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

CNBC · World

Published 8 Oct 2026, 5:59 pm·4 d ago·1 min read

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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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