Overview
- Meta announced the acquisition of Manus, with multiple outlets reporting a price of about $2 billion though neither side disclosed terms.
- Manus will continue operating independently from Singapore as its agent technology is integrated into Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Meta AI.
- Meta stated that post-deal Manus will have no Chinese shareholders and will cease activities in China, including shutting down China-facing services.
- The startup, founded in China and relocated to Singapore in 2025, builds autonomous agents for tasks such as research, coding and data analysis, and claims millions of users and over $100 million in annual recurring revenue.
- The purchase advances Meta’s push to catch up in agentic AI, with talks beginning as Manus sought new financing; Meta also said employees moving with the deal will not access customer data and that access to its AI models remains geographically restricted.