Manus, an AI agent developer in China, raised more than $500 million in its first funding round since a canceled Meta acquisition

Funding Provisional 86% confidence first seen 8 October 2026, 13:20

Manus’ parent company reported that the company raised over $500 million in its first funding round following Meta’s cancellation of a previously proposed $2 billion acquisition. The coverage also notes Manus is continuing operations independently and is developing/rolling out Manus 2.0 features alongside its fundraising.

Butterfly Effect Manus Manus 2.0 Boyu Capital Cloud Computer Cue HSG IDG Capital Meta Tencent Tencent Holdings Ltd. ZhenFund

The deal

Manus over $500M Other · announced 8 Oct 2026

Investors Boyu Capital Tencent

Deal terms as reported in the coverage below.

Source coverage

8 Oct, 13:20 China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta TechCrunch independent 8 Oct, 20:25 AI agent developer Manus raises $500M+ at reported $4B valuation SiliconANGLE independent

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Manus, an AI agent developer in China, raised more than $500 million in its first funding round since a canceled Meta acquisition

The deal

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