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Nous Research in talks for $1.5B valuation funding round

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechCrunch AI ·

Nous Research, creator of the Hermes AI agent, is raising at least $75 million in a new funding round led by Robot Ventures. The round includes significant participation from Union Square Ventures and other investors. The deal would value the startup at $1.5 billion, marking a major milestone for the AI agent developer.

Meridian48 take
The $1.5B valuation reflects investor appetite for AI agent startups, but Nous must prove Hermes can sustain growth beyond the hype cycle.
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