Manus - About the company
Manus is an acquired company based in China, founded in 2022 by Henry Yang, Tao Zhang, Red Xiao and Yichao Peak Ji. It operates as a General AI agent that leverages its autonomous capabilities to bridge minds and actions. Manus has raised $85M in funding from investors like Benchmark, Zhen Fund and Tencent, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 502 active competitors, including 94 funded and 10 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like UiPath, WRITER and UnifyApps.
Company Details
General AI agent that leverages its autonomous capabilities to bridge minds and actions. It is a general AI agent that bridges minds and actions, managing various tasks in work and life by turning thoughts into actions. It increases productivity and efficiency by automating tasks, with its autonomous capabilities. It can perform a range of tasks, browsing websites, data analytics, task mamagement, research management, supplier sourcing and more.
- Website
- manus.im
- Email ID
- *****@manus.im
- Registered Address
- KING GEORGE'S AVENUE - 208577
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2022
Location
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$85M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on Dec 20, 2025
Ranked
1st among 502 active competitors
Employee Count
157 as on Jun 30, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Meta (Apr 27, 2026)
Legal entities associated with Manus
Manus is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BUTTERFLY EFFECT PTE. LTD. CIN: 202330764R , Singapore, Active | Aug 02, 2023 | - | - |
Manus's acquisition details
Manus got acquired by Meta on Apr 27, 2026.
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Manus's funding and investors
Manus has raised a total funding of $85M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2022. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Apr 25, 2025 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Manus has 5 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Manus:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 25, 2025 | 7607974 | Series B | 7169464 | 6752634 | 9615724 | 1806570 |
2023 | 9890 | Series A | 1499 | 4932 | 3035 | |
2022 | 2928 | Seed | 2141 | 7652 | 4490 |
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Manus' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Manus are Henry Yang, Tao Zhang, Red Xiao and Yichao Peak Ji. Red Xiao is the CEO of Manus.
Here are the details of Manus' key team members:
- Henry Yang: Co-founder & CMO of Manus and founder of 1 other company.
- Tao Zhang: Co-Founder of Manus.
- Red Xiao: Co-Founder & CEO of Manus. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Yichao Peak Ji: Co-Founder of Manus. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Manus' employee count trend
Manus has 157 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Manus's employee count trend over the years:
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Manus's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Manus include UiPath, WRITER and UnifyApps. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Manus, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | General AI agent that leverages its autonomous capabilities to bridge minds and actions | $85M | 75/100 | ||
2nd | UiPath 2005, New York City (United States), Public | Provider of a platform for agentic automation and AI solutions | $1.96B | 72/100 | |
3rd | WRITER 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Developer of an enterprise AI platform for agentic work | $369M | 70/100 | |
4th | UnifyApps 2023, New York (United States), Series B | AI-powered enterprise platform offering a unified integration layer to connect systems of record | $84.2M | 69/100 | |
5th | Lyzr 2023, Jersey City (United States), Series A | Developer of infrastructure software for managing and deploying artificial agents | $40.1M | 69/100 | |
6th | Developer of AI agents and an AI-native learning management system | $136M | 68/100 | ||
7th | Uniphore 2008, Palo Alto (United States), Series F | Provider of a business artificial intelligence platform with agentic and model layers | $961M | 67/100 | |
8th | Aisera 2017, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired | Provider of AI agent platform for enterprise automation | $150M | 67/100 | |
9th | Relevance AI 2020, Sydney (Australia), Series B | AI-powered image data analytics platform | $37M | 66/100 | |
10th | Developer of platform for AI workflow automation and application integration | $254M | 65/100 |
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Manus's Investments and acquisitions
Manus has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
News related to Manus
Media has covered Manus for a total of 56 events in the last 1 year, 22 of them have been about company updates and 3 about partnerships.
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Tencent in talks to become AI startup Manus' largest shareholderBusiness Line•Jul 10, 2026•Tencent, Manus, Zhen Fund, Meta
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PicS N.V. Investors: August 4, 2026, Deadline in Securities Fraud Class Action LawsuitNewMediaWire•Jul 04, 2026•Manus
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Tencent joins $2.8B funding for Kuaishou's Kling AI; shares surge 7% before trimming gainsSeeking Alpha•Jul 03, 2026•Tencent, Kling AI, Manus
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Meta Platforms Explores Investment or Acquisition of Indian Fintech Startup CREDBusiness Upturn•Jun 19, 2026•CRED, Meta, Manus, Crusoe and 6 others
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PicS N.V. (PICS) Shareholders Who Lost Money Have Opportunity to Lead Securities Fraud LawsuitPR Newswire•Jun 18, 2026•Manus
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Meta Unwinds Manus Deal, Splitting Operations and Halting Data Sharing Amidst Regulatory PressureThe Business Times•Jun 11, 2026•Meta, Manus
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VC Bill Gurley says Anthropic is 'midwifing a deity' by 'building a species that's superior to humans'Business Insider•Jun 01, 2026•Manus, Meta
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Manus Weighs $1B to Unwind Meta Takeover Amidst Beijing's DemandThe Business Times•May 21, 2026•Manus
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