Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation
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A $1.5B valuation and $75M+ funding round for Nous Research means Hermes agents are now a well-capitalized, open-source alternative to OpenClaw that ships with built-in skills and self-learning. For production teams, this locks in a zero-cost, on-prem or cloud-hosted agent stack that can automate workflows 24/7 without vendor lock-in, but requires monitoring for skill drift and security when agents auto-update.
Nous Research, the creator of the open-source Hermes agent, is nearing a new funding round at a $1.5 billion valuation, having raised at least $75 million, which will likely accelerate development and potentially expand its cloud-hosted Hermes offerings beyond the current $20-$200 monthly tiers.