General InformationNous Research is an AI infrastructure company based in California, founded in 2023, with approximately 15-30 employees focused on developing advanced reasoning-focused language models
Funding & FinancialsThe company has raised seed-stage funding in the low millions from venture investors focused on AI infrastructure, with recent backing from prominent AI-focused funds
Leadership & TeamFounded by researchers with backgrounds in machine learning and AI safety, including team members with prior experience at major AI labs and research institutions
Recent ActivityMost recent activity includes the release of open-source models like Nous Hermes and contributions to the open-source AI community, positioning themselves as an alternative to closed proprietary AI models