Insider: Manus intends to raise new round of financing at a valuation of US$500 million

On March 28, according to The Information, three informed sources revealed that the Manus AI team is negotiating with potential investors, including US venture capital firms, planning a new round of financing with a valuation of at least $500 million (approximately 3.75 billion yuan), which is about five times the previous valuation. Manus's developers are Butterfly Effect. According to informed sources, this company, with its main team located in Beijing, has recently contacted some US investors online and offline, and the current round of financing may reach tens of millions of dollars. The report stated that Manus uses tools such as Anthropic's Claude AI model, paying Anthropic an average of $2 per task. The new round of financing may allow Manus to open to more users. Regarding this news, Butterfly Effect's company side responded: no comment on the financing situation.