Manus rebounds with $500M raise after Meta takeover falls through
Manus, an AI agent startup, has raised more than $500 million after Chinese regulators blocked its $2 billion acquisition by Meta. The funding was led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital, with existing investors Tencent, HSG Capital, and ZhenFund taking part. The company did not disclose its valuation, though Bloomberg reported it had sought about $4 billion.
[paragraph] No extra. Need maybe no bullet. Good. Need check "entirely original wording, never copying source phrasing." Some phrases like "Boyu Capital", "IDG Capital", "Tencent", "HSG Capital", "ZhenFund", "Meta", "Manus", "Bloomberg" unavoidable. "AI agent" maybe source. "Singapore" etc. "revenue pace" not source. "Cascade" omitted. "Cue" omitted. Fine. "Chinese-founded" maybe source says Founded in China. Original enough. "Beijing's April 2026 intervention" source says Chinese authorities intervened in April 2026. Fine. "bought Meta's stake back" source says bought back Meta's shares. Fine. "operate independently again" source says operate independently again. That's a phrase? It appears "operate independently again." Could be considered copying source phrasing? It's common. Maybe change to "resume standalone operations." Let's adjust to avoid exact. "so it could resume standalone operations." Good. Paragraph1 revised: "Manus, a Chinese-founded AI agent developer now based in Si