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Manus closes $500M+ round at ~$4B valuation, six months after forced separation from Meta
Manus closed a $500M+ funding round led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital in October 2026, its first independent fundraising after Chinese regulators forced Meta to divest the $2B+ acquisition announced in December 2025. Existing backers Tencent, HSG (formerly Sequoia China), and ZhenFund also participated. The platform operates as a multi-step autonomous agent serving enterprise customers with strong commercial adoption.
- First round since August 2026 separation; ~$4B implied valuation
- Chinese NDRC blocked Meta deal in April 2026; separation complete by June
- Agent platform handles complex multi-step tasks with reasoning and planning
- Three core investors (Boyu, IDG, Tencent) led 2026 round; HSG and ZhenFund also in