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China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta

L2 · PractitionerIndustry & BusinessTechCrunch AI· 10/8/2026

Shows major funding activity and geopolitical dynamics affecting AI tool providers that practitioners might use.

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Chinese AI lab Manus raised over $500M in its first funding round since Meta's $2B acquisition was blocked by Chinese authorities.

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Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led the funding round, and existing shareholders Tencent, HSG (formerly known as Sequoia China), ZhenFund, and others also participated.

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