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Manus AI funding, valuation and investors

Singapore agentic-AI startup weighing $1B raise to buy back from Meta after Beijing blocked deal.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Growth

Up to $1B (reported) · June 2026

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

Not publicly disclosed

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

growth · Singapore

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Manus AI is a Singapore-headquartered agentic-AI company founded in China that relocated HQ and core team to Singapore in 2025. After Meta's $2B-plus acquisition, Beijing ordered the deal unwound citing Chinese origins. Manus is weighing up to a $1B raise to fund the buyback, technical separation, and operating capital per Dealroom coverage. Projected ~$1B revenue in 2026 attracts repurchase interest.

Why Manus AI is interesting

Manus may raise $1B to unwind Meta's $2B acquisition after Beijing intervention — cross-border AI M&A risk can reverse completed transactions, a rare 2026 venture story.

Product & use cases

Agentic AI systems automating complex multi-step workflows — enterprise agent platform with China-origin team history and Singapore legal entity.

  • Enterprise agentic workflow automation
  • Multi-step AI task execution for business users
  • Standalone agent platform post-Meta separation

Key facts

  • Weighing up to $1B raise to buy back from Meta (Dealroom, Jun 2026)
  • Beijing blocked Meta $2B+ acquisition
  • Singapore HQ since 2025; China-origin founding team
  • Projected ~$1B revenue 2026 per coverage

Funding history (newest first)

Growth

2026-06 Up to $1B (reported)

Source: https://app.dealroom.co/news/note/manus-eyes-1b-raise-to-unwind-meta-s-2b-acquisition-after-beijing-blocks-deal

Competitive landscape

Edge: Scale and revenue trajectory attracting capital for independence — if buyback completes.

Agentic AI is hyper-competitive with frontier labs and geopolitical overhang for Manus specifically. Unique risk is regulatory reversal of M&A — investors must price cross-border review into China-origin deals.

  • OpenAI incumbent

    Frontier agent capabilities via ChatGPT and API.

  • Anthropic incumbent

    Enterprise AI with agent features.

  • Moonshot AI adjacent

    Chinese AI lab; domestic listing path vs. Manus Singapore entity.

Notable stories

  • Beijing-ordered unwind of closed Meta deal is virtually unheard of in venture.
  • Singapore rising as AI hub amid China-origin regulatory complexity.

Industries

AI & Machine Learning Enterprise SaaS

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Manus AI is weighing a raise of up to $1 billion to buy itself back from Meta Platforms after Beijing ordered Meta's $2B-plus acquisition unwound, covering the buyback, technical separation, and operating capital.
Manus AI is a Singapore-headquartered agentic-AI startup founded in China; it relocated its headquarters and core team to Singapore in 2025 and is legally a Singaporean entity.
Agentic AI systems automating complex multi-step workflows — enterprise agent platform with China-origin team history and Singapore legal entity.
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Stage: growth; status: private.
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