Manus seeks $4B valuation in new $500M fundraise as it resumes independent ops
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Chinese AI startup Manus, which broke off a merger with Meta earlier this year after China blocked the deal, is now seeking to raise $500 million at a $4 billion valuation as an independent company.
Potential investors include IDG Capital, Boyu Capital, and battery maker CATL, alongside existing backers like Tencent. Manus gained attention last year with an AI agent demo and offers chatbots and no-code tools for building apps, websites, designs, and presentations.
Chinese AI startup Manus, which earlier this year had to break off a merger with Meta, is in discussions to raise $500 million at a $4 billion valuation now that it has resumed operations as an independent company, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous sources.
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