[Hermes Agent Goes Viral, Parent Company Nous Research Valued at $1.5 Billion] According to monitoring by Beating, the open-source AI Agent company Nous Research is finalizing a new round of funding. The funding amount is at least $75 million, with a valuation reaching $1.5 billion. This round is led by Robot Ventures, with participation from USV and other institutions. The deal has not yet been completed, and Nous Research declined to comment. Nous Research developed the Hermes Agent, which can run continuously on computers or cloud servers. It can search web pages, write code, interpret images, and automatically create and improve skills based on usage experience. Hermes has garnered approximately 214,000 stars on GitHub. The new funds will be used to expand products and business models, including cloud hosting services aimed at general users. [Original Link]