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Meta Buys AI-Agent Startup Manus in Deal Reported Above $2 Billion

Meta frames the purchase as a faster path to deploy autonomous agents across its AI products.

Overview

  • Meta confirmed it will keep selling Manus’s subscription service and integrate the agent across products including Meta AI on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
  • There will be no continuing Chinese ownership after closing and Manus will cease services and operations in China, according to Meta.
  • Financial terms were not disclosed, but multiple outlets report a price exceeding $2 billion and say existing investors have been bought out.
  • Manus builds general-purpose autonomous agents for tasks like market research, coding and data analysis; the company claims more than $100 million in annualized revenue and large-scale usage, figures not independently verified.
  • Founded in China and now based in Singapore, Manus has drawn political scrutiny in the U.S.; its staff will join Meta teams, and the technology has been piloted with partners such as Microsoft on Windows 11.