Recent changes
- Oct 8, 2026Oct 8, 2026Raised $500M+ at a ~$4B (reported target, unconfirmed) valuation SiliconANGLE
- Oct 8, 2026Oct 8, 2026First reported run rate: $400-500M annualized run rate (Jun 2026)Rumored Tech Startups
- Oct 8, 2026Oct 8, 2026New investor: IDG Capital SiliconANGLE
- Oct 8, 2026Oct 8, 2026New investor: ZhenFund SiliconANGLE
- Oct 8, 2026Oct 8, 2026New investor: HongShan (Sequoia China) SiliconANGLE
Earlier changes (3)
- Oct 8, 2026Oct 8, 2026New investor: Tencent SiliconANGLE
- Oct 8, 2026Oct 8, 2026Manus Raises $500M After Unwinding Meta's $2B Deal Pulse story
- Dec 2025Dec 2025First reported valuation: ~$2B (Meta's blocked acquisition price)Rumored Tech Startups
Funding History
1 event · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | funding round | $500M+ | ~$4B (reported target, unconfirmed) | IDG CapitalLeadTech Startups · unverifiedTencentunverifiedHongShan (Sequoia China)unverifiedZhenFundunverifiedBoyu Capital | SiliconANGLE |
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Latest Pulse
- Oct 8, 2026Manus Raises $500M After Unwinding Meta's $2B DealManus's parent company closed the AI agent startup's first funding round as an independent company, with new backers stepping in after Chinese regulators forced Meta to abandon its roughly $2 billion acquisition.→
- Sep 28, 2026Manus Launches Agent App To Challenge Meta's MuseManus unveiled a new personal agent app aimed directly at Meta's Muse, arriving weeks after the company regained its independence from a Meta deal in China.→
- Sep 2, 2026AI Agent Security Is Becoming Its Own CategoryOpenAI's Astra crossed its own 'Critical' cyber threshold, AIR Security raised $50M to build a firewall for AI agents, and Manus went independent after a China-forced breakup -- three stories pointing at the same emerging category.→
- Aug 11, 2026Manus Goes Independent Again as China Unwinds Meta DealManus resumed independent operations after Chinese regulators forced Meta to fully unwind its $2 billion acquisition of the AI agent startup, an unprecedented case of Beijing clawing back a completed foreign takeover months after it closed.→
Coverage Timeline
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FUNDING$500M+
Manus Raises $500M After Unwinding Meta's $2B Deal
Manus's parent company closed the AI agent startup's first funding round as an independent company, with new backers stepping in after Chinese regulators forced Meta to abandon its roughly $2 billion acquisition.
DEEP DIVE
Manus Launches Agent App To Challenge Meta's Muse
AI
Manus Launches Agent App To Challenge Meta's Muse
Manus unveiled a new personal agent app aimed directly at Meta's Muse, arriving weeks after the company regained its independence from a Meta deal in China.
FOLLOW-UP
AI Agent Security Is Becoming Its Own Category
AI
AI Agent Security Is Becoming Its Own Category
OpenAI's Astra crossed its own 'Critical' cyber threshold, AIR Security raised $50M to build a firewall for AI agents, and Manus went independent after a China-forced breakup -- three stories pointing at the same emerging category.
DEEP DIVE
Manus Goes Independent Again as China Unwinds Meta Deal
BIG TECH
Manus Goes Independent Again as China Unwinds Meta Deal
Manus resumed independent operations after Chinese regulators forced Meta to fully unwind its $2 billion acquisition of the AI agent startup, an unprecedented case of Beijing clawing back a completed foreign takeover months after it closed.
DEEP DIVE
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Who are Manus's investors?
Manus's investors include IDG Capital, HongShan (Sequoia China), Tencent, ZhenFund.
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