Manus Parent Butterfly Effect Completes More Than $500 Million Round

John Kim

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Manus Parent Butterfly Effect Completes More Than $500 Million Round

博裕投资 and IDG资本 led the financing, while Tencent, 红杉中国 and 真格基金 participated again.

By John Kim

Published Oct 8, 2026, 12:12 AM EDT

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Butterfly Effect, the parent company of AI agent developer Manus, has completed a financing round exceeding $500 million.

The company announced the completed financing early Thursday at 12:09 a.m. ET (04:09 UTC). 博裕投资 and IDG资本 led the round, while existing investors Tencent, 红杉中国 and 真格基金 also participated.

The financing gives Manus additional backing in the agentic AI sector.

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