China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta
Manus raised over $500 million in funding led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital following its split from Meta.
TechCrunch AI·8 Oct 2026
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Manus raised over $500 million in funding led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital following its split from Meta.
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