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Nous Research, which makes the open-source Hermes AI agent that has hit 22M+ downloads since February, raised $90M at a $1.2B valuation to expand to enterprises (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

The startup's Hermes tool has been downloaded more than 22 million times since February — Nous Research has raised $90 million …

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