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Manus raises more than $500M after Meta acquisition unwound

Manus's parent Butterfly Effect announced a round of more than $500M co-led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital, with Tencent, Sequoia China and ZhenFund joining, per Silicon Republic. Meta's $2B-plus acquisition was abandoned after Chinese authorities raised national security concerns. Valuation was not disclosed.

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Thursday, October 8, 2026

02:16
The Information
Manus Raises More Than $500 Million After Unwinding Meta Deal
02:59
CNBC
AI startup Manus raises $500 million in first funding round since Meta breakup
06:10
Reuters
reuters.com/world/china/manus-raises-more-than-500-million-after-meta-exit-2026-10-08/
06:10
Silicon Republic
siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/ai-start-up-manus-fundraising-500m-post-meta-failed-acquisition
06:10
Neowin
neowin.net/news/manus-raises-more-than-500-million-after-meta-deal-collapse/
06:10
Agence France-Presse
france24.com/en/live-news/20261008-ai-startup-manus-raises-500m-after-meta-acquisition-blocked-by-china
07:10
Nikkei Asia
asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/artificial-intelligence/chinese-ai-startup-manus-drums-up-over-500m-in-fresh-funding
09:10
Quartz
qz.com/manus-funding-round-meta-acquisition-china-100826
09:20
TechCrunch
China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta
10:10
Finimize
finimize.com/content/ai-agent-maker-manus-raises-500-million-after-meta-split
11:40
PYMNTS.com
pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2026/manus-raises-500-million-after-china-blocks-metas-acquisition/
18:40
Decrypt
decrypt.co/380546/maus-ai-startup-raises-500m-meta-acquisition-china
18:40
Yahoo Finance
finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/ai-startup-manus-raises-500-214603353.html

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