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AI startup Manus raises $500 million in first funding round since Meta breakup

Source: cnbc October 7, 2026 · 23:32
AI startup Manus raises $500 million in first funding round since Meta breakup
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The deal is handing the AI agent developer fresh capital after Beijing forced Meta to unwind its roughly $2 billion acquisition.
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