# Teknium

> Teknium is nous Research co-founder; Hermes Agent lead engineer. Hermes Agent on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Nous Research co-founder; Hermes Agent lead engineer.

Teknium is a co-founder of Nous Research and the lead engineer of Hermes Agent, its open-source AI agent. Teknium previously led post-training for Nous Research's Hermes models.

- X: https://x.com/Teknium

## What Teknium builds

- [Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hermes-agent.md), graded B, 68.2/100, in Personal assistants. Open-source personal agent from Nous Research that the owner runs on a computer or server. It answers on messaging apps, keeps memory between sessions, runs scheduled jobs and connects to accounts, models and MCP servers the owner configures. Nous Research co-founder; Hermes Agent lead engineer, researched 2026-10-27.

## Backed by

- [Paradigm](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/paradigm/)
- [Distributed Global](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/distributed-global/)
- [North Island Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/north-island-ventures/)
- [Delphi Digital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/delphi-digital/)

## Questions

### Who is Teknium?

Teknium is a co-founder of Nous Research and the lead engineer of Hermes Agent, its open-source AI agent. Teknium previously led post-training for Nous Research's Hermes models.

### What does Nous Research make?

Anchor Terminal lists Hermes Agent from Nous Research. Open-source personal agent from Nous Research that the owner runs on a computer or server. It answers on messaging apps, keeps memory between sessions, runs scheduled jobs and connects to accounts, models and MCP servers the owner configures.

### Who has invested in Nous Research?

The sources our research read name Paradigm, Distributed Global, North Island Ventures and Delphi Digital.

### How are Teknium's tools graded?

Hermes Agent is graded B, 68.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://teknium.io
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent
- https://x.com/Teknium
- https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/nousresearch
- https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com
- https://x.com/NousResearch
- https://nousresearch.com/contact

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