Nous Research、評価額15億ドルで資金調達、OpenAIエージェントに対抗へ
Nous Researchは、オープンソースのHermesエージェントについて、評価額15億ドルで7,500万ドル以上の調達を交渉中。OpenAIのようなクローズドソースの巨大企業に代わる分散型AIへの投資家の信頼を示している。
nous research is negotiating a $75 million+ funding round led by robot ventures with usv participation, valuing the company at $1.5 billion. this capital injection comes less than 90 days after its series a and targets the expansion of hermes, an open-source agent framework with 214,000 github stars that supports autonomous coding, image understanding, and local execution. nous differentiates itself with a decentralized hardware network and paid hosted tiers, competing with viral frameworks like openclaws. the deal underscores a shift in vc sentiment toward durable open-source infrastructures that offer users privacy and control over agentic workflows.