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Manus parent Butterfly Effect completes more than $500 million funding round

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Butterfly Effect, the parent company of Chinese AI agent Manus, recently completed a new funding round of more than $500 million, the company announced on October 8. Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led the round. Existing investors Tencent, HSG and ZhenFund also participated in the financing. The anno…

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  1. 2026-10-08 06:21 · TechNode
    Manus parent Butterfly Effect completes more than $500 million funding round

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