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title: "AI startup Manus raises $500 million in first funding round since Meta breakup"
date: 2026-10-07
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6ac73db5b9ee49b1a3b6117ff20a46bc&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.msn.com%2fen-us%2fmoney%2fmarkets%2fai-startup-manus-raises-500-million-in-first-funding-round-since-meta-breakup%2far-AA2dO1s0&c=1913577264366113558&mkt=en-us
description: "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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# AI startup Manus raises $500 million in first funding round since Meta breakup

The deal is handing the AI agent developer fresh capital after Beijing forced Meta to unwind its roughly $2 billion acquisition.

*Published: 2026-10-07*