Manus secures $500M after Meta acquisition blocked

Manus, the AI agent startup, has landed over $500 million from investors including Boyu Capital and IDG Capital in its first round since Chinese authorities blocked Meta’s takeover earlier this year. Existing backers like Tencent joined in. The raise follows Manus restarting independent operations and rolling out new products. The company hasn’t shared its new valuation, though some reports pointed to $4 billion in talks with investors.

• Manus raised over $500M after Meta's acquisition was cancelled
• Boyu and IDG led the round, with Tencent also joining in
• Meta's $2B Manus buy was blocked by Chinese regulators
• Manus resumed independent operations and launched new AI agent products
• Post-funding valuation hasn’t been disclosed, but talks suggested $4B