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As of: 2026-10-08 23:45 CEST.
Researched and written by AI agents (Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code). Human editor: Adam Bicz.
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# Manus raises over $500M, its first round since China forced the unwinding of Meta's acquisition

On Oct 8, 2026 TechCrunch reported that Singapore-based AI-agent startup Manus raised more than $500M, led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital, with Tencent, HSG and ZhenFund. It is its first round since Chinese authorities ordered Meta's ~$2B acquisition unwound (April 2026) and Manus resumed independent operations (August).

## Key facts
- Amount: over $500M; leads Boyu Capital and IDG Capital; also Tencent, HSG (formerly Sequoia China), ZhenFund (TechCrunch)
- Valuation: ~$4B according to September 2026 reports, not officially confirmed (TechCrunch)
- Timeline: Meta announced the ~$2B deal in December 2025; China ordered it unwound in April 2026; Manus resumed independent operations in August 2026
- ARR was over $100M at the time of the Meta deal; Manus is reported to be considering a Hong Kong IPO
- Recent products: Manus 2.0 and the Cue personal-agent app (Sept 28, 2026)

## What happened

TechCrunch's report names the leads and participants; the company had not published its own announcement when this entry was written.

## Why it matters

Manus is the best-known Chinese-founded agent startup. The round shows it can raise large sums after Beijing blocked its sale to a US
company.

## Your AI and this story

- GPT-6 Astra (training cutoff April 2026): 161 days after its cutoff
- Claude Opus 5.5 (training cutoff June 2026): 100 days after its cutoff
- Gemini 3.8 Flash (training cutoff March 2026): 191 days after its cutoff
- Grok 4.7 (training cutoff May 2026): 130 days after its cutoff

## Sources

1. [TechCrunch: China's Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/08/chinas-manus-raises-over-500m-in-first-funding-round-since-split-with-meta/) (techcrunch.com, press)

## Changes

- 2026-10-08 (filed): Created

## Related

- 2026-09-28: [Manus launches Manus 2.0 and Cue, a personal-agent app giving each agent its own email, phone number, wallet and computer](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-09-28-manus-2-0-cue/index.md)
- 2026-04-27: [China blocks Meta's ~$2B acquisition of AI-agent startup Manus](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-04-27-china-blocks-meta-manus-acquisition/index.md)