Hermes agent plans to use the capital to bring its AI assistant tools to enterprise users. The company's Hermes platform operates both locally and in the cloud, featuring built-in capabilities for search, coding, and image understanding. The system is designed to automatically learn from user interactions and expand its skill set over time.