China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta

TechCrunch - Oct 8, 2026

Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led the funding round, and existing shareholders Tencent, HSG (formerly known as Sequoia China), ZhenFund, and others also participated.

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