Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation

Nous Research is closing a $75 million funding round at a $1.5 billion valuation, led by Robot Ventures and USV, to expand its Hermes AI agent products. Founded in 2023, the company offers an open-source AI agent with built-in skills and a cloud-hosted version with paid tiers. Hermes has gained significant popularity on GitHub, with over 214,000 stars and 40,000 forks.