Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led the funding round, and existing shareholders Tencent, HSG (formerly known as Sequoia China), ZhenFund, and others also participated.
China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta
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Manus' parent company raised over $500 million in its first funding round since splitting with Meta, led by Boyu and IDG Capital.
- Manus raised over $500 million in its first funding round since ending its $2 billion deal with Meta.
- The company is considering an IPO in Hong Kong and has resumed independent operations.
- Manus launched Manus 2.0 and introduced Cue, a new app for personal AI agents with unique digital identities.
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