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Sources: Manus is set to soon close a $500M funding round at a $4B valuation, signaling growing confidence after Beijing unwound its $2B buyout by Meta (Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg : Sources: Manus is set to soon close a $500M funding round at a $4B valuation, signaling growing confidence after Beijing unwound its $2B buyout by Meta Chinese-founded AI startup Manus is set to double its valuation to $4 billion in its first fundraising since Beijing ordered it to split

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  1. 2026-09-17 04:40 · Techmeme
    Sources: Manus is set to soon close a $500M funding round at a $4B valuation, signaling growing confidence after Beijing unwound its $2B buyout by Meta (Bloomberg)

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